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North Beats South 110-102 in CBA All-Star Game
The 2004 CBA All-Star Night gave the
league's NBA hopefuls the opportunity to shine for the fans and NBA
scouts last night.
"I hope I can join the NBA in two years time," said Zhu Fangyu, a
national team member who plays with the league leading Guangdong
Hongyuan.
The 20-year-old forward won the three-point shootout in the skills
competition, posting a record 24 points in the first round and defeating
Li Nan 20-14 in the final. During the game, he scored 13 points as
the Northern all-star Tigers defeated the Southern Dragons 110-102 in
Changsha, Hunan Province.
The Northern squad was led by 19-year-old
Zhengdong Tang (215-C-84) (Tang Zhengdong), a 215 cm center from
Jiangsu, the game's Most Valuable Player in his initial appearance at
the annual event. Tang is averaging 23.1 points and 14.8 rebounds
after 18 games for the Jiangsu Dragons
"Yi Jianlian and Xue Yuyang may receive a higher profile in the media
but I want to change that,"said Tang."The best way would be to play in
the NBA."
Yi, the 16-year-old sensation who is listed at 212 cm, has been dubbed
as the "Next Yao Ming" according to sina.com. The Guangdong center
and Xue Yuyang, a Denver Nuggets draftee, were both making their
all-star debut.
"I have come here specifically to see these kids," said Leo Papile, a
senior scout with the Boston Celtics who attended the game. "You
just have to look at the success of Yao Ming and the impact he is making
on the NBA. He offers a good example for them."
In the slam dunk contest, the champion was Hu Guang, who impressed Vince
Carter when Carter toured China in the summer of 2002. An article
by Mike Ball on July 24, 2002 at raptors.com noted that Hu, then a guard
from the Nanjing military team, thrilled the crowd as he executed some
of Carter's signature dunks. Impressed, but not intimidated, Carter
stepped up and threw down a few of his own jams, sending the onlookers
into a frenzy.
The other three finalists for the slam dunk contest were Rod Gregoire,
Yi Jianlian and Jameel Watkins. Hu got 98 points to beat Yi
Jianlian, who had 96 points, in the final. Hu is now a substitute
guard-forward with Shanxi who has gotten little playing time.
The CBA has divided the all-star players into
two teams:
The Dragon Team:
Starters:
C Jason Dixon
PF Du Feng
SF Zhu Fangyu
SG Li Nan
PG God Shammgod
Bench: Zhang Jinsong, Jiao Jian, Yi Jianlian, Fan Bin, Li Qun
The Tiger Team:
Starters:
C Tang Zhengdong
PF Xue Yuyang
SF Rod Gregoire
SG Hu Weidong
PG Liu Wei
Bench: Chen Ke, Sun Jun, Garth Joseph, Alex Scales, Guo Shiqiang
CBA
Post-Season Awards
Asia-Basket All-CBA Player of the Year:
Feng Du (203-C/F-81) (Guangdong)
Asia-Basket All-CBA Import Player of the Year:
Jason Dixon (204-C-73, college:
Liberty) (Guangdong)
Asia-Basket All-CBA Domestic Player of the Year:
Feng Du (203-C/F-81) (Guangdong)
Asia-Basket All-CBA Most Improved Player of the Year:
Zhengdong Tang (215-C-84) (Jiangsu)
Asia-Basket All-CBA Newcomer of the Year:
Qing Fei Fu (218-C-84) (Shanghai)
Asia-Basket All-CBA Defensive Player of the Year:
Zhengdong Tang (215-C-84) (Jiangsu)
Asia-Basket All-CBA Coach of the Year: Min Lu Lei (Beijing Ducks)
Asia-Basket All-CBA 1st Team
Feng Du (203-C/F-81) (Guangdong)
Zhengdong Tang (215-C-84) (Jiangsu)
Nan Li (198-F-76) (Bayi)
Jason Dixon (204-C-73, college:
Liberty) (Guangdong)
Garth Joseph (217-C-73, agent:
Siegel Michael B., college:
St.Rose (NY)) (Shanshi)
Asia-Basket All-CBA 2nd Team
Qun Li (180-G-73) (Guangdong)
Roderick Gregoire (199-G/F-69, college:
Cent.Oklahoma) (Jiliin)
Manny Dies (204-F-77, agent:
Pellerin Patrick, college:
Kansas St.) (Liaoning)
Ke Mo (209-C-82) (Bayi)
God Shammgod (183-G-76, agent:
Bonsignore Charles, college:
Providence) (Zhejiang)
Asia-Basket All-CBA Imports
1st Team
Jason Dixon (204-C-73, college:
Liberty) (Guangdong)
Roderick Gregoire (199-G/F-69, college:
Cent.Oklahoma) (Jilin)
Manny Dies (204-F-77, agent:
Pellerin Patrick, college:
Kansas St.) (Liaoning)
Garth Joseph (217-C-73, agent:
Siegel Michael B., college:
St.Rose (NY)) (Shanxi)
God Shammgod (183-G-76, agent:
Bonsignore Charles, college:
Providence) (Zhejiang)
Asia-Basket All-CBA Imports
2nd Team
Simeon Haley (213-C-72, agent:
Elfus Brian, college:
Missouri) (Jiangsu)
Alex Scales (193-G-78, college:
Oregon) (Shanghai)
Gabe Muoneke (200-F-78, agent:
Fox Larry, college:
Texas) (Beijing Aoshen)
Ernest Brown (213-C-79, college:
Indian Hills CC) (Liaoning)
Justin Love (189-G-78, college:
St.Louis) (Beijing Aoshen)
Asia-Basket All-CBA Domestic
Players 1st Team
Feng Du (203-C/F-81) (Guangdong)
Zhengdong Tang (215-C-84) (Jiangsu)
Nan Li (198-F-76) (Bayi)
Ke Mo (209-C-82) (Bayi)
Wei Liu (190-G-80) (Shanghai)
Asia-Basket All-CBA Domestic
Players 2nd Team
Qun Li (180-G-73) (Guangdong)
Jun Sun (198-F/G-69) (Jilin)
Fangyu Zhu (200-F-83) (Guangdong)
Bo Wang (202-F-82) (Jilin)
Jiao Jian (202-F/C-80) (Beijing Ducks)
