Draft:Yang Ming (basketball)

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Yang Ming
Liaoning Flying Leopards
PositionHead coach
LeagueCBA
Personal information
Born (1985-07-31) July 31, 1985 (age 38)
Dalian, Liaoning, China
Listed height195[1] cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight85[1] kg (187 lb)
Career information
Playing career2004–2019
PositionPoint guard[1]
Number12
Coaching career2020–present
Career history
As player:
2004-2019Liaoning Flying Leopards
As coach:
2020-2023Liaoning Flying Leopards
2023-2024Liaoning Arctic Wolves
2024-presentLiaoning Flying Leopards
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • CBA All-Star game "Rising Stars MVP" (2008)
  • National Games Champion (2017)
  • CBA Champion (2018)
  • No. 12 retired by Liaoning Flying Leopards

As coach:

  • 2× CBA Champions (2022, 2023)
  • National Games Champion (U-22, 2021)

Yang Ming (Chinese: 杨鸣, born July 31, 1985) is a Chinese former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach of the CBA team Liaoning Flying Leopards, where he was a player throughout his entire playing career.

Playing career[edit]

Club career[edit]

Yang Ming turned professional in 2004. During the 2005-06 CBA season, he scored more than 40 points in two matches respectively, topping at 44 points when playing Shandong Gold Lions.[2] At a match playing Beijing Ducks starring Bateer in 2006, he scored 32 points with his left wrist broken, beating Beijing 113-110.[3]

Yang was awarded "Rising Stars MVP" in the 2008 CBA All-Star game, scoring an unprecedented 35 points.[3] He played for the North team in CBA All-Star in 2009, 2010 and 2012. He also won the champion with Liaoning at the 2017 National Games of China.[4]

Throughout his professional career, Yang Ming played 565 matches for Liaoning, scored 4,364 points, 1,161 rebounds, 1,551 assists and 644 steals. He ranked first in terms of steals and appearances, second in assistance and fifth in points in Liaoning's history.[5]

On May 30, 2019, Yang Ming retired from Liaoning Flying Leopards after losing to Guangdong in CBA semifinals. His jersey, No. 12, was retired on November 4.[6]

National team career[edit]

Yang Ming represented China at the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship. He averaged 7.4 points, 2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, shooting 50% from two-point range, 29.4% from three-point range, and 93.8% from free throws.[3]

Coach career[edit]

Yang Ming was appointed head coach of Liaoning on June 28, 2020, succeeding Guo Shiqiang.[7] On August 15 that year, Liaoning lost the finals to Guangdong Southern Tigers, claiming its 7th runners-up, before losing to Guangdong again in the next season. At the 2021 National Games of China, he led Liaoning U-22 basketball team to win the champion.[8]

In the 2021-22 season, the Liaoning Flying Leopards won the regular season champion, and subsequently swept the Shanxi Loongs, the Guangdong Southern Tigers and the Zhejiang Lions to claim the first CBA champion since 2017-18 season.[9] As such, Yang Ming becomes the third person in CBA history to win the CBA champion both as a player and as the head coach, after Adiljan Suleyman (Bayi Rockets) and Du Feng (Guangdong Southern Tigers).[10]

After defeating the Zhejiang Golden Bulls and winning the 2022-23 CBA season champion, Yang Ming resigned from Liaoning Flying Leopards in September 2023 to be appointed by the NBL team Liaoning Arctic Wolves (Chinese: 辽宁益胜雪狼). Hugo López, the Flying Leopards' assistant coach, replaced him as the head coach.[11] He was re-appointed by the Flying Leopards on February 8, 2024.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Growing up in the prime of Dalian Wanda, Yang initially showed interest in football, but decided to become a basketball player under his father's influence, who was himself a basketballer.[2]

Yang maintained an active presence after his retirement. He starred in variety shows like Keep Running and Roast!,[13][14] and commentated on the FIBA World Cup.[15]

Yang Ming married Tang Jialiang in 2013, and they had two kids. On December 5, 2023, Yang annnounced his divorce on Weibo.[16]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b "辽篮队长杨鸣:说我帅我不反对 看书能学到东西-中新网". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "杨鸣是花瓶?他曾断腕砍32分,郭士强都给他让位了,为什么进不去国家队?". www.163.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ^ "再见千年老二!这次的冠军是辽宁!". sports.sina.cn. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ^ "一生一队!杨鸣宣布退役:是时候说再见了". sports.sina.com.cn. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. ^ "再见"CBA第一帅",杨鸣12号球衣退役". news.sina.com.cn. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. ^ "辽篮12载功勋教练郭士强下课,杨鸣接任教练组组长一职|界面新闻 · 体育". www.jiemian.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ^ "全运会|辽宁男篮成功卫冕全运会冠军-新华网". m.news.cn. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. ^ "赵继伟20+8郭艾伦13分 辽宁4-0横扫广厦夺冠". sports.sina.com.cn. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ^ "CBA历史第3人!杨鸣球员与教练时代均夺冠 比肩阿的江杜锋_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com.
  11. ^ "官宣!总裁兼总教练 杨鸣正式加盟NBL辽宁益胜_联赛_赛季_篮球". www.sohu.com.
  12. ^ "杨鸣回归辽篮救火!春节后正式接手辽宁教鞭,为三冠主帅_主教练_乌戈_赛季". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  13. ^ "卸任辽篮主帅的杨鸣!解说NBA,参加活动综艺节目,疯狂吸金". www.163.com. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  14. ^ "范志毅、杨鸣"互喷"、宫鲁鸣炮轰CBA,男篮槽点又满了|界面新闻·体育". www.jiemian.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  15. ^ "杨鸣解说男篮世界杯,球迷送祝福!_辽篮_篮球界_比赛". www.sohu.com.
  16. ^ "杨鸣宣布离婚". sports.ifeng.com (in Chinese). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.