Guo Ailun

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Guo.
Guo Ailun
No. 13 Liaoning Flying Leopards
Position Shooting guard
League Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993
Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
Nationality Chinese
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–present Liaoning Flying Leopards

Guo Ailun (Chinese: 郭艾伦; pinyin: Guō Àilún) is a Chinese basketball player who plays for Liaoning Flying Leopards in the Chinese Basketball Association.

CBA career

Guo Ailun signed his first professional contract with Chinese Basketball Association side Liaoning Flying Leopards in early 2010.[1] He participated in and won the skills challenge during the 2012 CBA All-Star Weekend, completing the challenge in 32.7 seconds while committing no mistakes.[2]

Guo had a career year for Liaoning during the 2012-13 season. He scored a career-high 35 points in a game against the Qingdao Eagles and scored 28 points and eight assists in a match against the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.[3][4]

International career

Guo captained the Chinese under-17 national team at the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, averaging a tournament-high 22.4 points per game as the team finished 7th place.[5][6] Following these successful performances, he was a surprise choice to be selected to the Chinese national basketball team squad for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. At just 16 years old, Guo was by far the youngest player to compete at the tournament. Guo was included and also played at the 2012 Summer Olympics for the Chinese national team.

In addition to those performances, Guo had also joined the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2015 NBA Summer League for Las Vegas, Nevada.

Career statistics

CBA statistics

Year Team GP RPG APG FG% FT% PPG
2010–11 Liaoning 32 0.8 3.0 .385 .714 10.0
2011–12 Liaoning 30 2.0 3.2 .473 .681 8.6
2012–13 Liaoning 37 2.7 4.3 .512 .613 16.1
2013–14 Liaoning 6 1.5 0.8 .389 .750 6.8
2014–15 Liaoning 49 2.9 5.1 .498 .675 13.7
Career 154 2.0 3.3 .451 .687 11.0

References

  1. "Ailun Guo Basketball Profile". Asia-Basket.
  2. 郭艾伦 [Guo Ailun]. Baidu Baike (in Chinese). Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  3. "青岛双星 VS 辽宁衡业战报84:114" [Guo scores career high against Qingdao]. 网易CBA数据直播系统 (in Chinese). NetEase. December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  4. "辽宁衡业 VS 新疆广汇能源战报121:99" [Liaoning defeats Tigers at home]. 网易CBA数据直播系统 (in Chinese). NetEase. December 9, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  5. "Under 17 World Championship Preview: China". EuropeanProspects.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2010.
  6. "Ailun GUO - 2012 Olympic Men". FIBA.com.


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