Wang Zhizhi
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
8 July 1977 Beijing, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall |
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
| Playing career | 1995–2016 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1995–2001 | Bayi Rockets |
| 2001–2002 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2002–2003 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2003–2005 | Miami Heat |
| 2005–2016 | Bayi Rockets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Wang Zhizhi | |||||||||
| Chinese | 王治郅 | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wáng Zhìzhì |
| Wade–Giles | Wang Chih chih |
Wang Zhizhi (Chinese: 王治郅; pinyin: Wáng Zhìzhì, pronounced [uǎŋ ʈʂîʈʂî], WONG JEE-jee; born July 8, 1977) is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who most recently played for Bayi Rockets in the Chinese Basketball Association. He also played in the National Basketball Association for the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, and Miami Heat.
The son of two former basketball players, Wang Zhizhi started playing basketball at the age of 8, and when he was 14 his parents signed him to the People's Liberation Army, finding there the best coaching and facilities in China. He grew up watching weekly NBA game broadcasts in the Beijing television, idolizing Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley. While he was born in 1977, when manufacturing his travel documents the authorities made his birth year 1979 so Wang could partake longer in youth athletics competitions.
Wang signed his first professional contract with Chinese Basketball Association side Bayi Rockets in 1994. When the Chinese Basketball Association first started in 1995, Wang was one of the youngest players to play in the league. Nevertheless, he soon became a starter in the star-studded team. From 1995 to his departure for the National Basketball Association in 2001, Wang and the import-less Bayi Rockets won all of the CBA championships, however, Bayi's dynasty was upended by Yao Ming and the Shanghai Sharks as soon as Wang left for the National Basketball Association. After the 2004–05 season, Wang returned to China and rejoined the Bayi Rockets in the Chinese Basketball Association. In March 2007, he guided Bayi to win the CBA championship for the seventh time in the team's history over the Guangdong Southern Tigers and he was named the most valuable player of the finals series. Wang announced his retirement at the end of the 2013–14 season; however, he came out of retirement the following season to help Bayi after the team went 0–7 in their first seven matches. On July 12, 2016, Wang officially retired from professional basketball. However, he would also accept a new role with the Bayi Rockets as an assistant coach.
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