Basketball Players
Current NBA Players
Jeremy Lin (Chinese/Taiwanese) – 6’3″ 200lbs. Point Guard (posts)
2006-2010 NCAA-Harvard, Palo Alto High School
2010-present NBA-Golden State Warriors, Houston, New York Knicks
Yi Jianlian (Chinese) – 7’0″ 250lbs Power Forward 1st Rnd #6 draft pick (posts)
2007-present NBA-Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, NJ Nets, Milwaukee Bucks
2002-present CBA-Guandong Southern Tigers, China NT
Played in NBA
Sun Yue (Chinese) – 6’9″ 205lbs Point Guard [NBA 2nd Rnd draft pick]
2008-2009 NBA-Los Angeles Lakers
2003-present ABA/CBA-Beijing Olympians, China NT
Ha Seung Jin (Korean) – 7’3″ 305lbs Center [NBA 2nd Rnd draft pick]
2004-2006 NBA-Portland TrailBlazers
2009-present KBL-Jeonju KCC Egis, S.Korean NT
Wang Zhizhi (Chinese) – 7’0″ 275lbs Center [NBA 2nd Rnd draft pick]
2001-2005 NBA-Dallas Mavericks, LA Clippers, Miami Heat
1995-present CBA-Bayi Rockets, China NT
Mengke Bateer (Chinese/Mongolian) – 6’11″ 300lbs Center
2002-2004 NBA-Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs
1997-present CBA-Beijing Ducks, Xinjiang Tigers, China NT
Yuta Tabuse (Japanese) – 5’9″ 160lbs Point Guard
2004 NBA-Phoenix Suns, Summer League: Nuggets, Mavs, Clippers, Nets
2003-present JBL-Link Tochigi Brex, Japan NT
Retired Players
Yao Ming (Chinese) – 7’6″ 310lbs Center [NBA #1 Overall draft pick] (posts)
2002-2010 NBA-Houston Rockets
1997-2002 CBA-Shanghai Sharks, China NT
Rex Walters (White, Japanese) – 6’4″ 190lbs Point Guard [NBA 1st round draft #16]
1993-2000 NBA-New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat
1991-1993 NCAA-Kansas
Wataru Misaka (Japanese) – 5’7″ 150lbs Point Guard [1947 NBA draft]
1947-1948 NBA-New York Knicks
1943-1947 NCAA-Utah
Past NBA Prospects
Kosuke Takeuchi (Japanese) – 6’9″ 220lbs Power Forward
2010 NBA Summer League-Minnesota Timberwolves
2008-present JBL-Aisin Seahorses, Japan NT
Sung-Yoon Bang (Korean) – 6’5″ 190lbs Shooting Guard
2004,2008 NBDL-Roanoke Dazzle, Reno Bighorns
2009-present KBL, S.Korean NT
Zhang Kai (Chinese) – 6’11″ 210lbs Center
2008 NBA Summer League-Sacramento Kings
2005-present CBA-Dongguan Leopards, China NT
Liu Wei (Chinese) – 6’3″ 200lbs Point Guard
2004 NBA Summer League-Sacramento Kings
1997-present CBA-Shanghai Sharks, China NT
Xue YuYang (Chinese) – 6’11″ 265lbs Power Forward
2003 NBA Draft Pick #57 by Denver Nuggets
2002-present CBA-Hong Kong Flying Dragons, Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Sean “Hsin-An” Chen (Taiwanese) – 6’5″ 200lbs Shooting Guard
2002 NBA Summer League-Sacramento Kings
1999-present TBL-Yulon Dinos, ABA, CBA-Dongguan Leopards, Taiwan NT
Ma Jian (Chinese) – 6’5″ 200lbs Shooting Guard
1995 NBA Preseason-Los Angeles Clippers
1993-1995 NCAA-Utah Utes
Played in NCAA or other USA Leagues
Ted Wang (Chinese) – 7’0″ 215lbs Center
2010-present NCAA-Texas A&M at Corpus Christi
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Sabatino Chen (Chinese, white) – 6’3″ 180lbs Guard
2008-present NCAA-Colorado
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Sim Bhullar (Indian Canadian) – 7’5″ 360lbs Center
2011-present NCAA-New Mexico State
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Sun “Grant” HuFeng (Chinese) – 6’8″ 225lbs Small Forward
2011-present NCAA-Fresno State
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Tyler Sugiyama (Japanese) – 5’10″ 150lbs Point Guard
2009-present NCAA-USC
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Jet “Tsung-hsien” Chang (Taiwanese) – 6’4″ 180lbs Shooting Guard
2009-2011 NCAA-BYU Hawaii
2010-present Taiwan NT
Max “Zhaoxu” Zhang (Chinese) – 7’4″ 235lbs Center
2007-2010 NCAA-California
2010-present CBA-Shanghai Sharks
Sun Ming Ming (Chinese) – 7’9″ 370lbs Center
2006-2009 USBL-Dodge City, ABA-Maryland, Grand Rapids, LNBP-Fuerza Regia
2009-present CBA-Beijing Ducks
Jin Soo Kim/Choi (Korean) – 6’8″ 195lbs Small Forward
2007-2010 NCAA-Maryland
2011-present KBL-Orion
Lin Chang (Chinese) – 6’9″ 250lbs Power Forward
2009-2010 NCAA-Long Beach
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Taishi Ito (Japanese) – 6’0″ 180lbs Point Guard
2006-2010 NCAA-Portland
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Keijuro Matsui (Japanese) – 6’2″ 180lbs Point Guard
2005-2009 NCAA-Columbia
2010-present JBL-Toyota
Ji Xiang (Chinese) – 6’10″ 220lbs Power Forward
2008-2009 NCAA-Hawaii
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Shang Ping (Chinese) – 6’10″ 230lbs Power Forward
2008-2009 NCAA-Nebraska
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Cai Chen (Chinese) – 6’8″ 245lbs Power Forward
2008-2010 Maranatha Christian Highschool, San Diego
2011-present CBA
Tai-Hao Wu (Taiwanese) – 6’8″ 220lbs Power Forward
2006-2007 NCAA-BYU at Hawaii
2008-present SBL-Taiwan Beer
Aaron Xia (Chinese) – 6’8″ 245lbs Power Forward
2003-2005 NCAA-Citadel
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Larry Tieu (Vietnamese, Chinese) – 6’3″ 195lbs Guard
1999-2003 NCAA-College of the Atlantic Los Angeles
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Shawn Liao (Chinese) – 5’7″ Point Guard
1996-1998 Spain, Mexico
1993-1996 NCAA-Long Island University
Fong Sung (Chinese) – 6’11″ Center
1993-1995 NCAA-University of San Francisco
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Conant Chu (Taiwanese) – 6’0″ Point Guard
1990-1994 NCAA-University of California at Davis
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Tony Ling (Chinese) – 6’0″ 170lbs Point Guard
1993 NCAA-Northwestern
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Richard Chang (Chinese) – 6’7″ Forward
1984-1988 NCAA-University of California at Berkeley
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Willie Wong (Chinese) – 5’5″ Point Guard
1944-1948 NCAA-University San Francisco
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Future NBA Prospects
Li Muhao (Chinese) – Dongguan
Wang Zhelin (Chinese) – China U19
Guo Ailun (Chinese) – CBA Lioning
Zhou Qi (Chinese) – China U16
Duan JiangPeng (Chinese) – CBA Shanxi
Narito Namizato (Japanese)
Females
Sui Feifei (Chinese) – 6’1″ Small Forward
2005-2006 WNBA-Sacramento Monarchs
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Miao Lijie (Chinese) – 5’10″ Point Guard
2005-2006 WNBA-Sacramento Monarchs
1996-2008 China Womens National Team
Lindsey Yamasaki (Japanese, white) – 6’2″ Forward
2002-2006 WNBA-Miami Sol, NY Liberty;NWBL-San Jose
1998-2002 NCAA-Stanford
Zheng Haixia (Chinese) – 6’8″ Center
1997-1998 WNBA-Los Angeles Sparks
1983-1996 China Womens National Team
Dear Friend,
This is quite interesting. Composing information of all Asian basketball players who played in American is really difficult. They are many from Middle East that we don’t even pay attention. Not to mention there are so many playing in the D-II, D-III, and NAIA level. Anyway, on top of my mind, I think you have left out some of the following players. See if you would like to google them for more detailed information.
Arsalan Kazemi from Rice (he is not from Far East, but he is probably the best one among this list); he also has a teammate from Beirut
Who is the Philippine player played for the Western Kentucky?
Eric Shang (Shang Ping): played in Nebraska for a year.
Sung Fang: played for University of San Francisco for two years long time ago
Aaron Xia: played for Citadel for at least two seasons.
Tony Ling: A walk on for Northwestern long time ago
A Japanese player who played at Cal State LA
I forgot the name of the female Taiwanese player who played at St. Mary’s College. She was a member of Cathay. Is her name Chung Yi-chuan?
A Japanese lady who played at Evansville before.
Of course, don’t forget Ma Li-na of St. John’s as well.
Thanks so much for your zealous effort for putting up this site.
Thank you for this valuable information. I will definitely add these players to the list. As you know, there is a lack of asian athletes in the american sports scene… perhaps due to cultural upbringing or stereotypes. My goal is to recognize the accomplishments of every possible asian athlete. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks again.
Anthony,
You forgot Emily Tay, whose parents are from Burma. She is the lesbian who played at Harvard and got her own documentary film.
http://nolookpassthemovie.com/
There’s also the senior guard who plays for USF, Jay Wey. He doesn’t get much PT though, it’s the same team that Rex Walters is the coach for.
http://www.usfdons.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/bios/wey%20jay%20cxid
This is amazing! Thanks so much for putting up so much effort to compose this list. I think I can still contribute a few more names.
Approximately in 1996, UC Irvine had a walk on player named Brandon Chang (??), you may want to check the old media guide for his last name. He was from Northern California.
In 1990s, UCI’s women’s team also had two Asian female players, Kim and Chand (??). They were players during the tenure of Coach Colleen Matsuhara.
MORE ASIAN BALLERS COMING TO THE IVIES
Dartmouth recruited an Asian combo guard, Sofia Roman, for next season. Check out her ESPN evaluation and game highlights below.
http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/news/_/id/102729/sofia-roman
http://www.msgvarsity.com/westchester/white-plains/highlights-peekskill-52-white-plains-47-1.854543
Princeton recruited an Asian (actually half Asian) shooting guard/wing player, Michelle Miller, for next season. Click on the links below for Michelle’s ESPN evaluation and game highlights.
http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/news/_/id/101149/michelle-miller
Emil Kim played at UC Irvine for two seasons, from 2009-2011.
There are a few high school Chinese players who are playing well, Chris Tang 6-3 Class of 2014 guard at Hampton Roads Academy in Virginia, and I also seen 2 Chinese players at Atlantic Shores Christian School in Chesapeake Virginia, 6-8 forward Daniel He class of 2013, 6-4 guard Ray Shou class of 2014…all 3 should play in the NCAA