Zhang Ziyu debuts in the adult series.
Zhang Ziyu made news all over the world when he was selected as the most valuable player of the under-18 Asian Cup in the summer of 2024. PDO
Last Sunday saw a historic debut in the Chinese Women’s Basketball League. The country’s all-time tallest female player Zhang Ziyu played the first match for Shandong Shijiazhuang.
The debut went well. Zhang bagged 15 points and downright dominated with his height. The 18-year-old Chinese has attracted international interest for a couple of years now.
Among other things, Sakslaislehti covered the match Bild. Zhang accumulated 12 minutes of playing time, and in that time he also picked up six rebounds.
International Basketball Federation on the Fiba website it is reported that Zhang would be 220 centimeters tall. However, according to the Chinese media, Zhang would still be six centimeters taller than Fiba announced.
It is possible that Fiba’s data comes from the summer 2024 Asian Cup and that Zhang would have grown even after that.
According to Bild, the head coach of Shijiazhuang was satisfied with what he saw, although Zhang still needs to get used to the intensity of the league.
In the light of current knowledge, she is the world’s tallest female basketball player and also the world’s tallest woman.
Videos of the league debut also spread on social media. In volleyball situations, Zhang didn’t even have to jump.
In the Guinness Book of Records, the title of the tallest woman in the world is held by a 215-centimeter Turk Rumeysa Gelgi. It is likely that Zhang will take the title for himself at some point.
The tallest in the professional women’s basketball league, the WNBA, is the 206-centimeter Atlanta Dream Brittney Griner.
Last summer, Zhang already played in the adult national team. PDO