Wei Jian Hong
Encyclopedia
Hong Wei Jian is a Singapore
an basketball
player who last played for the Singapore Slingers
in the Asean Basketball League
(ABL). Known for his 39' vertical jump
, he goes by the nickname of "Flyboy" on the court.
while the team was competing in the 2008/09 Singapore Challenge Series.
On August 2009, Wei Jian signed a one-year contract to play for the Singapore Slingers
, along with Pathman Matialakan
. He scored a career high of 18 points against the Kuala Lumpur Dragons
on Nov 22, 2009
Wei Jian was named the Slingers' Most Improved Player for the 2009-2010 ABL season on the Slingers Awards Night on 17 February 2010.
Due to an knee injury, Wei Jian is out for the 2010/11 ABL Season.
| align="left" | 2009-10
| align="left" | Slingers
| 18|| 12|| 17:55 || .427 || .371|| .622 || 2.2 || .8 || 1.08|| .00|| 7.6
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| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 18|| 12 || 17:55 || .427|| .371|| .622 || 2.2 || .8 || 1.08|| .00 || 7.6
| align="left" | 2009-10
| align="left" | Slingers
| 3 || 3 || 23:10 || .434 || .285 || .833 || 4.0 || 1.7 || 1.67 || .00 || 10.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 3 || 3 || 23.10 || .434 || .285 || .833 || 4.0 || 1.7 || 1.67 || .00 || 10.6
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
an 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 who last played for the Singapore Slingers
Singapore Slingers
The Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season....
in the Asean Basketball League
ASEAN Basketball League
The ASEAN Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL, is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia. Six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations competed in the league's 2009 inaugural season...
(ABL). Known for his 39' vertical jump
Vertical jump
A vertical jump or vertical leap is the act of raising one's center of gravity higher in the vertical plane solely with the use of one's own muscles; it is a measure of how high an individual or athlete can elevate off the ground from a standstill.-Types of vertical jump:The vertical jump is...
, he goes by the nickname of "Flyboy" on the court.
ABL career
In 2008, Wei Jian played a few games with the Singapore SlingersSingapore Slingers
The Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season....
while the team was competing in the 2008/09 Singapore Challenge Series.
On August 2009, Wei Jian signed a one-year contract to play for the Singapore Slingers
Singapore Slingers
The Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season....
, along with Pathman Matialakan
Pathman Matialakan
Pathman s/o Matialakan is a Singaporean basketball player who last played for the Singapore Slingers in the Asean Basketball League...
. He scored a career high of 18 points against the Kuala Lumpur Dragons
Kuala Lumpur Dragons
The Westports KL Dragons, , is a professional basketball team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that is seeing action in the newly formed international basketball league in Southeast Asia, the Asean Basketball League...
on Nov 22, 2009
Wei Jian was named the Slingers' Most Improved Player for the 2009-2010 ABL season on the Slingers Awards Night on 17 February 2010.
Due to an knee injury, Wei Jian is out for the 2010/11 ABL Season.
Season
|-| align="left" | 2009-10
| align="left" | Slingers
Singapore Slingers
The Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season....
| 18|| 12|| 17:55 || .427 || .371|| .622 || 2.2 || .8 || 1.08|| .00|| 7.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 18|| 12 || 17:55 || .427|| .371|| .622 || 2.2 || .8 || 1.08|| .00 || 7.6
Playoffs
|-| align="left" | 2009-10
| align="left" | Slingers
Singapore Slingers
The Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season....
| 3 || 3 || 23:10 || .434 || .285 || .833 || 4.0 || 1.7 || 1.67 || .00 || 10.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 3 || 3 || 23.10 || .434 || .285 || .833 || 4.0 || 1.7 || 1.67 || .00 || 10.6