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{{Short description|Chinese basketball player}}
{{Short description|Chinese basketball player (born 2007)}}
{{For|the Australian table tennis player|Ziyu Zhang}}
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Zhang was born on 1 May 2007 and grew up in [[Shandong]] province in China.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wnba/news/who-zhang-ziyu-china-basketball-prospect-asia-cup/ff98dc89934c4a6e08e5dcaa|newspaper=[[The Sporting News]]|title=Who is Zhang Ziyu? Meet the 7–3 Chinese basketball prospect dominating the Asia Cup and your social media feed|date=25 June 2024|author=McGregor, Gilbert}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-7-foot-3-teen-basketball-star-viral-video-rcna158973|publisher=[[NBC News]]|title=China's 7-foot-3 teen basketball star towers over her competitors in viral video|date=26 June 2024|author=Wong, Chen}}</ref> Her parents were both basketball players and began teaching her the sport when she was age five.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-chinese-schoolgirl-whos-6ft-10ins-tall-aged-eleven-144524523.html|website=[[Yahoo!]]|title=Meet the Chinese schoolgirl who's 6ft 10ins tall aged ELEVEN|date=20 November 2018}}</ref> By [[first grade]], she was reported to have a height of {{convert|5|ft|2|in}} and by [[sixth grade]], she was reported to be {{convert|6|ft|9|in}}, according to the ''[[Global Times]]''.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/07/15/zhang-ziyu-14-year-old-chinese-basketball-player-yao-ming-comparison/7985703002/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|title=7-foot-4 14-year-old Chinese basketball player Zhang Ziyu being compared to Yao Ming|date=15 July 2021|author=Bailey, Analise}}</ref>
Zhang was born on 1 May 2007 and grew up in [[Shandong]] province in China.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McGregor |first=Gilbert |date=25 June 2024 |title=Who is Zhang Ziyu? Meet the 7–3 Chinese basketball prospect dominating the Asia Cup and your social media feed |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wnba/news/who-zhang-ziyu-china-basketball-prospect-asia-cup/ff98dc89934c4a6e08e5dcaa |newspaper=[[The Sporting News]] |access-date=30 June 2024 |archive-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723005031/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wnba/news/who-zhang-ziyu-china-basketball-prospect-asia-cup/ff98dc89934c4a6e08e5dcaa |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Chen |date=26 June 2024 |title=China's 7-foot-3 teen basketball star towers over her competitors in viral video |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-7-foot-3-teen-basketball-star-viral-video-rcna158973 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |access-date=30 June 2024 |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701032730/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-7-foot-3-teen-basketball-star-viral-video-rcna158973 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her parents were both basketball players and began teaching her the sport when she was age five.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-chinese-schoolgirl-whos-6ft-10ins-tall-aged-eleven-144524523.html|website=[[Yahoo!]]|title=Meet the Chinese schoolgirl who's 6ft 10ins tall aged ELEVEN|date=20 November 2018|access-date=30 June 2024|archive-date=30 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630193648/https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-chinese-schoolgirl-whos-6ft-10ins-tall-aged-eleven-144524523.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By [[first grade]], she was reported to have a height of {{convert|5|ft|2|in}} and by [[sixth grade]], she was reported to be {{convert|6|ft|9|in}}, according to the ''[[Global Times]]''.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news |last=Bailey |first=Analise |date=15 July 2021 |title=7-foot-4 14-year-old Chinese basketball player Zhang Ziyu being compared to Yao Ming |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/07/15/zhang-ziyu-14-year-old-chinese-basketball-player-yao-ming-comparison/7985703002/ |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |access-date=30 June 2024 |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630195124/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/07/15/zhang-ziyu-14-year-old-chinese-basketball-player-yao-ming-comparison/7985703002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Zhang attended Wenhua East Road Primary School in [[Jinan]], junior high school at [[Tsinghua University High School]] in [[Beijing]] and later Jinan Sports School, and high school at [[Shandong Experimental High School]] in Jinan.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/news/zhang-ziyu-one-of-a-kind-prospect-garners-global-attention|publisher=[[FIBA]]|title=Zhang Ziyu: One-of-a-kind prospect garners global attention|date=26 June 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.inewsweek.cn/wh/2024-06-27/22414.shtml|title=2.24米17岁的她，完胜日本队|website=[[China Newsweek]]|date=27 June 2024|language=zh}}</ref> When she was age 14, she competed at the U15 [[National Basketball League (China)|National Basketball League]] tournament and helped her team win the finals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3141348/new-yao-ming-14-year-old-girl-zhang-ziyu-standing-226m|newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=16 July 2021|title=‘New Yao Ming’ is 14-year-old girl Zhang Ziyu standing 2.26m|author=White, Jonathan}}</ref> Measuring at a reported {{convert|7|ft|5|in}} at the tournament, she went viral after recording 42 points, 25 rebounds and six blocks in the finals, being noted for "towering over her opponents".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2021/07/16/china-basketball-zhang-ziyu-video|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|title=7' 5" Chinese 14-Year-Old Zhang Ziyu Is Unstoppable on the Basketball Court|author=Gartland, Dan|date=16 July 2021}}</ref> She received comparisons to Chinese [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] star [[Yao Ming]].<ref name="auto2"/>
Zhang attended Wenhua East Road Primary School in [[Jinan]], junior high school at [[Tsinghua University High School]] in [[Beijing]] and later Jinan Sports School, and high school at [[Shandong Experimental High School]] in Jinan.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/news/zhang-ziyu-one-of-a-kind-prospect-garners-global-attention|publisher=[[FIBA]]|title=Zhang Ziyu: One-of-a-kind prospect garners global attention|date=26 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024|archive-date=14 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714214540/https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/news/zhang-ziyu-one-of-a-kind-prospect-garners-global-attention|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.inewsweek.cn/wh/2024-06-27/22414.shtml|title=2.24米17岁的她，完胜日本队|website=[[China Newsweek]]|date=27 June 2024|language=zh|access-date=8 July 2024|archive-date=8 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708184103/https://www.inewsweek.cn/wh/2024-06-27/22414.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> When she was age 14, she competed at the U15 [[National Basketball League (China)|National Basketball League]] tournament and helped her team win the finals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=White |first=Jonathan |date=16 July 2021 |title='New Yao Ming' is 14-year-old girl Zhang Ziyu standing 2.26m |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3141348/new-yao-ming-14-year-old-girl-zhang-ziyu-standing-226m |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |access-date=30 June 2024 |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630195123/https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3141348/new-yao-ming-14-year-old-girl-zhang-ziyu-standing-226m |url-status=live }}</ref> Measuring at a reported {{convert|7|ft|5|in}} at the tournament, she went viral after recording 42 points, 25 rebounds and six blocks in the finals, being noted for "towering over her opponents".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gartland |first=Dan |date=16 July 2021 |title=7' 5" Chinese 14-Year-Old Zhang Ziyu Is Unstoppable on the Basketball Court |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2021/07/16/china-basketball-zhang-ziyu-video |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=30 June 2024 |archive-date=3 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703223046/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2021/07/16/china-basketball-zhang-ziyu-video |url-status=live }}</ref> She received comparisons to Chinese [[NBA]] star [[Yao Ming]].<ref name="auto2"/>


In 2022, Zhang scored 62 points and 13 rebounds at the national U15 championship and then three weeks later scored 68 points and 24 rebounds at the provincial championships.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202208/24/WS630583b1a310fd2b29e73f19.html|newspaper=[[China Daily]]|title=Sky's limit for towering teenage talent|date=24 August 2022|author=Xiaochen, Sun}}</ref> She was the star player for Shandong at the U17 national championship in 2023, scoring 30 points and 21 rebounds in 26 minutes to help the team win the finals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3229953/chinese-social-media-mocks-hilarious-basketball-final-losing-team-are-crowned-champions|newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]|title=Chinese social media mocks ‘hilarious’, ‘shameful’ basketball final as losing team are crowned champions|date=4 August 2023|author=Chan, Mike|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In 2022, Zhang scored 62 points and 13 rebounds at the national U15 championship and then three weeks later scored 68 points and 24 rebounds at the provincial championships.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202208/24/WS630583b1a310fd2b29e73f19.html|newspaper=[[China Daily]]|title=Sky's limit for towering teenage talent|date=24 August 2022|last=Xiaochen, Sun|access-date=30 June 2024|archive-date=30 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630195905/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202208/24/WS630583b1a310fd2b29e73f19.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She was the star player for Shandong at the U17 national championship in 2023, scoring 30 points and 21 rebounds in 26 minutes to help the team win the finals.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chan |first=Mike |date=4 August 2023 |title=Chinese social media mocks 'hilarious', 'shameful' basketball final as losing team are crowned champions |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3229953/chinese-social-media-mocks-hilarious-basketball-final-losing-team-are-crowned-champions |url-access=subscription |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |access-date=30 June 2024 |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929063055/https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3229953/chinese-social-media-mocks-hilarious-basketball-final-losing-team-are-crowned-champions |url-status=live }}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Zhang was selected for Team China at the [[2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.news.com.au/sport/basketball/220cm-chinese-teenager-taking-the-basketball-world-by-storm/news-story/6edf1e5e75490eaa21b8c0163172c5b6 |work=[[News.com.au]] |title=220cm Chinese teenager taking the basketball world by storm|date=27 June 2024 |last=McKern |first=James}}</ref> According to [[FIBA]], she measured at {{convert|220|cm|ftin}} at the tournament, although some sources have reported her to be {{convert|224|cm|ftin}} or {{convert|226|cm|ftin}}.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/teams/china/342510-ziyu-zhang|publisher=[[FIBA]]|title=Ziyu Zhang}}</ref> In her debut for Team China, playing against Indonesia, she came off the bench and played 13 minutes, while scoring 19 points and shooting 9-for-9 in a 109–50 win.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/6992009/zhang-ziyu-height-tall-china-womens-basketball-asia-cup-viral/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|title=The Newest Phenom in Women’s Basketball Is a 7-Foot-3 Chinese Teen|date=26 June 2024|author=Ewe, Koh}}</ref> In the following game against New Zealand, she recorded 36 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks, making 80% of her shots.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350326166/220m-tall-17-year-old-zhang-ziyu-grabs-basketball-worlds-attention-after-playing|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|title=2.20m tall 17-year-old Zhang Ziyu grabs basketball world’s attention after playing against Junior Tall Ferns|date=27 June 2024}}</ref> She followed it up with 44 points against Japan, breaking the all-time tournament record, while also having 14 rebounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/news/zhang-ziyu-breaks-record-drops-44-as-china-deal-japan-first-loss|publisher=[[FIBA]]|title=Zhang Ziyu breaks record, drops 44 as China deal Japan first loss|date=26 June 2024}}</ref> In the finals, against Australia, she scored 42 points and 14 rebounds while helping China finish runner-up.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/news/zhang-ziyu-earns-mvp-honors-banners-all-star-five|publisher=[[FIBA]]|title=Zhang Ziyu earns MVP honors, banners All-Star Five|date=30 June 2024}}</ref> She was named a tournament All-Star and the tournament [[most valuable player]], having averaged 35.0 points and 12.8 rebounds per game; her height and play during the competition went viral, receiving international attention.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
Zhang was selected for [[China women's national under-19 basketball team|Team China]] at the [[2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/basketball/220cm-chinese-teenager-taking-the-basketball-world-by-storm/news-story/6edf1e5e75490eaa21b8c0163172c5b6 |work=[[News.com.au]] |title=220cm Chinese teenager taking the basketball world by storm |date=27 June 2024 |last=McKern |first=James |access-date=30 June 2024 |archive-date=27 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627012929/https://www.news.com.au/sport/basketball/220cm-chinese-teenager-taking-the-basketball-world-by-storm/news-story/6edf1e5e75490eaa21b8c0163172c5b6 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to [[FIBA]], she measured at {{convert|220|cm|ftin}} at the tournament,<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/teams/china/342510-ziyu-zhang|publisher=[[FIBA]]|title=Ziyu Zhang|access-date=1 July 2024|archive-date=1 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701045010/https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/teams/china/342510-ziyu-zhang|url-status=live}}</ref> although some sources have reported her to be {{convert|224|cm|ftin}}<ref name=":0"/> or {{convert|226|cm|ftin}}.<ref name=":1"/> In her debut for Team China, playing against [[Indonesia women's national under-18 basketball team|Indonesia]], she came off the bench and played 13 minutes, while scoring 19 points and shooting 9-for-9 in a 109–50 win.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ewe |first=Koh |date=26 June 2024 |title=The Newest Phenom in Women's Basketball Is a 7-Foot-3 Chinese Teen |url=https://time.com/6992009/zhang-ziyu-height-tall-china-womens-basketball-asia-cup-viral/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=30 June 2024 |archive-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723005031/https://time.com/6992009/zhang-ziyu-height-tall-china-womens-basketball-asia-cup-viral/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the following game against New Zealand, she recorded 36 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks, making 80% of her shots.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350326166/220m-tall-17-year-old-zhang-ziyu-grabs-basketball-worlds-attention-after-playing|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|title=2.20m tall 17-year-old Zhang Ziyu grabs basketball world's attention after playing against Junior Tall Ferns|date=27 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref> She followed it up with 44 points against [[Japan women's national under-19 basketball team|Japan]], breaking the all-time tournament record, while also having 14 rebounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/news/zhang-ziyu-breaks-record-drops-44-as-china-deal-japan-first-loss|publisher=[[FIBA]]|title=Zhang Ziyu breaks record, drops 44 as China deal Japan first loss|date=26 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024|archive-date=23 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723005008/https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/news/zhang-ziyu-breaks-record-drops-44-as-china-deal-japan-first-loss|url-status=live}}</ref> In the finals, against [[Australia women's national under-19 basketball team|Australia]], she scored 42 points and 14 rebounds while helping China finish runner-up.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/news/zhang-ziyu-earns-mvp-honors-banners-all-star-five|publisher=[[FIBA]]|title=Zhang Ziyu earns MVP honors, banners All-Star Five|date=30 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024|archive-date=30 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630201423/https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/news/zhang-ziyu-earns-mvp-honors-banners-all-star-five|url-status=live}}</ref> She was named a tournament All-Star and the tournament [[most valuable player]], having averaged 35.0 points and 12.8 rebounds per game; her height and play during the competition went viral, receiving international attention.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>


==References==
==References==
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For the Australian table tennis player, see Ziyu Zhang.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Ziyu
Personal information
Born (2007-05-01) 1 May 2007 (age 17)
Jinan, Shandong, China
Listed height220 cm (7 ft 3 in)
Career information
High schoolShandong Experimental High School
(Jinan)
PositionCenter

Zhang Ziyu (Chinese: 张子宇; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyǔ, born 1 May 2007) is a Chinese basketball player. She is known for her height; sources vary from 220 to 226 centimetres (7 ft 3 in to 7 ft 5 in). She was named the most valuable player of the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup.

Early life

Zhang was born on 1 May 2007 and grew up in Shandong province in China.[1][2] Her parents were both basketball players and began teaching her the sport when she was age five.[3] By first grade, she was reported to have a height of 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) and by sixth grade, she was reported to be 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m), according to the Global Times.[4]

Zhang attended Wenhua East Road Primary School in Jinan, junior high school at Tsinghua University High School in Beijing and later Jinan Sports School, and high school at Shandong Experimental High School in Jinan.[3][5][6] When she was age 14, she competed at the U15 National Basketball League tournament and helped her team win the finals.[7] Measuring at a reported 7 feet 5 inches (2.26 m) at the tournament, she went viral after recording 42 points, 25 rebounds and six blocks in the finals, being noted for "towering over her opponents".[8] She received comparisons to Chinese NBA star Yao Ming.[4]

In 2022, Zhang scored 62 points and 13 rebounds at the national U15 championship and then three weeks later scored 68 points and 24 rebounds at the provincial championships.[9] She was the star player for Shandong at the U17 national championship in 2023, scoring 30 points and 21 rebounds in 26 minutes to help the team win the finals.[10]

International career

Zhang was selected for Team China at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup.[11] According to FIBA, she measured at 220 centimetres (7 ft 3 in) at the tournament,[5][12] although some sources have reported her to be 224 centimetres (7 ft 4 in)[6] or 226 centimetres (7 ft 5 in).[7] In her debut for Team China, playing against Indonesia, she came off the bench and played 13 minutes, while scoring 19 points and shooting 9-for-9 in a 109–50 win.[13] In the following game against New Zealand, she recorded 36 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks, making 80% of her shots.[14] She followed it up with 44 points against Japan, breaking the all-time tournament record, while also having 14 rebounds.[15] In the finals, against Australia, she scored 42 points and 14 rebounds while helping China finish runner-up.[16] She was named a tournament All-Star and the tournament most valuable player, having averaged 35.0 points and 12.8 rebounds per game; her height and play during the competition went viral, receiving international attention.[5][16]

References

  1. ^ McGregor, Gilbert (25 June 2024). "Who is Zhang Ziyu? Meet the 7–3 Chinese basketball prospect dominating the Asia Cup and your social media feed". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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