Wang Quanze (; born June 8, 2000 isputed, known as Michael Wang, is a former Chinese professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(CBA). He was a member of the China national under-19 team in 2018, and (while attending the

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of the

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) played

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for the University's team named the Quakers, which plays in the

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Early life

Wang was born in

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, but spent part of his childhood in

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, where he played basketball at Beijing No. 4 Junior High School.

High school career

Wang moved to the United States at age 14. He enrolled at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana,

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and played power forward for the majority of his high school career. While in high school, he lived with teammate

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's family. After graduating from high school, Wang played in the

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in the summer of 2018.

College career

In 2018, Wang enrolled in the

at the

. During his freshman year with the

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, Wang averaged 8.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. On December 4, 2018, Wang scored a career-high 23 points off the bench in an 89–75 upset win over

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. Wang missed the entirety of his sophomore season due to knee tendonitis.

Professional career

Wang signed with

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in 2021, though the team allowed him to complete his senior season at Penn between 2021 and 2022. In 2022, the team signed a 3-year contract with him, though he was injured ahead of the 2022–23 season and did not play. He debuted for the team on 1 November 2023 in a 104–117 loss against

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, clocking in for 2 minutes as a substitute. Wang was traded to

in a player swap deal on 21 January 2024. He would be part of the Xinjiang team that advanced to the finals of the 2023–24 Chinese Basketball Association season, but the team lost 0–4 against

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in the finals. Wang left the team as a free agent at the end of the 2023–24 season. Wang has not played professionally since.

National team career

Wang competed for the China national under-19 basketball team in the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship. During the tournament, he averaged 20 points, 13 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game en route to the team's third place finish. He led the tournament in rebounds and was selected in the team of the tournament.

Career statistics

College

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CBA

Regular season

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Xinjiang Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...

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Playoffs

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Notes

References

External links

Penn Quakers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Michael 2000 births Living people Basketball players from Shanxi Chinese expatriate basketball people in the United States Chinese men's basketball players Guangzhou Loong Lions players Penn Quakers men's basketball players People from Taiyuan Power forwards Sportspeople from Santa Ana, California Xinjiang Flying Tigers players Age controversies in sports Age controversies