China's 16-year-old center has a promising future: ranking 30th in the same year Three years later, he may enter the NBA draft
On September 14, Beijing time, according to the latest ranking of high school students in the United States, a well-known draft website 247 Sports, China's 16-year-old player Sinan Gong ranked 30th in the class of 2026. With a rating of 92, he is currently a four-star high school student and second in his class at center.
Jiao Sinan, 2.13 meters tall, is a professional center forward, born in a basketball family, and his mother is a former national player Ma Qingqing. He traveled to the United States through the Tsai Chongxin Scholarship and is currently attending Windermere Prep High School in Florida. Windermere Prep High School says there are now two players on the team in the top 30 of the class of 2026, along with Chennan, along with his teammate shooting guard Brandon Bass Jr., who is ranked 26th.
The data shows that Zhao Sinan's freshman played 32 games, averaging 6.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game, breaking the school history record for blocks. He is already being recruited by several universities across the United States, including the University of Illinois, the University of Alabama, Mississippi State University and the University of Florida.
In the newly announced men's basketball U16 Asian Youth Tournament list, there is also the name of Sinan Chen, and his performance is expected. The Chinese men's basketball team played against Malaysia, the Philippines and Kazakhstan in the group stage of the Asian Youth Championship. Windermere Prep High School is also very concerned about Sinan Chen's training, and the school's official social media also posted the training scene of Sinan in the national youth team.
If Si Nan can continue to grow, he is expected to participate in the 2026 NBA draft. There are no local Chinese players in the NBA today, and we look forward to the opportunity for a younger generation like Sinan to have the opportunity to appear on the NBA stage.
"I saw him at AAU this spring... He became more vocal, more and more leader, and began to demand the ball," Hough, a basketball coach at Windermere Prep High School, said in an interview. "For a big guy, these are amazing qualities in his development, so I'm excited to see how he's done this season..... He is a very talented young man, he is tall, athletic, and he has a good feel near the basket ... He is growing, so the sky is the limit for Sinan. ”