Lee Hsueh-lin explained

Position:Point guard
Lee Hsueh-lin
李學林
Height Ft:5
Height In:9+1/4
Weight Lb:165
Nationality:Taiwanese
Birth Date:1984 1, df=y
Birth Place:Pingtung County, Taiwan
Highschool:National Pingtung (Taiwan)
College:Taipei Physical Education College
Career Start:2003
Years1:2003–2010
Team1:Yulon Luxgen Dinos
Years2:2010–2014
Team2:Beijing Ducks
Years3:2015–2016
Team3:Shanghai Sharks
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:Guangzhou Loong Lions
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Years6:2018–2020
Team6:Formosa Dreamers
Years7:2021–2023
Team7:New Taipei CTBC DEA
Years8:2023–2024
Team8:Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
Highlights:

Lee Hsueh-lin (; born as Lee Chih-Ming (李至明) on 31 January 1984 in Pingtung County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player. Lee has been a leading competitor in several top Asian leagues, including most prominently with the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). During the 2011-2012 season, he helped the team win its first-ever CBA championship, and he was named CBA Finals MVP, several months after the campaign ended.[1]

Dubbed the "Allen Iverson of Taiwan" by some observers, Lee has been acclaimed for his quickness and maneuverability with the basketball, since high school, where he won a scoring title. He served as the primary point guard for the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team for most of the mid-2000s and early 2010s.

No longer a main scorer for his teams, Lee is now recognized for his low turnover rate, as well as his ability to stretch the defense with sharp driving and quick and accurate shooting, whenever the situation demands it. He is also lauded for his assist making capabilities, as well as his defensive prowess, especially against faster adversaries.

Professional career

In Taiwan's Super Basketball League, Lee helped the Yulon Dinos win titles in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2010.

His CBA Finals MVP honor with the Beijing Ducks in 2012, did not come without controversy, as he only averaged 11 points per game during the series, while star American import Stephon Marbury poured in 33 points per game.[2] Players from overseas were not allowed to win the award at the time, a rule which was later changed. Officials from China do not consider players from Taiwan to be foreigners, so the award was quietly given to Lee several months after the end of the season. On August 29, 2021, Lee has signed with New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League for two years.[3]

National team career

On the international scene, Lee helped lead the Chinese Taipei national basketball team to the main draw at four consecutive FIBA Asia Championship tournaments, where the team finished sixth in 2007, fifth in 2009, eighth in 2011, and fourth in 2013.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.niubball.com/2012/11/after-all-of-that-finals-mvp-controversy-jibber-jabber-lee-hsueh-lin-now-has-a-golden-sneaker Lee Hsueh-lin Now Has A Golden Sneaker
  2. http://www.niubball.com/2012/03/the-looming-question-of-cba-finals-mvp The Looming Question of CBA Finals MVP
  3. News: 曾思儒 . 轉戰中信特攻 李學林:最好的安排 . 2021-10-03 . udn . 2021-08-29 .