Sun Mingming

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.
Sun Mingming
Hamamatsu Phoenix
2009–2012Beijing Ducks

Sun Mingming (Chinese: 孙明明; pinyin: Sūn Míngmíng, born August 23, 1983) is a Chinese former professional basketball player. He was the tallest professional basketball player in the world and was measured by the Guinness World Records as 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) tall and weighing 168 kg (370 lb).[1]

Early life

He was born in a small town near Bayan County, Harbin in Heilongjiang Province, China. He has two siblings: a brother and a sister.[2] He did not begin playing basketball until he was 15 years old.[3]

College career

Sun attended and played basketball at

Ventura, CA. He played basketball there for only the 2005–2006 season, before moving on to play professional basketball.[4]

Basketball career

United States

Sun played with several American minor league teams, including the

Maryland Nighthawks,[6] and the IBL team Grand Rapids Flight. He was also drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters
in 2007, being the tallest player in their history to be drafted by them, although he would never play for them.

Mexico and Japan

Later, Sun played in the

Hamamatsu Phoenix
.

Return to China

In 2009, he returned to China to play for the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Personal life

In the summer of 2005, Sun discovered that he had a benign

tumor attached to his pituitary gland.[8] Because he had neither health insurance nor enough money to pay for the more than $100,000 in medical bills, his sports agent, Charles Bonsignore of Passing Lane Sports, started a fundraiser to raise the necessary money.[9] The tumor was successfully removed on September 26, 2005.[citation needed
]

On 4 August 2013, he married Xu Yan, who is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall. They are recognized by Guinness World Records as the tallest living married couple with their combined height of 13 feet 10.72 inches (423.47 cm).[10]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Original title Role
2007 Rush Hour 3 Kung-Fu Giant
2016 Funny Soccer 笑林足球 Dragon
2017 The Thousand Faces of Dunjia 奇門遁甲 Goldfinger

TV series

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2016 Singing All Along 秀麗江山之長歌行 Giant
Candle in the Tomb 鬼吹灯之精绝古城 Honghou

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sun Ming Ming, 7'9" pro basketball player".
  2. ^ "Official website".
  3. ^ Sierra, Jorge (January 15, 2006). "Sun Ming Ming: 'The NBA is a realistic goal'". Times Online. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  4. ^ Romine, Rich (June 28, 2007). "Sun makes basketball camp exciting at Ventura College". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ^ Kinder, Joshua. "Legend Signs World's Seventh Tallest Man". Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  6. ^ "Maryland Nighthawks officially sign 7'8" Sun Ming Ming". January 31, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  7. ^ "Chinese giant Sun Ming Ming set to play in Mexico". The China Post. Monterrey, Mexico: AFP. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  8. ^ "Surgery May Help Giant Achieve NBA Dreams". ABC. November 28, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  9. ^ "Fundraiser Launched To Get Life-Saving Surgery For Basketball Player Sun Ming Ming". Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  10. ^ "Record holder profile: Meet Sun Mingming and Xu Yan – the world's tallest married couple". Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records, London, UK. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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