Zheng Haixia
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| Born | March 7, 1967 Shangqiu, Henan, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WNBA draft | 1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16th overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1983–1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997–1998 | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Hall of Fame as player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zheng Haixia (simplified Chinese: 郑海霞; traditional Chinese: 鄭海霞; pinyin: Zhèng Hǎixiá; born March 7, 1967) is a Chinese retired professional women's basketball player for the China women's national basketball team and the Women's National Basketball Association.
International career[]
In 1983, Haixia made her debut at the Basketball World Championship and finished 3rd. The following year, she and her teammates finished 1st in the Asian Junior Basketball Championship and 3rd in the 23rd Olympic Games.
In 1986, she led the Chinese team to fifth in the 10th World Championship, 1st in the Asian Games, and 2nd in the World Championship.
In 1992, she inspired her teammates to win the silver in the Barcelona Olympics. The following year, she won the East Asian Games, the World University Games and National Games.
In 1994, she claimed the titles in the Asian Championship and ranked 2nd in the World Championship, being named MVP of the event by averaging 26.4 points, 13.1 rebounds and shooting 83.5% from the field.[1]
One year later, she and her teammates retained their title in the 16th Asian Championship.
In 1996, she made her fourth Olympic appearance in Atlanta, Georgia, averaging 18.1 points, 9 rebounds. One year later, she won the 8th National Games with the PLA team.
WNBA career[]
In 1997 she retired from the Chinese national team and went to play with the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA in the United States.[2] At the end of 1998, she returned to China and began to coach the PLA women's team. She is currently a coach in China.
In 1997 Haixia received the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award becoming the first Asian woman as well as international player to win any award in the WNBA. She led the WNBA in field goal percentage at .618.
Career statistics[]
| Legend | |||||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career high | ° | League leader | ||||
WNBA[]
Career totals[]
| Year | Team | G | GS | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | 3PTM | 3PTA | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| 1997 | LA | 28 | 21 | 557 | 110 | 178 | 39 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 17 | 11 | 46 | 20 | 259 |
| 1998 | LA | 6 | 2 | 98 | 20 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 45 |
| Totals | 34 | 23 | 655 | 130 | 210 | 44 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 20 | 11 | 52 | 21 | 304 |
Career averages[]
| Year | Team | MIN | FG% | FT% | 3PT% | RPG | APG | SPG | TO | BPG | PPG |
| 1997 | LA | 19.9 | .618 | .661 | .000 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 1998 | LA | 16.3 | .625 | .714 | .000 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| Totals | 19.3 | .619 | .667 | .000 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 8.9 |
Personal life[]
She started to practice basketball at the age of 12 and was selected by the Wuhan Army club team one year later. In 1983, she entered the national team. She married Xu Qinghua in Beijing on June 19, 2010.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ The women's sports encyclopedia. Markel, Robert., Waggoner, Susan., Smith, Marcella (Marcella Ann) (1st ed.). New York: H. Holt. 1997. p. 15. ISBN 0-8050-4494-9. OCLC 36640667.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ Friend, Tom (1997-06-19). "L.A. Imports Its Very Own Shaq". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "China's female Yao weds".
- ^ "Haixia Zheng: Whatever Happened to the 1st Chinese WNBA Player?". stuarte. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Henan
- Chinese women's basketball players
- Chinese expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic basketball players of China
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Olympic bronze medalists for China
- Basketball players at the 1986 Asian Games
- Basketball players at the 1990 Asian Games
- Basketball players at the 1994 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in basketball
- Centers (basketball)
- Los Angeles Sparks players
- People from Shangqiu
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games bronze medalists for China
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- FIBA Hall of Fame inductees