China ready to go to work ahead of FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2017
BEIJING (FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2017) - The star trio of Mengran Sun, Ting Shao and Xiaojia Chen are ready to spearhead the challenge of China at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2017.
BEIJING (FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2017) - The star trio of Sun Mengran, Shao Ting and Chen Xiaojia are ready to spearhead the challenge of China at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2017.
While China only managed to win one of their five games in Rio, they will be hoping that their three leading players can help them make a strong play for the title in Bengaluru later this year.
| China 15-player squad for FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2017 | |||
| Chen Xiaojia | Gao Song | Huang Hongping | Huang Sijing |
| Li Meng | Li Yueru | Lu Wen | Shao Ting |
| Yi Shen | Shi Xiufeng | Sun Mengran | Wu Di |
| Yang Liwei | Zhang Liting | Zhao Shuang | |
Newly-installed head coach Xu Limin will need his big-hitter to find some form and they will go to work at a preparation camp with 12 other candidates.
Sun was the leading scorer and rebounder for her country at last year's Olympic Games after registering 12.4 points and five rebounds per game. Chen impressed with a team-high 4.2 assists per game and also harvested a double-digit points return.
While Shao Ting didn't have her greatest shooting tournament, she is widely heralded as one of the most prominent and high quality players in Asia.
One of the most interesting inclusions in the Group is teenager Li Yueru, who has posted some jaw-dropping numbers at youth level and is being categorized as one of the most promising players China has produced in recent memory.
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