Liu Yudong

Liu Yudong (Simplified Chinese: 刘玉栋 nick-name："War God" [Yao Ming: The Road to the NBA by C.F. Xiao, translated by Philip Robyn, Page 198 ] , born 1970), is a Chinese basketball player playing for the Fujian Xunxing club in the Chinese Basketball Association [cite web |url= http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90779/90870/6289753.html|title=Shortened season, lack of stars will impact CBA revenues|accessdate=2008-08-07|work=|publisher=People's Daily |date=October 24, 2007] .

Liu spent his first 8 CBA seasons with Bayi Rockets(1995–2003), where he become the second best scorer in the CBA history, with a league-best scoring average 25.9 points per game. After winning the CBA championship in all but one seasons-2002, to a Yao Ming-led Shanghai Sharks- Liu retired in 2003 because of knee injury. He came back the next season and was voted to the all-star game. Liu retired again in 2005 for the troubling knees and became an assistant coach for the Rockets. In 2007, Liu came out from a two-year retirement to lead the Fujian Xunxing. Liu is a senior colonel in the People's Liberation Army. He is also the flag bearer of the Chinese sports delegation at the opening ceremony of the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics [cite web |url= http://english.people.com.cn/english/200009/14/eng20000914_50479.html|title=Liu Yudong to Carry Flag for Chinese Sports Delegation|accessdate=2008-08-07|work=|publisher=People's Daily |date=September 14, 2000] .

Honors

*CBA second team, 2000 [Yao Ming: The Road to the NBA by C.F. Xiao, translated by Philip Robyn, Page 139 ]
*CBA All-star game MVP,2001 [cite web |url= http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200104/03/eng20010403_66682.html|title= Dragon Vs Tiger, CBA All-star Competition|accessdate=2008-08-07|work=|publisher=People's Daily |date=April 03, 2001] .
*CBA's Outstanding Contribution [cite web |url= http://www.china.org.cn/english/2005/Jan/118389.htm|title= Basketballer Receives Top CBA Award |accessdate=2008-08-07|work=|publisher=China Internet Information Center |date=January 20, 2005] .

Reference

External links

* [http://www.cba.gov.cn/cbastats/playerdetail.aspx?id=101345 CBA profile]
* [http://www.sbs-sport.com/qdzl/xxcbady/200710/t20071010_1586.htm Fujian Xunxing player profile]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/liu-yudong-1.html sports-reference]