Wang Quanze (Chinese: 王泉泽; pinyin: Wáng Quánzé; born June 8, 2000), known as Michael Wang, is a Chinese basketball player for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He was a member of the China national under-19 team in 2018, and (while attending the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania) played college basketball for the University's team named the Quakers, which plays in the Ivy League.
| No. 88 – Xinjiang Flying Tigers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | CBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | June 8, 2000 Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Penn (2018–2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Guangzhou Loong Lions | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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Early life
editWang was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, but spent part of his childhood in Beijing, where he played basketball at Beijing No. 4 Junior High School.[1]
High school career
editWang moved to the United States at age 14.[2] He enrolled at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California and played power forward for the majority of his high school career.[3][4] While in high school, he lived with teammate Spencer Freedman's family.[2]
After graduating from high school, Wang played in the Amateur Athletic Union in the summer of 2018.[4][5]
College career
editIn 2018, Wang enrolled in the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.[3] During his freshman year with the Quakers, Wang averaged 8.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.[6] On December 4, 2018, Wang scored a career-high 23 points off the bench in an 89–75 upset win over Miami.[7] Wang missed the entirety of his sophomore season due to knee tendonitis.[8]
National team career
editWang competed for the China national under-19 basketball team in the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship.[4][5] During the tournament, he averaged 20 points, 13 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game en route to the team's third place finish.[9][1] He led the tournament in rebounds and was selected in the team of the tournament.[9]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Penn | 26 | 9 | 18.1 | .455 | .310 | .708 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .5 | .2 | 8.5 |
| 2021–22 | Penn | 8 | 3 | 14.9 | .404 | .118 | .600 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .1 | .0 | 6.4 |
References
edit- ^ a b "旅美妖锋，奥尼尔称赞" (in Chinese). iFeng News. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b Fryer, Steve (March 8, 2018). "Fryer: Mater Dei's Wang has come a long way". OC Register. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Shi, Futian (13 December 2018). "Wonderkid Wang wowing NCAA". China Daily. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Landau, Michael (3 November 2018). "Michael Wang headlines freshman class that is ready to contribute for Penn men's basketball". Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Wang Quanze brings something new to China's U18 squad". FIBA. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Michael Wang Player Profile, Pennsylvania, NCAA Stats, Events Stats". RealGM. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Freshman Wang leads Penn to 89–75 upset win over Miami". ESPN. December 4, 2018.
- ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (December 21, 2019). "Penn coach Steve Donahue believes this season's Quakers might be his best yet". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ a b 徐 (Xu), 邦印 (Bangyin) (12 December 2018). "王泉泽率队击败NCAA卫冕冠军，国青男篮新星未来可期" (in Chinese). The Beijing News. Retrieved 12 April 2019.