"Women's version of Yao Ming" Zhang Ziyu's debut in the Chinese women's basketball team attracted attention, and the dominance of the inside line was almost inexplicable

The head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina women's basketball team, Emir Halimic, commented after the gameChinese youth basketball superstar Zhang Ziyu is the best player I've ever seen. Zhang Ziyu made his debut in the senior national team in the warm-up match of the Chinese women's basketball team's victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and according to the plan, the Chinese women's basketball team faced the old rival Japan team on the 18th. Japan is the latest team to get a closer look at China's junior basketball star Zhang Ziyu. Last weekend,Halimichcalled Zhang Ziyu "the best player I've ever seen".

Zhang Ziyu (right) made his national team debut, scoring 18 points and seven rebounds.

On the 18th, the women's basketball teams of China and Japan made their debut in a friendly match in Xi'an as part of their preparations for the 2025 Asian Cup next month. In the end, the Chinese team's "Twin Towers" Zhang Ziyu and Han Xu both handed over the "two doubles" answer sheets, helping the Chinese women's basketball team defeat the Japanese team 101:92 in the warm-up game. In the whole game, Zhang Ziyu scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Han Xu also contributed 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

With the advantage of height, Zhang Ziyu's basket offense looks very easy

Zhang made his senior debut in the warm-up match against Bosnia and Herzegovina last Friday and featured in his second game on Sunday. The 7-foot-5-inch (2.26-meter) center chipped in 34 points and 14 rebounds in just over 27 minutes of playing time in two games.

Gong Luming (right) said he expects Zhang Ziyu to become a key player for the Chinese women's basketball team by the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

According to the stats, Zhang Ziyu scored a team-high 18 points and seven rebounds in 12 minutes to help China win the first game against Bosnia and Herzegovina 101-55. Two days later, the 18-year-old also played a big part in the 124-57 victory, finishing with 16 points and seven rebounds. Despite being limited to 15 minutes per game by new head coach Gong Luming, Zhang Ziyu's dominance, especially on the inside, is hard to ignore.