Wei Jian Hong

Hong Wei Jian
洪伟健
Free Agent
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth August 20, 1985 (1985-08-20) (age 26)
Place of birth Singapore
Nationality Singaporean
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight 145 lb (66 kg)
Career information
Pro career 2009–present
Career history
Singapore Slingers (2009-11)
Career highlights and awards
2009-2010 Singapore Slingers Most Improved Player
Stats at NBA.com

Hong Wei Jian (Chinese: 洪伟健; pinyin: Hóng Wěijiàn; born August 20, 1985) is a retiredSingaporean basketball player who last played for the Singapore Slingers in the Asean Basketball League (ABL). Known for his 39' vertical jump, he goes by the nickname of "Flyboy" on the court. He is arguably the best player amongst the locals, but was unfortunately forced to retire from a knee injury.

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ABL career

In 2008, Wei Jian played a few games with the Singapore Slingers while the team was competing in the 2008/09 Singapore Challenge Series.[1]

On August 2009, Wei Jian signed a one-year contract to play for the Singapore Slingers, along with Pathman Matialakan.[2] He scored a career high of 18 points against the Kuala Lumpur Dragons on Nov 22, 2009 [3]

Wei Jian was named the Slingers' Most Improved Player for the 2009-2010 ABL season on the Slingers Awards Night on 17 February 2010.[4]

Due to an knee injury, Wei Jian is out for the 2010/11 ABL Season.

ABL Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009-10 Slingers 18 12 17:55 .427 .371 .622 2.2 .8 1.08 .00 7.6
Career 18 12 17:55 .427 .371 .622 2.2 .8 1.08 .00 7.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009-10 Slingers 3 3 23:10 .434 .285 .833 4.0 1.7 1.67 .00 10.6
Career 3 3 23.10 .434 .285 .833 4.0 1.7 1.67 .00 10.6

Others

Wei Jian is also a member of the Singapore national basketball team for men.

References

  1. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Slingers
  2. ^ http://redsports.sg/2009/09/08/singapore-slingers-8-more-players-abl/
  3. ^ http://aseanbasketballleague.com/p1.aspx?id=54&dig=2T4GTxgdUFsP3Y1vW6mD2Q
  4. ^ http://singaporeslingers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=201:slingers-awards-night&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=182
Singapore Slingers current roster

2 Oh | 5 Wong | 10 Hong | 11 Tan | 12 Lim | 13 Khoo | 15 Matialakan | 18 Avenido (import) | 19 Vergara (import) | 24 Skinner (import) | 26 Ng | 30 Teo | 31 Jeffers |

Head Coach Shang | Assistant Coaches [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] | Team Manager [[]]

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