Hong Wei Jian Explained

Hong Wei Jian
洪伟健
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:145
Birth Date:1985 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Singapore
Career Start:2008
Career End:2011
Team1:Singapore Slingers
Years1:2009–2011
Awards:
  • 2009–10 Singapore Slingers Most Improved Player

Hong Wei Jian (; born 20 August 1985), also known as "Flyboy",[1] is a Singapore basketball player who played for the Singapore Slingers.

Club career

In 2008, Hong played a few games with the Singapore Slingers while the team was competing in the 2008/09 Singapore Challenge Series.[2]

On August 2009, Hong signed a one-year contract to play for the Singapore Slingers, along with Pathman Matialakan.[3] Hong was named the Slingers' Most Improved Player for the 2009-2010 ABL season on the Slingers Awards Night on 17 February 2010.[4]

Hong retired from professional basketball after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and fracturing his knee during the 2010-11 ABL season.[5]

International career

Hong is also part of the Singapore men's national basketball team.

ABL Statistics

Season

|-| align="left" | 2009-10| align="left" | Slingers| 18|| 12|| 17:55 || .427 || .371|| .622 || 2.2 || .8 || 1.08|| .00|| 7.6|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" || 18|| 12 || 17:55 || .427|| .371|| .622 || 2.2 || .8 || 1.08|| .00 || 7.6

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2009-10| align="left" | Slingers| 3 || 3 || 23:10 || .434 || .285 || .833 || 4.0 || 1.7 || 1.67 || .00 || 10.6|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" || 3 || 3 || 23.10 || .434 || .285 || .833 || 4.0 || 1.7 || 1.67 || .00 || 10.6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-05-24 . Hong Wei Jian Chosen as a Finalist at the JCI Singapore TOYP World Awards . 2022-09-16 . The Official Website of the Singapore Slingers . en-US.
  2. [Singapore Slingers]
  3. Web site: Singapore Slingers add 8 more players for ABL. Red Sports. reader. RED SPORTS.
  4. Web site: Home.
  5. Web site: S'pore cagers a step closer to ending 34-year SEA Games barren streak. TODAYonline. 2019-01-16.