Recently, the 2022 Cai Chongxin Basketball Scholarship announced the shortlist, namely Feng Ao, Gong Juntong, Gao Sifeng, Gao Sinan, Song Yijia (female), Yang Junxi.
Tsai Chongxin Basketball Scholarship:
The public welfare basketball project initiated by Tsai Chongxin, one of the founders of Alibaba and now the owner of the NBA Nets, was formerly known as the "China Basketball Association Youth Plan" launched in 2019, which aims to select high-level school-age teenagers to study in American high schools for the whole society to improve the level of basketball competition.
(In 2019, the first batch of four people have gone to the United States to study)
In the 2022 Cai Chongxin Basketball Scholarship shortlist, the player named Gong Juntong "came from no small", because his father was Gong Xiaobin, the former main front of the Chinese men's basketball team and known as "the strongest two centers in Asia" at his peak.
There is an old Chinese saying that goes, "Tiger father has no dog", about his son's basketball prospects, Gong Xiaobin once said in an interview: strong body, good confrontation, good understanding, good passing vision, and the characteristics of basketball seedlings. If it develops well, it will be above me in the future.
However, Gong Juntong is only 14 years old after all, although he has obtained the opportunity to study in the United States, but what step can he go to in the future development, whether he can become a professional player or even reach the height of his father, we can only wait for time to give the answer.
Today we will take stock of what "father and son soldiers" can play on the professional field after so many years of development of Chinese basketball. (including mother and child)
Yao Ming (father Yao Zhiyuan, mother Fang Fengdi)
As the greatest basketball player in China and even In Asia, Yao Ming's unique physical advantage comes from the good genetic inheritance of the same basketball player's parents.
His father, Yao Zhiyuan, is 2.08 meters tall, a former professional player of the Shanghai men's basketball team; his mother, Fang Fengdi, is 1.88 meters tall, former Shanghai women's basketball team main center, Chinese women's basketball team main center and captain.
Yao Ming reached a height of 1.96 meters at the age of 13 and officially entered the Shanghai Sharks youth team, was selected for the national team at the age of 18, and entered the NBA at the age of 22. He has averaged 19 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.9 blocks per game in the NBA, has been inducted into the All-Star eight times, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016, making him the greatest athlete in Chinese and even Asian basketball.
Li Chunjiang (son Li Jinglong)
Li Chunjiang, a famous Chinese basketball player and coach, played in the Liaoning men's basketball team and Dongguan, Guangdong during the player period, and is also a member of the Chinese men's basketball team, winning the A League championship and also helping the Chinese men's basketball team win the Asian championship; during the coaching period, he led the Guangdong men's basketball team to win seven league championships, one of which was a triple championship and a four-consecutive championship, and is now the head coach of the Shanghai men's basketball team.
Li Chunjiang's wife is also a professional basketball player, former Shenbu women's basketball player Zhang Jiang.
The son of the two, Li Jinglong, was born in 1995, officially entered the sports school for professional training at the age of 9, entered the Guangdong Hongyuan Youth Team at the age of 15, and joined the Zhejiang Guangsha Men's Basketball Team at the age of 18, officially opening his career as a professional player in the CBA.
At present, the 27-year-old Li Jinglong has difficulty reaching his father's height in his career, averaging 10.7 points per game in his best season, and his playing time has dropped seriously after joining Guangzhou this season, averaging only 5.7 points per game and has never been selected for the national team.
Adi Jiang (son Arslan)
Adi Jiang, a famous Chinese basketball player and coach, played for the Bayi men's basketball team during the player period, the main point guard of the Chinese men's basketball team, has won the league championship five times, won the Asian championship four times, and is known as the "magician on the court"; during the coaching period, he led the Bayi men's basketball team to win the league championship twice, and is now the head coach of the Xinjiang men's basketball team.
His son Arslan was born in 1996 and joined the Bayi men's basketball team in 2014 and the Xinjiang men's basketball team in 2021. Arslan, a professional point guard, averaged around 7-8 points per game in his career, averaged only about 2 assists per game, and was not far from his father's performance in the playing era, and he was not selected for the national team.
Li Nan (son Li Lu Hitomi)
Li Nan, a famous Chinese basketball player and coach, played for the Bayi men's basketball team during the player period, the team's main shooter, the first player in the history of the CBA to shoot 1,000 three-pointers, won the CBA championship eight times, and was praised by fans as "Little Li Feidao"; during the coaching period, he served as the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team and is now the head coach of the Jiangsu men's basketball team.
Born in 2002, Li Luyi represented The Shenzhen team in the National U15 Tournament in 2016 and joined the Jiangsu Men's Basketball Team in 2020, officially becoming a professional player. He averaged 10.8 minutes, 3.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.1 assists in his first season, and was named to the CBA's Rookie Challenge Rookie Rookie List in 2022.
Li Nan's rookie season averaged 14.5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1.3 steals per game, and at the peak season, he could contribute 27 points, 7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.8 steals per game.
Wang Zhizhi (father Wang Weijun, mother Ren Huanzhen)
Wang Zhizhi, a famous Chinese basketball player, is also one of the greatest athletes of the Chinese men's basketball team, the first player in Asia to play in the NBA, winning the CBA championship seven times and the Asian championship six times; after retiring, he served as the head coach of the Bayi men's basketball team.
His father, Wang Weijun, was a basketball coach of the Beijing youth team; his mother, Ren Huanzhen, was 1.88 meters tall and a former beijing women's basketball team center, who was selected for the national team in 1971.
Fan Ziming (father Fan Lichen, mother Jiang Ying)
Fan Ziming was born in 1998, represented Liaoning in the youth group competition of the National Games in 2013, signed with the Foshan youth team in 2014, and joined the Dragon and Lions Basketball Club in 2016 to officially start his career as a professional player in the CBA.
Fan Ziming, who is 2 meters 11 meters tall, can contribute 14.6 points, 8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game for the Beijing men's basketball team this season, and has also been selected for the All-Star team, and the 24-year-old still has a lot of room for development in his career.
His father, Fan Lichen, was a former Guangdong men's basketball professional; his mother, Jiang Ying, was a former Liaoning women's basketball professional.
Ding Haoran (father Ding Wei)
Born in 1996, Ding Haoran played in Beijing Aoshen in the early days, won the CBA Youth League championship for xinjiang youth team in 2014, and joined Zhejiang Chouzhou Club as a CBA professional player in 2015.
Ding Haoran, who joined Jilin this season, averaged a career-high appearance time, averaging 7.2 points and 2.5 rebounds in a time of 17 minutes per game.
His father Ding Wei, a former Chinese men's basketball player, has played in the professional league on behalf of Dongguan, Guangdong, the Jilin men's basketball team and the vanguard team, won the Asian Championship championship for the Chinese men's basketball team, and was also selected as the first all-star of the CBA, and is a member of the "94 Golden Generation" of the Chinese men's basketball team. As far as Ding Haoran's current performance is concerned, there is still a big gap between him and his father, Ding Wei.
Yu Jiahao (father Yu Leping)
Born in 2003, Yu Jiahao is currently 2 meters tall and 23 meters tall, plays as a center forward, plays at Sierra Canyon High School in the United States in high school, was selected for the U16 national youth training team in 2019, officially joined the first team of CBA Zhejiang Chouzhou Club in 2021, and was selected into the Chinese men's basketball training roster in the same year.
In his first season in the CBA, Yu Jiahao played an average of 12.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists, and was elected the best rookie in the regular season, and may grow into the main interior player of the Chinese men's basketball team in the future.
His father, Yu Leping, a famous basketball player in China in the 90s, was 2 meters 15 tall, played for Zhejiang Wanma Club, was selected for the national team many times, and won the title of A rebounding king in 1999.
As far as the current situation of Yu Jiahao is concerned, there is a great opportunity to go further than his father on the road of basketball in the future.
Zheng Wu (son Zheng Qilong)
Zheng Wu, a famous Chinese basketball player and coach, was once the soul of the Zhejiang men's basketball team, and also represented the national team in the World Series many times, helping the team win the Asian championship, the top eight in the World Championships, the top eight in the Olympic Games, nicknamed "Junzi Sword", he was the first small forward in China in that era. (The 1996 Olympics scored 22 points against the world's greatest team, Argentina, helping the team beat the opponent))
Born in 1996, Zheng Qilong is 2 meters 02 tall, plays as a big forward, studied at Tsinghua High School in high school, and later joined the Zhejiang Chouzhou Youth Team, and joined Jiangsu Kendia Club in 2020, officially becoming a CBA professional player.
In his two-season CBA career, Zheng Qilong averaged 6.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal per game, and it is still necessary to work hard to keep up with his father's footsteps.
Zhang Zhenlin (mother Wang Fang)
Zhang Zhenlin was born in 1999, 2 meters 05 tall, plays as a small forward, studied in la. Lumiere in the United States in high school, and won the National High School Championship with the team.
In 2018, Zhang Zhenlin joined Tulane University to participate in the NCAA League, averaging 5.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in two seasons.
In 2020, Zhang Zhenlin returned to China to join the Liaoning men's basketball team, officially opening his career as a professional player in the CBA. (CBA debut contributed 11 points, 13 rebounds and 2 steals)
Although he has only played two seasons in the CBA, Zhang Zhenlin is already a representative of the players in the same position in China and will also be the main front of the Future Chinese men's basketball team.
After winning the championship with Liaoning this season, Zhang Zhenlin announced that he would travel to the United States to participate in the NBA Development League in preparation for the impact of the NBA.
His mother Wang Fang, once a Member of the Liaoning Women's Basketball Team, a member of the Chinese Women's Basketball Team, led the Chinese Women's Basketball Team to win asian championships many times, a runner-up in the Olympic Games, a runner-up in the World Championships, was selected as one of the 50 best basketball players in New China in 1999, and is currently the director of the Basketball Sports Management Center of Liaoning Province and the executive director of the Basketball National Team Construction Committee.