| Yang Liwei | |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lbs: | 137 |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Birth Date: | 1995 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
| League: | WNBA |
| Team: | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Number: | 37 |
| Draft League: | WNBA |
| Draft Year: | 2017 |
| Career Start: | 2012 |
| Years1: | 2012–2023 |
| Team1: | Inner Mongolia women's basketball team |
| Years2: | –present |
| Team2: | Los Angeles Sparks |
Yang Liwei (Simplified Chinese: 杨力维; Pinyin: Yáng Lìwéi, born 2 January 1995) is a Chinese basketball player for Inner Mongolia women's basketball team and the Chinese national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.[1] [2]
In February 2023, she joined Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[3] However, she was waived from the team in May 2023, after playing two matches.[4] [5] In July 2023, she played for China in the women's Asia Cup basketball championship, and won the Asia cup title, after she and her teammates beat Japan in the final, with a score of 73-71.[6] In September 2023, she along with Qin Haiyang, were chosen as the flag bearers representing China in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[7] She later competed for China in the women's 5-on-5 basketball tournament, and on 5 October 2023, her team won the gold after beating Japan in the final with a score of 74–72.[8]