Yang Liwei (basketball)
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| No. 3 – Guangdong Vermilion Birds | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | WCBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 January 1995 Kunming, Yunnan, China |
| Listed height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Coaching career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2012–2020 | Guangdong Vermilion Birds |
| 2020–2023 | Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2023–present | Guangdong Vermilion Birds |
Coaching | |
| 2024–present | Guangdong Vermilion Birds (assistant) |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Yang Liwei (Chinese: 杨力维; pinyin: Yáng Lìwéi, born 2 January 1995) is a Chinese basketball player for Guangdong Vermilion Birds women's basketball team and the Chinese national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.[1][2]
In February 2023, she joined Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[3] However, she was waived from the team in May 2023, after playing two matches.[4][5] In July 2023, she played for China in the women's Asia Cup basketball championship, and won the Asia cup title, after she and her teammates beat Japan in the final, with a score of 73-71.[6] In September 2023, she along with Qin Haiyang, were chosen as the flag bearers representing China in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[7] She later competed for China in the women's 5-on-5 basketball tournament, and on 5 October 2023, her team won the gold after beating Japan in the final with a score of 74–72.[8]
