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Yang Shuyu

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Yang Shuyu
Melbourne Tigers
PositionGuard
LeagueNBL1 South
Personal information
Born (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 24)
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Listed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight67 kg (148 lb)
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2022Guangdong Vermilion Birds
2022–2023Inner Mongolia Nongxin
2023–2026Guangdong Vermilion Birds
2026–presentMelbourne Tigers
Career highlights
  • 2× WCBA champion (2019, 2025)
Medals
Basketball
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 Australia
Bronze medal – third place2025 China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
3x3 basketball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam

Yang Shuyu (Chinese: 杨舒予; pinyin: Yáng Shūyǔ; born 6 March 2002) is a Chinese basketball player for the Melbourne Tigers of the NBL1 South. She has played in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) since 2018.

Yang competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in 3x3 basketball, winning a bronze medal. With China at the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, she won a gold medal.

Early life

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Yang Shuyu was born on 6 March 2002 in Kunming, Yunnan, China.[1]

In 2014, Yang became a national second-level athlete.[1] In 2016, she became a national first-level athlete.[1]

In 2019, Yang was admitted to Beijing Sport University.[citation needed]

Career

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Guangdong (2018–2022)

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Yang debuted for the Guangdong Vermilion Birds of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) in the 2018–19 season. She helped Guangdong win the 2018–19 WCBA championship.[1] In 10 regular-season games, she averaged 4.2 points and 1.6 assists in 11.5 minutes per game.[citation needed]

In the 2019–20 season, Yang represented Guangdong in 12 regular-season games, averaging 6.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 13.9 minutes per game.[citation needed]

In the 2020–21 season, Yang represented Guangdong in 16 regular-season games, averaging 11.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 23.6 minutes per game. She also played in one playoff game, recording 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists.[citation needed]

In the 2021–22 season, Yang represented Guangdong in 17 regular-season games, averaging 15.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 29.6 minutes per game. She also played in 1 playoff game, recording 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.[2]

Inner Mongolia (2022–2023)

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For the 2022–23 WCBA season, Yang played for Inner Mongolia Nongxin. She helped Inner Mongolia finish the season as runners-up.[3]

Return to Guangdong (2023–2026)

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Yang returned to Guangdong Vermilion Birds for the 2023–24 season. She continued with Guangdong in 2024–25 and 2025–26.[4]

Melbourne Tigers (2026–present)

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On 7 April 2026, Yang signed with the Melbourne Tigers of the NBL1 South in Australia for the 2026 NBL1 season.[5]

National team

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Yang qualified to participate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 3x3 basketball,[6] with the team winning a bronze medal.[1][7] From then on, her attractiveness and boyishness went viral among mainly Chinese internet users, and also became the focus of attention of Chinese Internet communities, which was reported by local news outlets.[8][9][10][11]

On 2 July 2023, in the final of the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Yang helped China defeat Japan 73–71 to win the gold medal.[12]

Personal life

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She is the sister of the basketball player Yang Liwei.[7][13]

In 2023, she was selected as Prada Brand Ambassador.[14]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "杨舒予介绍-雷客网". sport.leikw.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "WCBA季后赛：杨舒予遇强敌，00后28分队友13助8断，颜值担当出战". www.baidu.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "内蒙古女篮豪取联赛五连胜" (in Chinese (China)). People's Government of Inner Mongolia. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shuyu Yang". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Melbourne Tigers sign Chinese National Team star Shuyu Yang for 2026 NBL1 South season". NBL1.com.au. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "3x3 Basketball - YANG Shuyu". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. 1 2 "All eyes on Shuyu Yang, China's newest 3x3 star". FIBA. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "短发英姿飒爽，长发甜美可人，女篮杨舒予爆红，球迷直言可与自己谈恋爱". Tencent News (in Chinese (China)). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "杨舒予是谁，为啥那么火？大部分球迷都是冲着她来的". NetEase (in Chinese (China)). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "终于知道杨舒予为什么是人间扳手了……". Sina News (in Chinese (China)). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "女篮假小子杨舒予穿裙子，肉眼可见的拘谨，被封印住的帅气了吗？". NetEase (in Chinese (China)). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "12年等待，今朝梦圆——记中国女篮重夺亚洲杯冠军". wappass.baidu.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "女篮姐妹花！大7岁的姐姐杨力维亲自指导：妹妹杨舒予虚心练习". Sina News (in Chinese (China)). 4 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  14. ↑ Zhang, Tianwei (10 May 2023). "Prada Taps Chinese Basketball Player Shuyu Yang as Brand Ambassador". WWD. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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