Mo Ke (, born September 8, 1982, in

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) is a former

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player who played center for the Bayi Rockets of the

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(CBA). He entered the 2004 NBA draft, but went undrafted. No NBA teams showed interest in him since then, and he continued to play for the Bayi Rockets until 2014.

Personal

On September 9, 2009, Mo married basketball player Wang Fan (王凡), who played for Bayi China Telecom in the WCBA. On January 24, 2010, Mo's wife collapsed during her team's practice. She was sent to No. 309 Hospital of Beijing for treatment after diagnosis of her condition as a

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. After her collapse, Wang never regained consciousness and she died on February 15, 2010. She was only 24 years old; the couple were married only for five months. Mo married swimmer Zhou Yafei in 2012.Wedding photos of Zhou Yafei and Mo Ke
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1982 births Living people Chinese men's basketball players Asian Games medalists in basketball Asian Games gold medalists for China Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2006 Asian Games Basketball players from Changchun Bayi Rockets players Centers (basketball) Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Olympic basketball players for China Manchu sportspeople 2006 FIBA World Championship players {{PRChina-basketball-bio-stub