Zhou Qi is a Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League.
19 Facts About Zhou Qi
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Zhou Qi has been a regular member of the China men's national basketball team since 2014, winning a gold team medal in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship and the 2018 Asian Games.
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Zhou Qi played a total of 19 games across two seasons with the Rockets before being waived in 2018.
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Zhou Qi returned to the Flying Tigers of the CBA soon after.
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Zhou Qi attended Fuxin Basketball School in 2005 in Fuxin, Liaoning, China.
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Zhou Qi first began appearing on scouting reports when he guided China to an unlikely youth team title in Turkey at the TBF International Under-16 Tournament in 2011.
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At age fifteen, Zhou Qi put up 41 points, 28 rebounds, and 15 blocks in China's semifinal win over Germany, and then went for 30 points, 17 rebounds, and 8 blocks in the final against the host nation.
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In January 2014, Zhou Qi left his boyhood team, the Liaoning Jaguars, to join the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.
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Zhou Qi led the CBA in blocked shots in each of his first two seasons at 3.3 and 3.2 per game, respectively, while shooting 65 percent from two-point range in 73 total games.
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In June 2016, Zhou Qi reached an agreement with Xinjiang that would allow him to buy out his contract and join the NBA in 2017.
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Zhou Qi ranked second in the CBA in blocks and was named Defensive Player of the Year.
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On 6 July 2017, Zhou Qi signed with the Houston Rockets.
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On 1 November 2017, Zhou Qi scored his first NBA points, finishing with three points against the New York Knicks.
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On 8 September 2021, Zhou Qi signed a two-year deal with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League as a Special Restricted Player, with the second year being a player option.
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Zhou Qi made his debut with the senior Chinese national team during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
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Zhou Qi returned for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China, where he helped China win the championship with a win over the Philippines in the final.
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Zhou Qi had 16 points and 14 rebounds in the championship game.
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Zhou Qi was named to the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship All-Star Five.
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Zhou Qi later competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics with the Chinese national team.