Zhou Qi
Zhou Qi (Chinese: 周琦; pinyin: Zhōu Qí [ʈʂóʊ tɕʰǐ]; born 16 January 1996) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has been a regular member of the China men's national basketball team since 2014, winning a gold team medal in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship and the 2018 Asian Games.
Zhou in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 26 – Guangdong Southern Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | CBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1996 Xinxiang, Henan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 216 cm (7 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | →Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Guangdong Southern Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A center, Zhou started his professional career playing for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). In 2016, he entered the NBA draft and was selected 43rd overall by the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played a total of 19 games across two seasons with the Rockets before being waived in 2018. Zhou returned to the Flying Tigers of the CBA soon after. In 2021, he joined the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).