Abdusalam Abdurixit (Chinese: 阿不都沙拉木·阿不都热西提; pinyin: Ābùdūshālāmù·Ābùdūrèxītí; Uyghur: ئابدۇسالام ئابدۇرېشىت, romanized: Abdusalam Abdurëshit; born May 20, 1996) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[1]
| No. 23 – Xinjiang Flying Tigers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | CBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 20, 1996 Altay, Xinjiang, China | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2015–present | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | ||||||||||||||
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"Abudushalamu Abudurexiti" is the Chinese Pinyin rendering of his name. His given name has been spelled as "Abdusalam" on the back of his Chinese national team jersey and his patronymic has been spelled as "Abdurixit" in English language materials distributed to the foreign media by China's national team.[citation needed]
Professional career
editAfter winning the national youth championship in 2014, Abdusalam began his professional career with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the 2015–16 season.[citation needed] In his first season, he averaged 4.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 7.3 minutes per game.[2] He also helped his team win the 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, scoring 19 points in the championship game against Al Riyadi.[3]
Despite assuming a greater role in the 2016–17 season for the Flying Tigers, receiving 9.6 minutes per game and starting in 12 games, Abdusalam averaged 3.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.3 assists.[2] In the 2017 CBA Playoffs his team won the CBA title with a 4–0 sweep of the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Finals.[4]
In the 2017–18 season, Abdusalam averaged 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 19.1 minutes per game.[2] Despite limited production, he received workouts with NBA teams for the 2018 NBA draft in May 2018.[5]
He joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2018 NBA Summer League.[6]
National team career
editAbdusalam has played for the Chinese national team at 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.[2][7] On November 26, 2017, he recorded 15 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in a 92–81 win over South Korea.[8] In December 2017, FIBA columnist Enzo Flojo named Abdusalam among the five best Asian power forwards who played at FIBA competitions in 2017.[9]
Abdusalam was included in China's squad for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[10]
Personal life
editAbdusalam is an ethnic Uyghur.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "China Kashgar". FIBA. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Abudurexiti Abudushalamu". RealGM. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "China Kashgar overpower Al Riyadi to annex Champions Cup title". FIBA. October 16, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ Mu, Xuequan (April 8, 2017). "Xinjiang sweep Guangdong 4-0 to become sixth champion of CBA history". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Meet China's Abudushalamu Abudurexiti, the NBA draft's mystery man".
- ^ Shiller, Drew (June 22, 2018). "Report: Chinese prospect Abudushalamu Abudurexiti will play for Warriors in Summer League". NBCS Bay Area. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "Abudushalamu Abudurexiti". FIBA. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Nov 26, 2017 - China 92, South Korea 81". RealGM. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ Flojo, Enzo (December 20, 2017). "The Top Forwards in Asia for 2017". FIBA. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ Randolph B. Leongson (21 November 2021). "Guo Ailun rejoins China in time for World Cup qualifiers". GMA New Media. Retrieved 17 November 2021.