Li Meng | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lbs: | 198 |
Position: | Shooting guard |
Birth Date: | 1995 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Shenyang, Liaoning, China |
League: | Women's Chinese Basketball Association |
Team: | Sichuan Yuanda |
Draft League: | WNBA |
Draft Year: | 2017 |
Career Start: | 2012 |
Years1: | 2012–2018 |
Team1: | Shenyang Army Golden Lions |
Years2: | 2018–2021 |
Team2: | Bayi Kylin |
Years3: | 2021–present |
Team3: | Sichuan Yuanda |
Team4: | Washington Mystics |
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Li Meng (born 2 January 1995) is a Chinese professional basketball player for Sichuan Yuanda of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA.) She has also represented the Chinese national team, where she participated at the 2014,[1] [2] 2018 FIBA World Championship, and 2022 FIBA World Championship.[3]
Meng grew up in Shenyang, Liaoning.[4] She was recognized for her athletic ability from a young age, with her parents enrolling her in swim lessons at age four. However, after a year of swimming, Meng began suffering from earache and stopped swimming following her doctor's advice. Instead, she began playing basketball at age five.[5] Meng had two dreams as a child: to play for the Chinese women's national basketball team, and to play in the WNBA.[6]
On March 13, 2023, Meng signed a training camp contract with the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[7] On May 1, 2023, Meng confirmed via social media that she had earned a spot on the Mystics' regular season roster,[8] making her the third Chinese national to play in the WNBA, after Han Xu and Yang Liwei.[9]
On April 22, 2024, Li Meng tallied 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals in Game 5 of the 2024 WCBA finals to defeat Inner Mongolia and win the WCBA finals. She was named Finals MVP.
|-| style='text-align:left;'| 2023| style='text-align:left;'| Washington| 34 || 1 || 15.9 || .378 || .364 || .846 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.8 || 5.6|-| style='text-align:left;'| Career| style='text-align:left;'| 1 year, 1 team| 34 || 1 || 15.9 || .378 || .364 || .846 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.8 || 5.6
|-| align="left" | 2023| align="left" | Washington| 2 || 0 || 7.0 || .200 || .250 || — || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 1.5|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 1 year, 1 team| 2 || 0 || 7.0 || .200 || .250 || — || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 1.5|}