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    The 5-block brotherhood: Wemby welcomes Sinan Huan to the club

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    Sinan Huan blocked 5 shots per game for China at the U19

    The center from China joins a very exclusive club of elite defensive players.

    LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Sinan Huan joined an exclusive club at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 - the China big man became just the fourth player in tournament history to average 5.0 blocks per game.

    Sinan Huan prevailed in a battle of titans as he blocked Amadou Seini’s layup under the basket with 1 minute and 32 seconds remaining in a tie game which China eventually won 81-77 over Cameroon.

    It was Huan's fifth block of the game and his 35th of the tournament — an event that started with a bang: 8 rejections in the opener against Canada.

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    The final block punched Sinan’s ticket to the U19 World Cup 5-blocks-per-game brotherhood. There, he joins Victor Wembanyama and two Chinese compatriots Qi Zhou and Hansen Yang.

    All-time players to average 5.0 blocks in U19 World Cup history

     

    Player

    Country

    Year

    Blocks per game

    1.

    Victor Wembanyama

    France

    2021

    5.7

    2.

    Qi Zhou

    China

    2013

    5.4

    3.

    Hansen Yang

    China

    2023

    5.0

    3.

    Sinan Huan

    China

    2025

    5.0

    Earlier in the tournament, one of his teammates, Yi Yuang, also etched his name into the history books with a dazzling new assist record: 17 dishes in a single game.

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