Position Power forward / Center NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted Weight 109 kg Nationality Chinese Name Shang Ping Career start 2007 | Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Role Basketball player Current team Tianjin Ronggang Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg) Height 2.06 m Pro career 2009 | |
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Born December 23, 1984 (age 39)
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China ( 1984-12-23 ) High school Avondale College
(Auckland, New Zealand) College Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball, Emporia State University | ||
Shang ping panathinaikos basketball 2013
Shang Ping (Chinese: 尚平 (pronounced Shung); born December 23, 1984), also known as Eric Shang, is a Chinese professional basketball player who most recently played for the Tianjin Gold Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. He is a 2.06 m (6'9") tall power forward-center, and his nickname is "The Beast". He became the first Chinese player to ever sign with a Euroleague club, when he joined the Greek League team Panathinaikos for the 2013-14 season.
Contents
- Shang ping panathinaikos basketball 2013
- Shang Ping First Points with Panathinaikos
- College career
- Professional career
- Club career
- References
Shang Ping - First Points with Panathinaikos
College career
After playing high school basketball at Avondale College in Auckland, New Zealand, Shang played college basketball at Illinois Central Community College from 2005 to 2007, at the University of Nebraska, where he played with the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2007 to 2008, and at Emporia State University from 2008 to 2009.
Professional career
Shang began his pro career with the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2009. In 2010, he moved to the Chinese club Shanxi Brave Dragons, and in 2012 he joined the Chinese club Qingdao Eagles, where he was a teammate of Tracy McGrady.
Shang moved to the Greek League club Panathinaikos in 2013, thus becoming the first Chinese player to ever play in a European basketball league. He returned to China in 2014 and spent the next two seasons with the Tianjin Gold Lions.