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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang (王). Personal Names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Chinese family name is one of the hundreds or thousands of Family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic Wang ( 王; Pinyin: Wáng is one of the most common and ancient Chinese family names It is ranked 8th in the Hundred Family Surnames, and

Wang Zhizhi (simplified Chinese: 王 治郅; pinyin: Wáng Zhìzhì) (born July 8, 1977 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese professional basketball player. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m He is a former player in the National Basketball Association.

Wang is 216 cm (7'1") tall. Wang's father Wang Weijun (196 cm) and mother Ren Huanzhen (186 cm) were both basketball players. Wang is married with one son. SON DNA binding protein, also known as SON, is a human Gene.

In China, Wang is sometimes affectionately called "Da Zhi" (大郅) or "Big Zhi". In the NBA, Wang's nickname "Big Dodger" is a transliteration of the word. Transliteration is the practice of Transcribing a Word or text written in one Writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice

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Basketball career in China

Wang joined the Army club in 1994. The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China. When the Chinese Basketball Association started in 1995, Wang was one of the youngest players in the league. The Chinese Basketball Association ( CBA; Chinese 中国男子篮球职业联赛 is the premier professional Basketball league in China. Nevertheless, he soon became a starter in the star-studded army team Bayi Rockets. Bayi Shuanglu Rockets (八一双鹿电池火箭 or Bayi Rockets or Bayi Army Rockets or Bayi Shuanglu are a Basketball team in the South From 1995 to his departure for the NBA after the 2001 Finals, the import-less Bayi Rockets won all CBA Finals and National Games of the PRC. National Games of the People's Republic of China, also known as the All China Games, is the most premier sports event of China of national level which are held The Bayi dynasty was upended by Yao Ming and the Shanghai Sharks as soon as Wang left for the NBA. Yao Ming ( born September 12 1980 is a Professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA The Shanghai Sharks ( are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai, China.

International achievements

In the 1995 FIBA World Championship for Juniors (Under-19 players), Wang led China to a 9th place finish with a 4-4 record. The International Basketball Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA He averaged 22. 3 points, making 60% of his field goals and 86% of his free throws. In Basketball, the term field goal is a basket scored on any shot or tap other than a Free throw, worth two or three points depending on the distance of the attempt Main article Basketball moves In Basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted He also averaged 11. 1 rebounds per game and led the tournament in shots blocked. Rebound is a term used in Sports to describe the ball (or puck or other object of play becoming available for possession by either opponent after an attempt to put In Basketball, a block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a shot from an offensive player As a result, Wang was named to the All-Tournament team.

In 1996, Wang became the first Asian player invited to play for the international squad against the best USA high school players in the prestigious Nike Hoop Summit Game. He started and scored 6 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. A starting lineup in Sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins He was offered a basketball scholarship from John Thompson of Georgetown University. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education John Thompson may refer to Academics Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson (1898&ndash1975 English archeologist and Mayan scholar John G Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D

Wang Zhizhi became an Olympian in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where he started and averaged 11. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International 1 points and 5. 6 rebounds, helping China to finish in 8th place.

In the 1997 Asia Basketball Championship, a fever Wang had was partially responsible for a semifinal loss to Korea, which prevented China from qualifying for the 1998 World Basketball Championship. Fever (also known as pyrexia, from the Greek pyretos meaning fire or a febrile response, from the Latin word Febris Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The FIBA World Championship is a world Basketball tournament for men's national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA

In 1998, China regained its supremacy in the Bangkok Asian Games. The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand.

After leading the Chinese national squad to the 1999 Asia Championship title, Wang again starred for China in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, averaging 13. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever 5 points, 5. 0 rebounds and 1. 3 blocks per game. He also made 54% of his field goals and 90% of his free throws as China placed 10th.

First NBA player from China

In the summer of 1999, to the surprise of almost all basketball officials and reporters in China, the Dallas Mavericks selected Wang, who was still listed as born in 1979 without declaring for the draft, with the 36th pick in the second round of the NBA draft. The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Association 's (NBA thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in The Mavericks were the only NBA team getting hold of Wang's official documents with an authentic date of birth, thanks to his agent Xia Song who was in Dallas on draft night. Unprepared and confused, the army refused to allow their only center to leave for the United States, at least immediately.

After long periods of negotiations, Wang Zhizhi was finally let go by his Army club and the Chinese basketball officials to pursue his NBA dream, two years after he was drafted. Wang arrived in Dallas after winning his last CBA title, when there were less than 10 games left in the NBA regular season. Despite some adjustment difficulties Wang managed well, averaging 4. 8 points and 1. 4 rebounds in 7. 6 minutes per game. He also made the playoff roster.

Two days after the Mavericks were eliminated from the playoffs, Wang hurried back to China to play in the East Asian Games, according to an agreement formed between the Chinese authorities and the Dallas Mavericks. In the same summer, Wang was tremendous in two more tournaments in China: winning the Asia Championship, and placing a historic second in the Universiade.

However, Wang still had one obligation to fulfill before being allowed to return to the United States. His army club requested that he stay in China to play in the National Games in November. Wang arrived after barely defeating Yao Ming's Shanghai team by 1 point in the Final, but found that he had a lot of catch-ups to do as other players already had two months to familiarize with the NBA team's system. Wang again made the playoff roster in 2002.

Conflict with the Chinese officials

Wang's contract expired after the 2001-2002 season. With his future up in the air, Wang decided he would spend the summer in the United States, rather than returning to China for training, as the Dallas Mavericks had promised the Chinese basketball officials. Wang fired his agent Xia Song when the latter suggested otherwise, and following the advice of his American-born Chinese friend Simon Chan, moved to the Los Angeles area without telling either the Mavericks, or the Chinese side his intentions. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

During the stay, the Chinese basketball officials faxed two letters to him urging him to return to China as soon as possible to train with the National Team. Wang ignored them.

A major blow to all parties involved was an article by Jodie Valade that appeared in The Dallas Morning News. The Dallas Morning News is the major daily Newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas ( USA) area with a circulation of around a half-million In the article, Valade hinted that Wang, who had not yet stated his intentions, might "defect" to the United States. China sent two military officials who had known Wang very well to go to the United States for a final negotiation. Wang had been playing for the Golden State Warriors in the Long Beach summer league, and averaged 4. The Golden State Warriors are an American professional Basketball team based in Oakland, California. 8 points and 1. 4 rebounds in 7. 6 minutes per game.

During a press conference Wang stressed that the relationship between him and the Chinese was like one between "a son and a mother", and the conflict is all but misunderstanding. Wang was ultimately dismissed from the national team for failing to return to China to practice in 2002.

He was signed by the Dallas Mavericks in 2001, and later played for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Miami Heat. The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas The Miami Heat (often referred to simply as the Heat, including in some official team publications with HEAT in all capital letters are a professional Basketball An athletic and tall player at 7'1" (216cm), Wang was primarily known in the NBA as a long-range shooter. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International However, he was previously crowned the slam dunk champion in China's CBA league. A slam dunk (or simply a dunk) is a type of Basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket His minutes were very limited in the NBA, never averaging more than 10. 9 per game in a season, and he became a free agent at the end of the 2005 season. In late 2005, Wang was not playing professional basketball in the NBA or China. He averaged 4. 4 points and 9. 9 minutes per game over 5 seasons in the NBA.

Return to China

On April 10, 2006, following weeks of rumors in Chinese media, Wang returned home from the United States after being expelled from the national team for four years. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He publicly apologized for his past mistakes and said he wanted to represent the country to play in the World Tournament later in 2006 as well as the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006.

On April 30, 2006, Wang rejoined the national basketball team. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule

Over a period of four weeks in the leadup to the 2006 World Championships in Japan, Wang Zhi Zhi was a significant contributor to the Chinese national team in the absence of injured Houston Rockets NBA player Yao Ming, averaging 4. The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. Yao Ming ( born September 12 1980 is a Professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA 3 points and 2. 6 rebounds in eight matches before suffering a torn ligament during a friendly game against France in late July. In Anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote three different types of structures Fibrous tissue that connects Bones to other bones This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Wang recovered in time to play in the World Championships, and averaged 8. 2 points and 3. 5 rebounds a game in 20. 7 minutes a game.

Wang is currently playing for Bayi in the CBA. Famous for his needle-point elbows, in March, 2007, he helped Bayi win the CBA championship for the seventh time over the Guangdong Tigers and was named the MVP of the series. The elbow is the region surrounding the elbow-joint&mdashthe ginglymus or Hinge joint in the middle of the Arm. Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan Southern Tigers (广东宏远宝玛仕华南虎 or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan are the Basketball

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