Personal profile

A native of Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, athlete and excellent defender. Since 1987, he has played for the Jiangsu Youth Team, Jiangsu Team, National Youth Team, and National Team. Among them, he won the third place in the 1993 Universiade, the East Asian Games champion, the 1994 and 1998 Asian Games champions, the 1995, 1997, and 1999 Asian Championship champions, third place, and champion, and the 1993 and 1997 National Games. 3rd and 8th place, won the "Scoring", "Three-Point Goal", "Fast Break" and "Steal" awards at the 1993 National Games, 10th place in the National Men's Basketball League A in 1994, 1995-1996, 1996-1997 , ranked 10th, 5th, 7th, 11th and 8th in the National Men's Basketball League A in the 1997-1998, 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 seasons, and won the National Men's Basketball League in the 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 seasons. He was awarded the title of "Most Valuable Player" of the Basketball League A, and won the titles of "Scoring King", "Three-Point King" and "Steals King" of the National Men's Basketball League A in the 1995-1996, 1996-1997 and 1999-2000 seasons. Entered the best team of League A. Hu Weidong has flexible movements, excellent touch, extremely accurate long-range shots, quick and clever steals and breakthroughs, and comprehensive skills. After 13 years of playing, the most unforgettable game for Hu Weidong was the 1997 Asian Championship. During the battle with the South Korean team, all the players on the Chinese team seemed to have taken ecstasy. There was neither beautiful coordination nor everyone's skills. This specialty actually allowed the Korean team to take away the 10th Asian Championship title and was squeezed out of the World Championships. After returning to China, Hu Weidong learned the hard way and clearly realized that it is not good to be careless and underestimate your opponents. September 5, 1999 was Hu Weidong's happiest day. That day was the decisive battle between the Chinese team and the South Korean team in the Asian Championships. Six minutes before the end of the game, the South Korean team hit consecutive three-pointers, narrowing the gap with the Chinese team to 4 points at 40:44. The momentum on the field suddenly rose. At the critical moment, Hu Weidong had another flash of inspiration and regained his true qualities as a pitcher. , four consecutive three-pointers within two minutes sealed the victory of the Chinese team. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the opponent 63:45 and won the Asian Championship and Olympic tickets that had been lost for two years. Talking about his future goals, Hu Weidong said firmly: "If I have the opportunity, I must play in the NBA in the United States, where the best stars in the world gather. If it can happen, I believe that no matter my skills, physical fitness, or experience, I will be able to play in the NBA. It will be a big improvement. But my current task is to recover from my injuries at home, because only if you are in good health can you play well." In 1999, he was selected as one of the top 50 basketball players in New China.

Experience in the industry

In May 1993, he cooperated with his teammates to win the men's basketball championship in the first East Asian Games held in Shanghai. In July 1993, at the 7th National Games held in Beijing, he led the Jiangsu team to the semi-finals and became the best player in the country's men's basketball team by ranking first in four technical evaluations (scoring, three-pointers, fast breaks, and steals). . In November 1993, he participated in the 17th Asian Men's Basketball Championship held in Indonesia and won the championship with his teammates. In September 1994, in the men's basketball championship and runner-up finals of the 12th Asian Games held in Hiroshima, Japan, he scored 33 points individually, ranking first among the two teams and playing a key role in helping the Chinese team win the championship. On June 26, 1995, in the Asian Men's Basketball Championship held in Seoul, South Korea, he cooperated with his teammates and won the championship, making the Chinese team the "Ten Champions". In 1996, he participated in the Olympic basketball competition held in the United States and won eighth place with his teammates. In December 1998, he participated in the basketball competition of the 13th Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand, and cooperated with his teammates to win the men's basketball championship. From August to September 1999, he participated in the Asian Men's Basketball Championship held in Japan and worked with the team to regain the Asian Men's Basketball Championship championship.

Achievements and Honors

CBA record - 2004-2005 CBA 2nd place · 2003-2004 CBA 3rd place · 2002-2003 CBA 9th place · 2001-2002 CBA regular season 9th place · 1999-2000 CBA 8th place · 1998-1999 CBA 10th place · 1997-1998 CBA 7th place Personal honors - 1. 1999 Asian Most Valuable Player 2. Two-time CBA Most Valuable Player 3 , international athlete 4, three-time CBA scoring champion; five-point three-point champion, two-time CBA steals champion, six-time assist leader, six-time top ten athletes in Jiangsu Province 7, Chinese Basketball Top 50 8, Jiangsu Sports Top 50

Hu Weidong finally wore the Mavericks jersey after 7 years. The first Chinese player in the NBA was not named Wang. At 2:30 pm on August 1, 2005, Beijing time, the "Chinese Jordan Realizes NBA Dream" ceremony was held in Chaoyang Park. Former president and head coach Nelson presented a Mavericks jersey to Hu Weidong, head coach of Jiangsu Nangang Tongxi Team. Director of the Basketball Management Center Li Yuanwei, former Chinese men's basketball coach Harris, and Chinese men's basketball center Tang Zhengdong attended the ceremony. After 7 years of waiting, Hu Weidong finally realized his NBA dream. At the gift ceremony, Nelson presented a Mavericks No. 8 jersey to Hu Weidong. Above the jersey number, there was "HU" (the English version of Hu Weidong's last name). After seven years, he finally realized his NBA dream. Hu Weidong's words were a little uneasy, "I am very excited. Thank you to the Chinese Basketball Association and the Dallas Mavericks for giving us such a high honor. Thank you all. I will also be there." I will continue to work hard in my coaching career in the future." Hu Weidong put on the jersey and then taught two fans from Jiangsu how to play with Tang Zhengdong. Li Yuanwei, director of the Basketball Management Center, said, "Today is a very important day for Hu Weidong, because he has been playing in the CBA for more than 10 years and has such a marriage with the Mavericks. Today he finally got his wish. Today is also the cooperation between Chinese Basketball and the Dallas Mavericks. It is a testimony that in the history of the development of Chinese basketball, the Mavericks have given us a lot of help," said Nelson. "This is a very special day. We are here to hold this event for one of the best players in the history of Chinese basketball - Hu Weidong. Ceremony. 7 years ago, during the summer league, Hu Weidong had the opportunity to become the first player to join the NBA, but due to a knee injury, he ultimately missed this honor, and we had to postpone this ceremony until today. This is very regrettable, but also very gratifying." In 1998, the Mavericks decided to offer Hu Weidong a formal ten-day NBA contract through long-term observation, but Hu Weidong failed to make the trip. On March 17, 2000. , a fax from the Magic, hoping that Hu Weidong would sign a 10-day contract. Due to injuries, Hu missed the opportunity again. In March 2001, the Mavericks signed Bayi center Wang Zhizhi, who became the first Asian/Chinese player in the NBA.