Wong Wei Long (, born 18 August 1988 in

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) is a

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professional

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player for the

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of the National Basketball League (NBL). With his ability to knockdown the three ball at a high percentage, he has earned the

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s of the Long-ranger and the Singapore Assassin.

ABL career

In 2008, Wei Long had a brief stint with the

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while the team was competing in the 2008/09 Singapore Challenge Series. In August 2009, Wei Long signed a one-year contract to play for the

along with 7 other local players. He scored a season high of 14 points, including 4 3-pointers against the

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on 18 October 2009, the opening night of the inaugural ASEAN Basketball League. On 29 November 2011, Wei Long, together with Shengyu Lim and Desmond Oh, formed the first trio of Singaporeans that signed new contracts with the Slingers for the 2012 Asean Basketball League season. For the 2013 season, pursuing a higher education at

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, Wei Long signed a new contract with the Slingers with a partial commitment, which sees him missing out on most of the teams' away games. Wei Long switched his No 5 jersey to 8. Despite juggling his commitments between his studies and the team, 2013 became Wei Long's most outstanding season yet. He was nominated for the

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player of the month for February, averaging 16.5 points in that month. He was also honoured as one of the three best homegrown talents in the

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region who averaged more than 10 points for their team. On 31 March, Wei Long scored his career-high of 29 points against the Saigon Heat, the most points ever scored by any local player in the team. This performance topped his previous career-high of 20 points against the same team on 17 February 2013, the Singapore Slingers Cancer Awareness night. In 2017, after the game against Kaohsiung Truth, Wong scored his 1000th ABL career points. After sitting out for the

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, he officially signed with the

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for the upcoming

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. It is believed that he is the first Singaporean to play professional basketball outside of the republic.

ABL statistics

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International career

Wei Long is also a member of the men's

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. In the 2011 SEABA tournament, Wei Long averaged 17.0 points and 4.0 rebounds, and shot a team-high 45.8% from three-point range.

References

External links

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Player profile at Basketball.Asia-Basket.com
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ABL career

ABL statistics

International career

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