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Mengke Bateer

1975 - Today

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Mengke Bateer (simplified Chinese: 孟克巴特尔; traditional Chinese: 孟克巴特爾; pinyin: Mèngkè Bātè'ěr, pronounced [mə̂ŋkʰɤ̂ pátʰɤ̂àɚ]; born November 20, 1975) or Mönkhbaatar, is a Mongolian-Chinese former professional basketball player. As a center, he played parts of three seasons in the NBA, winning the NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003; Bateer is one of two players born in China to win an NBA championship, the other being shooting guard/small forward Sun Yue, who won the 2009 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bateer spent the majority of his career competing in the Chinese Basketball Association for the Beijing Ducks and Xinjiang Flying Tigers before ending his career with the Sichuan Blue Whales in the lesser National Basketball League. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mengke Bateer has received more than 440,117 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mengke Bateer is the 644th most popular basketball player (up from 664th in 2019), the 1,196th most popular biography from China (down from 1,069th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Mengke Bateer ranks 644 out of 1,757Before him are Zach LaVine, Ron Boone, Guerschon Yabusele, John Wall, Michael Olowokandi, and Michael Finley. After him are Carlos Boozer, Maciej Lampe, Tyus Jones, Zion Williamson, Dick Garmaker, and Aramis Naglić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Mengke Bateer ranks 587Before him are Diana Amft, Ricardo Garcia, Franco Squillari, Michael Olowokandi, Juuso Pykälistö, and Rie Yamaki. After him are Nino Khurtsidze, Patrick Paauwe, Big Boi, Rodrigo Mendes, John Hopkins, and Viorica Susanu.

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In China

Among people born in China, Mengke Bateer ranks 1,196 out of 1,610Before him are Thiago Monteiro (null), Qiao Hong (1968), Zhai Zhigang (1966), Sui Xinmei (1965), Long Qingquan (1990), and Domee Shi (1989). After him are Liu Shiwen (1991), Zhou Mi (1986), Gao Lin (1986), Zhang Enhua (1973), Zheng Haixia (1967), and Liu Wen (1988).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In China

Among basketball players born in China, Mengke Bateer ranks 4Before him are Yao Ming (1980), Yi Jianlian (1987), and Wang Zhizhi (1977). After him are Zheng Haixia (1967), Sun Yue (1985), Zhou Qi (1996), Shao Ting (1989), Li Yueru (1999), Zhang Zhiting (1995), Hu Jinqiu (1997), and Sun Mengran (1992).