Now the NBA has banned high school students from skipping directly to the league, so so far there are only a handful of players who have entered the NBA as high school students, if you want to ask who is the strongest high school student in NBA history, the answer must be LeBron James, it can be said that from the moment he stepped into St. Vincent's St. Mary's High School, he is destined to become a high-profile NBA superstar, so in the domestic arena, if you want to ask who is the strongest high school student in CBA history, who do you think it will be?
Perhaps the answer should be Liu Xiaoyu, a 34-year-old player who now plays for the Beijing Beikong team, Liu Xiaoyu was born in Changchun, Jilin Province, entered Changchun Sports School at the age of 10 to receive professional basketball training, and began to represent Changchun 104 Middle School at the age of 12 in the national junior high school basketball competition, after graduating from junior high school, Liu Xiaoyu, who has a basketball foundation for 5 years, successfully entered Changchun 11 High School and began to serve as the captain of the school basketball team.
Liu Xiaoyu quickly made a name for himself in Changchun City, and also represented the Changchun high school team to participate in two China-Japan-South Korea sports exchange conferences and won the championship, it can be said that Liu Xiaoyu has always served as the captain of the team since high school, and the most important thing is that in 2005, Liu Xiaoyu, who was only a sophomore in high school, led the team directly to the finals of the National High School League, and finally successfully won the championship!
So after winning the championship, Liu Xiaoyu was favored by the CBA giant team Guangdong Hongyuan, at the invitation of Guangdong Hongyuan, Liu Xiaoyu began to join the Guangdong Hongyuan youth team, and in just one year, Liu Xiaoyu was directly promoted to the first team of Guangdong Hongyuan with his outstanding performance and officially started his CBA career, at this time Liu Xiaoyu was only 17 years old.
As a high school student, he can be favored by Guangdong Hongyuan, and it only took 1 year to stand out from the talented Hongyuan youth team, which directly proves how good Liu Xiaoyu's high school basketball career is, Liu Xiaoyu has been pinned on by fans since he came to the Guangdong men's basketball team, and many people hoped that he could partner with another talented teenager Chen Jianghua to help the backcourt rise of the Guangdong men's basketball team, after all, the biggest shortcoming of the Guangdong men's basketball team in those years was their backcourt.
But it is a pity that Chen Jianghua retired early at the age of 28 due to injury, and Liu Xiaoyu's overall performance in the Guangdong men's basketball team was also tepid, but Liu Xiaoyu played a total of 9 seasons and won 5 CBA championships with the team, and he still gained a lot!
What really made Liu Xiaoyu leave the Guangdong men's basketball team was the season reimbursement suffered by injury in 2015, but at this time, the Shanghai men's basketball team coincided with Liu Wei's departure, so they urgently needed to find a replacement for the backcourt, so they found Liu Xiaoyu by coincidence, Liu Xiaoyu officially joined the Shanghai men's basketball team in September 2015, but the interesting thing is that Liu Xiaoyu, who left Guangdong and came to Shanghai, ushered in the peak of his career.
In the case of getting enough playing time, Liu Xiaoyu continued to refresh his career scoring high and three-point career high, including December 30, 2015 against Zhejiang Guangsha game, Liu Xiaoyu cut a career-high score of 44 points, including 8 of 11 three-pointers, and in 2016, Liu Xiaoyu became the single-game scoring champion of the Shanghai men's basketball team for the first time, and was successfully selected into the starting lineup of the South Division of the 2016 and 2017 CBA All-Star Game.
In 2017, Beijing Shougang spent a lot of money to poach Liu Xiaoyu, and Liu Xiaoyu began to serve as the starting point guard of Beijing Shougang, but for a professional basketball player, choosing the right team can sometimes play a decisive role, Liu Xiaoyu's achievements in Beijing Shougang in 5 years are far from the 2 years in the Shanghai team, and the only thing that makes sense is that his assists will rise to 10th in the CBA all-time assist list in 2022.
In 2022, Beijing Shougang refused to renew the contract with Liu Xiaoyu, and Liu Xiaoyu, who had no ball to play in the CBA at this time, could only reach a signing intention with the Hong Kong Bay Area Wing Dragons Basketball Club and began to compete in the East Asian Super League, but what is unbelievable is that Liu Xiaoyu failed to make the trip when the two sides signed a one-year contract until he returned to Beijing again in November 2022 and joined the Beijing Beikong men's basketball team.
After coming to Beijing Beikong, Liu Xiaoyu, who was 34 years old at this time, fell into crisis again, many Beijing fans think that he should give way to the new Tanhua Lin Yanting, and what is more interesting is that the 23-year-old Lin Yanting from Taiwan, China, is recognized as the first high school student in Taiwan, China, which is really a circulation for Liu Xiaoyu.
In fact, personally, the two "strongest high school students" do not have the problem of giving way, but are complementary to Beijing Beikong, Liu Xiaoyu has rich experience, Lin Yanting brings impact vitality to the team, Liu Xiaoyu can contribute to the team in terms of scoring and organization, and Lin Yanting plays better defensive counterattacks in terms of defense and speed.
But on our topic today, if you can jump directly from high school to CBA, and you are still favored by an 11-champion team like Guangdong Hongyuan, the reputation of the strongest high school student in the CBA is none other than Liu Xiaoyu!
Editor: Tang Bohu.