Details of Yao Ming.
Name: Yao Ming.
Gender: Male Region: Mainland Occupation: Athlete Constellation: Virgo Blood Type: A Height: 226cm
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1980 September 12, Yao Ming was born in Shanghai Sixth Hospital. His parents are both basketball players, and his father, Yao Zhiyuan, is 2.08 meters tall and once played for the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team. Mother Fang Fengdi, height1.88m, was the main player of China women's basketball team in 1970s.
On Yao Ming's fourth birthday, he got his first basketball. When I was 6 years old, I watched the performance of the American Harry basketball team in Shanghai and learned about the NBA. At the age of 9, Yao Ming began to receive amateur training in Shanghai Xuhui District Junior Sports School. Influenced by his family since childhood, his understanding of basketball gradually emerged. Five years later, he joined the Shanghai Youth Team. /kloc-selected for the national youth team at the age of 0/7; Put on the China uniform.
Yao Ming's performance became more mature when he was selected to the Chinese national basketball team at the age of 18. In the 5438+0 Asian Basketball Championship in 2006, Yao Ming averaged 13.4 points 10. 1 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots, and his shooting percentage was as high as 72.4%, which helped China win the championship. During the 2000 Olympic Games, Yao Ming averaged 10.5 points and the team's highest 6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks, and his shooting percentage averaged 63.9%.
On June 26th, 2002, local time in the United States, Houston Rockets successfully selected China center Yao Ming, and he became the first foreign player selected in the first round in league history.
The selected China Little Giant has also become the highest and second highest draft pick in league history. After Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets, he became the third China player to land in the NBA after Wang and Bater.