Chen Jianghua

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Jianghua

Position	Point Guard
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Team	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Born	March 12, 1989 (1989-03-12) (age 22) Panyu, Shawan, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Nationality	Chinese
Pro career	2004–present

Chen Jianghua (simplified Chinese: 陈江华; traditional Chinese: 陳江華}; pinyin: Chén Jiānghuā; Cantonese Yale: Chan4 Gong1 Wa4) (born March 12, 1989, in Panyu, Shawan, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China) is Chinese professional basketball player.

Chen has been noticed by NBA scouts for his quickness, athleticism and dribbling ability. However, as with many Chinese players, Chen's reported age has been questioned.

Basketball career

Early years

Chen first came to the U.S. in February 2002 with 3 teammates from Weilun Sports School in Guangdong, after winning the 3-on-3 Nike China Streetball Championship in Shanghai a year before. Wang Zhizhi, who watched the 4-membered team play in Dallas, remarked to CCTV reporters about a kid who could dunk with ease at "such a young age".

After that, Chen spent six months at a US Basketball Academy in Eugene, Oregon with fellow Chinese prospect Tang Zhengdong. In an article by the Oregonian, former Oregon Ducks point guard Luke Ridnour was reportedly impressed by Chen's quickness.

Chen first became well known in 2003, when a New York Times front page article was written about him. That article was then followed by a Boston Globe article and an article on ESPN Magazine.

Chen played in the 2005 Reebok ABCD camp, where fellow camper Will Harris said that he was "the best unknown prospect in the world".

Chinese national team

He was picked to play on the Chinese national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championships despite being only 17 years old. He averaged 3.5 points and 1 assist a game in 10.3 minutes a game. However, both Dwyane Wade and Mike Krzyzewski commented positively on his play.^[1] Chen was also selected to be on the Chinese national team for the 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament at the age of just 19.

References

1. ^ "USA-China Post Game Quotes". USA Basketball. August 7, 2006. http://www.usabasketball.com/seniormen/2006/06_mwc_exhibition_game2_quotes.html. Retrieved 2006-08-08. 

External links

• Chen Jianghua NBADraft.net profile
• Chen Jianghua Draftexpress.com profile
• Chen Jianghua The New York Times Article

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Name	Chen, Jianghua
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Date of birth	March 12, 1989
Place of birth	Panyu, Shawan, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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