Liu Yutong (basketball)

Liu Yutong
No. 23 – Shanghai Swordfish
PositionCenter
LeagueWCBA
Personal information
Born (2001-02-05) 5 February 2001
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High schoolTsinghua University High School
CollegeBeijing Normal University
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2023-2025Shanxi Flame
2025Beijing Great Wall
2025-presentShanghai Swordfish
Career highlights
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  China
Summer World University Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Rhine-Ruhr
Gold medal – first place2021 Chengdu
U18 Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 India
U16 Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place2017 India
Gold medal – first place2015 Indonesia

Liu Yutong (Chinese: 刘禹彤) is a Chinese basketball player, playing for the Shanghai Swordfish in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. She is a center known for her physical playstyle, and nicknamed Big Baby and Female Shaq.

Early life

She attended Tsinghua University High School, where she was a teammate of Han Xu.[1]

College career

Playing for Beijing Normal University, she led the university to three consecutive national titles, first in 2019 against Peking University, scoring 30 points and 16 rebounds,[2] then in 2020[3] and 2021 against Tsinghua University.[4]

In 2020, she earned the Chinese University Basketball Association's MVP.[5]

Professional career

As a rookie Shanxi Flame player, she became an All-Star in the 2023-2024 WCBA season.[6]

After missing nearly two months of the 2024-2025 season, she was released by the Shanxi Flame and subsequently signed with the Beijing Great Wall.[7]

International career

Yutong represented China at the 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women, 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women, 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup and the 2018 FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship.[8]

She won the gold medal playing for China at the 2021 and 2025 World University Games.[9]

She played her first game on the senior national team on March 4, 2026 in a 74-69 win against Brazil, scoring 12 points and 5 rebounds.

References

  1. ↑ Futian, Shi (2023-08-07). "'Chinese Shaq' and 'Yao' win cheers". China Daily. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Mu, Xuequan (2019-06-15). "BNU beat PKU to claim women's champion of CUBA". Xinhua Net. Xinhua. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "BNU beat THU to claim women's champion of CUBA". Beijing Normal University. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "BNU women's basketball team won the 23rd CUBA final championship". Beijing Normal University. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "BNU beat THU to claim women's champion of CUBA". Beijing Normal University. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Han Xu dunks, South beats North in WCBA All-Star Game". China.org.cn. ChinaNews. pp. 2024–03–18. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Liu Yutong basketball profile". Asia Basket. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Yutong Liu (China) - Basketball stats, height, age". FIBA. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "'Female Shaq' and China triumph in women's basketball". FISU. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
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