Tien Lei
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Tien Lei is a Taiwan
ese semi-professional basketball
player.
Considered one of the most talented offensive players in Taiwan, Tien has won multiple scoring and rebounding
champions of the Super Basketball League
(SBL) there, while helping his team, the Dacin Tigers
, to its first championship
title in franchise history in 2009. He also appeared in the NBA Summer League
in 2005.
Since his national team debut at the FIBA Asia Championship
2001, Tien has served as starting power forward
for the Chinese Taipei national basketball team
. In addition to his ability to make long-range shots
, Tien has also been the most efficient rebounder on the Taiwanese team in international tournaments—owing much to his jumping ability. At the FIBA Asia Championship 2009
, he helped Chinese Taipei to a fifth place finish, the team's best record in the tournament since the turn of the century, while averaging 10.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He was thus named to the All-Tournament Third Team.
Despite the progress made by his teams in recent years, nonetheless, Tien's ability to rebound and make inside plays has been compromised by fatigue fracture in his left tibia
since 2007.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese semi-professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
Considered one of the most talented offensive players in Taiwan, Tien has won multiple scoring and rebounding
Rebound (basketball)
A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made...
champions of the Super Basketball League
Super Basketball League
The Super Basketball League , often abbreviated to the SBL, is the pre-eminent men's semi-professional basketball league in Taiwan. It was founded in 2003 and considered by many as the successor organization to the short-lived Chinese Basketball Alliance , a men's professional basketball league...
(SBL) there, while helping his team, the Dacin Tigers
Dacin Tigers
Dacin Tigers is a basketball club based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan that plays in the Super Basketball League .-External links:*...
, to its first championship
Championship
Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.- Title match system :...
title in franchise history in 2009. He also appeared in the NBA Summer League
NBA Summer League
The NBA Summer League is a period during which NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season line-ups. Typically, there is a mix of rookies and some of the younger bench players to see how well some players work with others...
in 2005.
Since his national team debut at the FIBA Asia Championship
FIBA Asia Championship
The FIBA Asia Championship for Men is a tournament which takes place every two years between teams of the continent. This is the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship and the Olympic basketball tournament...
2001, Tien has served as starting power forward
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
for the Chinese Taipei national basketball team
Chinese Taipei national basketball team
The Chinese Taipei national basketball team is the basketball team representing Taiwan in international competitions, organized and run by the CTBA...
. In addition to his ability to make long-range shots
Three-point field goal
A three-point field goal is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket...
, Tien has also been the most efficient rebounder on the Taiwanese team in international tournaments—owing much to his jumping ability. At the FIBA Asia Championship 2009
FIBA Asia Championship 2009
The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the biennial Asian continental championship and also served as the FIBA Asia qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from August 6 to 16, 2009 in Tianjin, China....
, he helped Chinese Taipei to a fifth place finish, the team's best record in the tournament since the turn of the century, while averaging 10.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He was thus named to the All-Tournament Third Team.
Despite the progress made by his teams in recent years, nonetheless, Tien's ability to rebound and make inside plays has been compromised by fatigue fracture in his left tibia
Tibia
The tibia , shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates , and connects the knee with the ankle bones....
since 2007.