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Mengke Bateer, China
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Has played for the Chinese National Team since 1993 (when he was 18)
teammates
on the National Team include 7-5 Yao Ming and 7-0 Wang Zhizhi
was Chinas
starting center in both the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games ... helped lead China to
the silver medal at the 2001 World University Games and the ABC Championship
played for China in the 2002 World Championship
had 19 points and 7 rebounds
in 34 minutes (all team highs) in Chinas 84-65 loss to the U.S. team on 8/31
played for the Chinese National Team in three Asian Games (1994, 1998 and 2002)
in addition played in the 1995 World University Games, the 1995 ABC
Championship and the 1999 Goodwill Games ... Appeared in 22 games with the
Beijing Ducks in 2001-02
averaged 24.8 points, 14.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists
shot .489 (203-415) from the field, .309 (46-149) from three-point land and .719
(69-96) from the line
ranked sixth in the league in scoring, second in
rebounding and ninth in blocks (with 1.1 bpg)
named a CBA All-Star
led the
Ducks to the 2001 CBA Semifinals. Established the Bateer Basketball Foundation
in February of 2002 for Chinese fans to donate money to build a school the
Basketball Hope Charity School - in his home town of Hangjing County, Erdos
Prairie of Inner Mongolia The second player from China to play in the NBA,
following his teammate on the Chinese National Team, Wang Zhizhi He and his
wife, Delinuoer Jumahong, have two daughters, Difeilana and Niu-Niu, and a son,
Baenze An estimated 400 million Chinese viewers tuned in on 3/3/02 when Bateer
and the Nuggets faced Wang and the Mavericks as the game was broadcast live in
China on CCTV.
Lists lamb, steak and bar-b-que as his favorite |
Name: Mengke Bateer (MENK ba-TUR) Nickname: N/A Born: November 20, 1975 Status: Active Origin: Hangjing, Erdos Prairie, Mongolia Height: 6-11/2,11m Weight: 295lbs/133,2kg Schools: N/A Drafted: Undrafted, signed with Denver Nuggets in 2002 Languages: Mongolian, Chinese Website: InterBasket Teams (jersey): Chinese National Team, Beijeng Ducks, Denver Nuggets (27), San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors (42), New York Knicks, Huntsville Ibn Notes: Mengke Bateer along with 7-5 Yao Ming and the 7-1 Wang Zhizhi, are known collectively as the Walking Great Wall on the Chinese National Team. In 2006, Bateer has reportedly been contacted by some European teams and may become the first Chinese player to play professionally in Europe. 
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| Mengke Bateer Links From our forum: Mengke Bateer to play in Europe in 2006-07 season, Chinese Basketball Forum Articles and other resources: Bateer not to play in CBA next season (China Daily) | |