Liu Cheng (basketball)
Taiwanese basketball player (born 1990)
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Liu Cheng (Chinese: 劉錚; born 24 November 1990) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), he has played in the shooting guard and small forward position.
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| No. 11 – Shanghai Sharks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | CBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1990 Miaoli County, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | MingDao (2008–2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Jeoutai Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Taiwan Beer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Zhejiang Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Shanghai Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Super Basketball League
Liu Cheng began his career with Jeoutai Technology of the Super Basketball League (SBL) in 2011 before moving to the Taiwan Beer the following year with whom he won the SBL championship in 2016.[1]
Zhejiang Lions
On 9 May 2016, Liu Cheng joined the Zhejiang Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[2]
Shanghai Sharks
On 9 September 2020, the CBA officially registered Liu Cheng with the Shanghai Sharks. He signed a 2+1 year contract with the Sharks, with a team option for the third year, and it was a Category C contract.[3]
On 10 July 2023, the Shanghai Sharks announced that they had renewed Liu Cheng's contract.[4] On 2 September 2024, the Sharks announced that they had renewed Liu Cheng's contract, changing his jersey number to 11.[5] The contract was a 1+1 year Category E contract, with a team option for the second year.[6]
National team career
On 31 July 2025, Liu Cheng was selected for the Chinese Taipei national team to participate in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.[7] On 25 February 2026, he was selected for the 12-man roster of the Chinese Taipei team for the second stage of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers.[8]