Zhang Ziyu

ABOUT ZHANG ZIYU

Chinese basketball player who has represented Team China at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup. She made her debut as a professional player after playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association 2025 All-Star Game. She is widely recognized for her towering height, reaching between 7 ft 3 in and 7 ft 5 in, according to varying sources.

Her parents began teaching her to play basketball when she was only five years old. She competed in the U15 National Basketball League tournament when she was 14 years old, helping her team win the finals. She graduated from Shandong Experimental High School in Jinan.

She earned the title of tournament All-Star and the tournament's Most Valuable Player at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup.

Her parents were also basketball players and were responsible for introducing her to the sport.

She has been widely compared to Chinese NBA star Yao Ming .