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Xu Yuanzheng is a member of the Hong Kong, China men's national basketball team. Born in 1996 and standing about 1.9 metres tall, he plays as a guard and can also fill in at forward. He comes from a basketball family: his father, Xu Zengping, played for the men's basketball team of the People's Liberation Army Guangzhou Military Region before going into business, and his elder brother, Adam Xu (Xu Yuancheng), is also a Hong Kong basketballer. The two brothers grew up in the United States and trained in the American style, and on 17 May 2016 they played together for Winling in a local fixture, helping the club to victory. At international level Xu has been repeatedly capped by the senior Hong Kong side, appearing in the FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers in 2023 and the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in 2025. In September 2023 he was named in the Hong Kong, China delegation for the men's five-a-side basketball event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, and he was also selected for Hong Kong's squad at the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2023, representing the territory in international 3x3 competition. On 26 July 2025 he was chosen by the Nanjing Tongxi club with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) draft, becoming one of the few Hong Kong players to reach the CBA. He played for Nanjing Tongxi in the 2025-26 season, but his CBA career proved brief and the club announced his departure in 2026. In the local league he has played mainly for Winling, established as a backcourt player known for his individual skill and outside shooting.