Xinhua news agency, new york, april 10 (reporter pan yi) chinese women’s basketball center han xu and li yuelu were selected by the new york liberalists and the atlanta dream team respectively at the WNBA2019 draft conference held in new york on the evening of 10th, he became the second and third Chinese women’s basketball player who landed on WNBA through draft after Zheng Haixia.
There are 53 candidates and all 12 WNBA teams participating in this year’s draft. The draft is divided into three rounds. Each round selects a player in the order of signing. Han Xu took the second place in the second round (14 in total) by the 11th New York Free team last season. Li Yuelu was selected by the Atlanta Dream Team, the runner-up last season, in the 11th order in the third round (total 35).
Han Xu, who was invited to attend the talent show conference in full costume, cried with excitement after the election. She told the reporter that her parents showed her the video sent by Xu Limin, the head coach of national women’s basketball, which reminded her of many sweet, sour and bitter things in the past.
Han Xu, who was born in a basketball family, was 2.07 meters tall. He graduated from the Affiliated High School of Tsinghua University and joined the Xinjiang Tianshan team of WCBA in 2018. He averaged 15.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in the season and was selected as the All-Star starter. In the women’s basketball World Cup in 2018, Chinese women’s basketball encountered the US team in the group match. Although they eventually lost 88 to 100, Han Xu personally scored 20 points and come to fame in an activity in the international high-level arena.
“I have been practicing basketball for 10 years. Since I was young, I have been much higher than my peers. With the edification of my parents, I have long felt that I have been associated with basketball in my life.” Han Xu said with a smile. “I wanted to enter WNBA in three years, but I didn’t expect this day to come so fast. For this reason, I would like to thank my parents, Xu’s guidance, the Chinese Basketball Association, and all the teammates of the team I once played for, who all helped me a lot.”
When talking about this draft, Han Xu said: “I don’t care what rounds I will be selected. The important thing is that I can play at the highest level. I will do my best.”
When talking about the New York Free Men team, Han Xu said, “here, my acquaintance is Tina Charles, and we once competed on the WCBA field. Facing the new environment, I will try my best to adapt.”
Due to the schedule, Li Yuelu didn’t arrive at the talent show.