Yao Ming

Birthdate: 9/12/80

NBA Position: Center

Team: Shanghai Sharks

Education: Shanghai Sports College

Ht: 7-5

Wt: 295

Hometown: Shanghai, China

Yao Ming (Chinese: 姚明; Pinyin: Yao Ming) (born September 12, 1980, in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese professional basketball player and one of the premier centers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the only son of his father Yao Zhiyaun and Fang Fengdi. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for five years, and now plays center for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He was selected by Houston as the 1st overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and signed with them on October 21, 2002.