Zhang Zhaoxu or Max Zhang (born November 18, 1987) is a Chinese

People's Republic of China

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player. He currently plays for the Shanghai Sharks

Shanghai Sharks

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 in the Chinese Basketball Association

Chinese Basketball Association

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, having arrived from the University of California, Berkeley

California Golden Bears

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 in 2010. He is also a member of the Chinese national basketball team

NCAA career

Zhang played three seasons (2007–2010) at California. As a freshman and a sophomore, he saw action off the bench in 42 total games over two years for the Golden Bears.

Chinese national team

Zhang is also a member of the Chinese national basketball team

China national basketball team

The Chinese men's national basketball team is the basketball team representing China in international competitions. The governing body of Chinese basketball operations is the Basketball Association of China...

. He competed with the Chinese junior team at the 2009 World University Games

Basketball at the 2009 Summer Universiade – Men

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. After competing several times as a junior for the junior national team, he made his senior team debut at the 2010 FIBA World Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

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 in Turkey

Turkey

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