Du Feng

Du Feng, (simplified Chinese: 杜锋; traditional Chinese: 杜鋒; pinyin: Dù Fēng; born July 30, 1981 in Ürümqi, Xinjiang), is a retired Chinese professional basketball player and current head coach of his longtime club, the Guangdong Southern Tigers. At a height of 2.07 meters (6' 9​1⁄2"), and a weight of 100 kilograms (220 pounds), he played as a power forward-center.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Du.
Du Feng
杜锋
Du Feng - Beijing 2008 Olympics
Guangdong Southern Tigers
PositionHead coach
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1981-07-30) 30 July 1981
Ürümqi, Xinjiang
NationalityChinese
Listed height6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career1997–2011
PositionPower Forward / Center
Number4, 15
Career history
As player:
1997–2011Guangdong Southern Tigers
As coach:
2013–2017Guangdong Southern Tigers
2017–2018China Blue
2018–presentGuangdong Southern Tigers
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  China
FIBA Asia Cup
2009 Tianjin
Asian Games
2002 Busan

Playing career

Professional

Du was the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Finals MVP in 2004 with the Guangdong Southern Tigers, a team based in Dongguan, Guangdong, where he completed his career and retired from competition at the close of the 2011-12 CBA season.[1]

National team career

Du competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics with the Chinese men's national basketball team (Team China). He also helped China finish with silver medals at the 2002 Asian Games and the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship.

Coaching career

Du started his coaching career as an assistant to Li Chunjiang at Guangdong in the 2012-13 CBA season, but moved into the head coaching spot on an interim basis when Li resigned in January, after nearly 13 years leading the Southern Tigers.[2] The team went on to win their record-tying eighth title in the 2013 CBA Finals with Du being named head coach on a permanent basis as a result of that success. Guangdong did not return to the championship round again until the 2017 CBA Finals when they lost to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.[3]

In April 2017, it was revealed that Du was appointed as the head coach of one of the two Chinese national basketball teams formed by the Chinese Basketball Association, in preparation for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] Du was assigned to coach the China Blue team while Li Nan would mentor the China Red team.[4] In September 2018, Li Nan was announced as the head coach of China's reunified national team, while Du would return to his previous job with the Guangdong Southern Tigers.

References
  1. "Du Feng to retire after 14 seasons". Niu Bball. 20 March 2012.
  2. "Guangdong coach Li Chunjiang resigns, Jonas Kazlauskas joins staff". Niu Bball. 6 January 2013.
  3. "Du Feng and Li Nan named coaches of China's national teams". FIBA. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. "China's two national team rosters revealed". FIBA. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.


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