Xu Yong
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Xu Yong was a Chinese
professional basketball
player. He lastly played for the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association
. Xu Yong was often considered as one of Chinas major basketball talents, third only to Yao Ming
and Yi Jianlian
. After several dominating performances in the Chinese Basketball Association
, Xu had to end his basketball career at age 19 after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma
.
´s Shanghai Dongfang Sharks. He caught the attention of many experts through his MVP award at the Adidas Asia Camp in 2005. Later, he played for The Bush School in Seattle. At the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, he averaged 15.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists on a underperforming Chinese team. In the Chinese Basketball Association
, he averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists throughout the regular season with tremendous improvements towards the end of the season. Many experts saw him as China´s next major NBA prospect. Accordingly, the diagnosis of osteosarcoma
and subsequent end of his basketball career came to the dismay of Chinese basketball fans and NBA fans alike.
China
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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. He lastly played for the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association
Chinese Basketball Association
The Chinese Basketball Association , often abbreviated to the CBA, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in China.The league is commonly known as the CBA, and this acronym is often used even in Chinese...
. Xu Yong was often considered as one of Chinas major basketball talents, third only to Yao Ming
Yao Ming
Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
and Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He has also played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and Washington Wizards. Yi played power forward for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2002 and...
. After several dominating performances in the Chinese Basketball Association
Chinese Basketball Association
The Chinese Basketball Association , often abbreviated to the CBA, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in China.The league is commonly known as the CBA, and this acronym is often used even in Chinese...
, Xu had to end his basketball career at age 19 after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma is an aggressive cancerous neoplasm arising from primitive transformed cells of mesenchymal origin that exhibit osteoblastic differentiation and produce malignant osteoid...
.
Career overview
Xu Yong came out of the youth program of Yao MingYao Ming
Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
´s Shanghai Dongfang Sharks. He caught the attention of many experts through his MVP award at the Adidas Asia Camp in 2005. Later, he played for The Bush School in Seattle. At the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, he averaged 15.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists on a underperforming Chinese team. In the Chinese Basketball Association
Chinese Basketball Association
The Chinese Basketball Association , often abbreviated to the CBA, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in China.The league is commonly known as the CBA, and this acronym is often used even in Chinese...
, he averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists throughout the regular season with tremendous improvements towards the end of the season. Many experts saw him as China´s next major NBA prospect. Accordingly, the diagnosis of osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma is an aggressive cancerous neoplasm arising from primitive transformed cells of mesenchymal origin that exhibit osteoblastic differentiation and produce malignant osteoid...
and subsequent end of his basketball career came to the dismay of Chinese basketball fans and NBA fans alike.