The past, present, and future of Chinese Players in the NBL
August 4, 2022
Terry Li
- Nationality: CHN
- Date of Birth: 26/01/00
- Place of Birth: Shandong (China)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 193
- Weight (KG): 90
- Junior Assoc:
- College: None
NBL CAREER OVERVIEW
NBL DEBUT
24/10/19
Age 19
LAST NBL GAME
31/01/20
Age 20
TEAM HISTORY
- New Zealand2020
CHAMPIONSHIPS
NoneBIO: Terry Li was born in Shandong (China). Li received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2019. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Terry Li made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 19 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
As Dan Shamir took over as coach and Director of Basketball following New Zealand’s sixth-place finish the previous season, the Breakers underwent a significant roster rebuild. Among the new additions was Terry Li (via NBA Global Academy), who chose New Zealand over interest from Melbourne and signed a three-year deal as a development player. “Terry is a good outside shooter with basketball intelligence and athleticism,” owner Matt Walsh said.
The development player made his NBL debut against Illawarra at Spark Arena on October 24, playing 2:02 and finishing scoreless as New Zealand recorded its first win of the season, 103-72. Henry (21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals) and Webster (17 points and 6 assists) led the Breakers, while Brooks (19 points) led Illawarra.
Li (0 points across 3 games) saw only three brief appearances during his first professional season and no injury was reported as the reason for his limited playing time. His three appearances came against Illawarra, Melbourne and Adelaide.
Li’s best game came against Melbourne on January 19, where Li (0 points and 1 assist) played 34 seconds as New Zealand defeated United 90-68. Hopson (22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals) and Delany (14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals) led the Breakers, while former New Zealand centre Shawn Long (18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks) led Melbourne. His final appearance came against Adelaide on January 31, where Li (0 points and 1 rebound) played 36 seconds in New Zealand’s 113-89 victory.
Hopson (18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists across 21 games), Delany (11.8 points and 5.7 rebounds across 20 games), Henry (13.2 points and 3.4 assists across 26 games), Webster (19.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists across 11 games), Abercrombie (11.8 points and 4.3 rebounds across 28 games), Ashley (10.5 points and 6.3 rebounds across 28 games), Loe (9.3 points and 4 rebounds across 20 games), Hampton (8.8 points and 3.8 rebounds across 15 games), Weeks (5.6 points across 25 games) and Rice Jr (25 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.3 steals across 3 games) were New Zealand’s major contributors. Li remained under contract with the Breakers as a development player following the season.
Li did not appear in New Zealand’s final game against South East Melbourne in Christchurch, where Hopson (23 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, and 2 steals), Abercrombie (18 points and 5 rebounds) and Loe (18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists) led the Breakers to a 92-83 victory. New Zealand finished sixth at 15-13 and missed the playoffs on points percentage.
Terry Li played one season in the NBL.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 20 | New Zealand | 15-13 (6) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 20 | New Zealand | 15-13 (6) | 3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- BA Centre of Excellence (2019)
Li joined BA Centre of Excellence for the 2019 NBL1 season and played seven games for the Canberra-based side, making two starts and averaging 5.4 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.3 blocks while shooting 51.6 per cent from the field, 42.9 per cent from three-point range and 75.0 per cent at the foul line.
BA Centre of Excellence finished 8–12 and 15th on the 2019 ladder, and Li’s best recorded scoring game came on June 15 against Frankston when he scored eight points in a 100–78 loss while going 3-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from long range. His season also included four points in the 73–72 win over Geelong on April 25 and four points in the 80–77 road win over Ballarat on May 18.
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