Li Gen (), born August 15, 1988) is a Chinese former professional

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player who played as Forward.

Professional career

Li started his career with the

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at the age of 20 during the 2008–09 CBA season. After two winters in Shanghai, he moved to the

Qingdao Eagles The Qingdao Guoxin Haitian Eagle Club, also known as Qingdao Daily Fresh or Qingdao Eagles are a Chinese professional basketball team which is based in Qingdao, Shandong. The club plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association ...

for the next two years. He averaged 18 points per game to lead all domestic players in scoring during the 2011–12 CBA season, and was also the MVP of that campaign's CBA All-Star Game. Li then spent the next three years of his career with the Beijing Ducks, helping the Capital Squad capture back-to-back league championships during the 2013–14 CBA season and 2014–15 CBA season. Unable to come to terms on a new contract with Beijing in the summer of 2015, he then signed with Xinjiang instead.

International career

On the international scene, Li represented China national basketball team at the

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, China. He scored nine points in 13 minutes of action off the bench, as the PRC beat the Philippines 78-67 in the Championship Game, which was played on October 3.tab=boxscore_statistics FIBA Asia Championship 2015 Title Game Boxscore
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References

External links

Asia-basket.com ProfileReal GM ProfileLi Gen China 2014-15 CBA , Full Highlight Video HD - Youtube.com video
{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Gen 1988 births Living people Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Henan Beijing Ducks players Chinese men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for China People from Jiaozuo Power forwards Qingdao Eagles players Shanghai Sharks players Small forwards Xinjiang Flying Tigers players Ningbo University alumni