The Chinese U18 women's basketball team recently went to Australia to train and compete with the Australian youth women's basketball team. Coach Wang Guizhi has selected 12 national youth women's basketball players in advance. Zhang Ziyu, who is 17 years old and 2.28 meters tall, has undoubtedly become the focus. It is worth mentioning that there is a mixed-race player Zhang Ziyue in the national youth women's basketball team. Her physical condition is very good, and she is expected to be a good helper for Zhang Ziyu.
Of the national youth women's basketball players who competed in the U16 Asian Youth Championship last year, only Zhejiang women's basketball guard Wang Jiayi remained in Wang Guizhi's 12-man list, and the rest of the players were selected for this training camp, but did not enter the final 12-man list. In other words, Wang Guizhi basically abandoned the team of last year's U16 national youth women's basketball team. After all, the Chinese U16 women's basketball team suffered a crushing defeat in last year's U16 Asian Youth Championship, only finishing sixth, creating the worst result in the history of the Asian Youth Championship.
There is nothing wrong with Wang Guizhi making such a choice. Zhang Ziyu was not selected for the U16 national youth women's basketball team, which is very puzzling, after all, she dominates the domestic competition at this age group. Zhang Ziyu, who is 2.28 meters tall, averaged 31.9 points and 12.9 rebounds per game in last year's U17 Women's Basketball League, and she led Shandong to a 96-63 victory over Zhejiang in the final, in which she scored 30 points and 21 rebounds, and finally won the MVP.
In the subsequent Youth Association, Zhang Ziyu led the Jinan U16 women's basketball team to win the championship easily, and she contributed 41 points and 21 rebounds in the final. With her ability, there is no doubt that she will dominate the game in the Asian Youth Championships, but she did not make the cut.
Fortunately, this year, Coach Wang Guizhi recruited her into the team and established her as the absolute core of the team. Zhang Ziyu is a big killer, and this year's Asian Youth Championship will be her first time competing in an international competition for the Chinese women's basketball team.
The U18 Women's Asian Basketball Championship will be held from June 24 to 30 at the Shenzhen Longhua Cultural and Sports Center, and the Chinese team will be in the same group as the Japanese team, the New Zealand team and the Indonesian team. It can be seen from the recently exposed photos of the national youth women's basketball team practicing in Australia that Zhang Ziyu is very eye-catching.
No. 13 player Zhang Ziyue is also a highlight, she is a mixed-race forward, 1.86 meters tall, from the Guangdong women's basketball team. Zhang Ziyue has the opportunity to become an important rotation player for the team. The combat effectiveness of the Chinese U18 women's basketball team is very impressive, and there is a chance to hit the medal or even the gold medal in the U18 Women's Basketball Asian Championship.