Tseng Wen-ting

Tseng Wen-Ting
No. 76 – New Taipei CTBC DEA
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueTaiwan Professional Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1984-07-06) July 6, 1984
Tamsui, Taipei County (now New Taipei City), Taiwan
Listed height6 ft 8.25 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolTsai Hsing High School (Taipei)
CollegeTaipei Physical Education College
Playing career2001–present
Career history
2003-2011Yulon Dinos
2011Osaka Evessa
2011-2018Shanghai Sharks
2018-2019Sichuan Jinqiang
2019-2022Taipei Fubon Braves
2022-presentNew Taipei CTBC DEA
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Chinese Taipei
FIBA Asia Challenge
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Taipei
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Osaka
Gold medal – first place 2005 Macau
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin
ABC Under-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur
Tseng Wen-ting
Chinese曾文鼎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZēng Wéndǐng
Wade–GilesTs'eng Wen-ting
Ah-Ting
Chinese阿鼎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀ Dǐng
Wade–GilesA Ting
The Landlord
Traditional Chinese大房東
Simplified Chinese大房东
Literal meaningbig landlord
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà Fángdōng
Wade–GilesDa Fang-tung

Tseng Wen-ting (Chinese: 曾文鼎; pinyin: Zēng Wéndǐng; Wade–Giles: Ts'eng Wen-ting; born July 6, 1984, in Tamsui, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese basketball player. He currently plays for the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[1]

As one of the rare mobile players taller than 2 metres in Taiwan, Tseng has also served as starting centre for the Chinese Taipei national basketball team since his national team debut at the FIBA Asia Championship 2001.[2] At the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, Tseng helped Chinese Taipei to a fifth-place finish while averaging 10.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.[2] The fifth-place finish was Chinese Taipei's best finish in the tournament since the turn of the century.

On September 30, 2022, Tseng has signed with New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League on a 3-year contract.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Wen-Ting Tseng Player Profile, News, Stats - Eurobasket".
  2. ^ a b "2009 FIBA Asia Championship Men's Player Profile". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "大房東曾文鼎正式披上中信特攻戰袍". China Times. September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.