Li Nan (basketball)
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_(cropped).jpg) Li Nan - Beijing 2008 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 September 1974 Harbin, Heilongjiang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1994–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994–2009 | Bayi Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017–present | China | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Li Nan (Chinese: 李楠; pinyin: Lí Nǎn, born September 25, 1974 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a former professional basketball player from China. Before his retirement in 2009, he played for the Bayi Rockets, a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Ningbo, Zhejiang. As a small forward, he is 1.98 m (6'6") tall and weighs 104 kg (230 pounds).
Li participated in four Olympics: the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Basketball Tournament, 2000 Sydney Olympics Basketball Tournament, 2004 Athens Olympics Basketball Tournament and 2008 Beijing Olympics Basketball Tournament in Beijing.
At the 2000 Olympics, Li Nan scored 25 points on 6 three-pointers in a win against Italy.[1]
In April 2017, it was reported that Li was appointed as the head coach of one of the two Chinese national basketball teams formed by the Chinese Basketball Association in preparation for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] Li was assigned to coach the China Red team which will participate in competitive play in 2017 while Du Feng will mentor the China Blue team which will compete in 2018.[3]
References
- ^ Yao, Hamed, and Patty shined as stars from Asia & Oceania at the Olympics FIBA, 21 July 2021. Accessed 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Du Feng and Li Nan named coaches of China's national teams". FIBA. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "China's two national team rosters revealed". FIBA. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
External links
- basket-stats at the Wayback Machine (archived August 19, 2008)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Li Nan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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