Zhang Zhaoxu

Zhang Zhaoxu
Position Center
Height 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg)
Team Shanghai Sharks
Born November 18, 1987 (1987-11-18) (age 24)
Yantai, Shandong, China
Nationality China
College California
Pro career 2010–present
Zhang Zhaoxu
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 張兆旭
Simplified Chinese 张兆旭
English name
English Max Zhang
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  China
FIBA Asia Championship
Gold 2011 Wuhan Team
Asian Games
Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team

Zhang Zhaoxu (Chinese: 张兆旭; pinyin: Zhāng Zhàoxù) or Max Zhang (born November 18, 1987) is a Chinese basketball player. He currently plays for the Shanghai Sharks in the Chinese Basketball Association, having arrived from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010. He is also a member of the Chinese national basketball team

NCAA career

Zhang played three seasons (2007–2010) at California. As a freshman and a sophomore, he saw action off the bench in 42 total games over two years for the Golden Bears.[1]

Chinese national team

Zhang is also a member of the Chinese national basketball team. He competed with the Chinese junior team at the 2009 World University Games.[2] After competing several times as a junior for the junior national team, he made his senior team debut at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Max Zhang at ESPN.com
  2. ^ ZhaoXu Zhang at USBasket.com
  3. ^ Profile at FIBA.com