Got it! Yu Jiahao MVP! The latest sweet dilemma for the Chinese men's basketball team

Congratulations, congratulations.

The Spanish second-division team Cantabria officially announced:Yu Jiahao has been selected as the team's regular season Most Valuable Player (MVP), and is also the team's total efficiency rating leader (389) and average efficiency rating leader (13.41).

During the current season in the Spanish LEB Plata, which is also the first overseas season of Yu Jiahao's career, he played in 29 regular-season games and 1 cup game, averaging 22.5 minutes per game while contributing 9.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1 assist, and 0.6 blocks, with a field goal percentage of 52.4% and a free throw percentage of 82.3%. Unfortunately, the team he played for only achieved a 12-20 record, ranking 11th and missing the playoffs.

According to the IP display on Yu Jiahao's personal social media, he is still in Spain, but he should be returning to China soon to prepare for the third window of the World Cup qualifiers (against the Japanese men's basketball team and the Chinese Taipei team). This guy has always been enthusiastic about playing for the national team. In the previous second window of the World Cup qualifiers, he went to great lengths, flying 30,000 miles just to suit up.

To be honest, considering that the Chinese men's basketball team will have a more complete roster for the third window of the World Cup qualifiers than before, there is a sweet dilemma: Yang Hansen, the 16th pick in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, has confirmed his return, and Hu Jinqiu & Zhou Qi are also expected to be selected barring any surprises. Therefore, even if Yu Jiahao is called up, he may not necessarily make the final playing roster.

Yu Jiahao was born on March 18, 2003. He is a 2.21m-tall center with a 2.26m wingspan. Over the past four seasons in the CBA, he played exclusively for the Zhejiang team, during which he was selected to the domestic All-Second Team twice, made one All-Star appearance, and was named Rookie of the Year once. At just 23 years old, he gave up a high salary in China to train overseas, which is truly admirable.

By the way, we'll soon be able to see the Chinese men's basketball team in action, with two friendly matches scheduled. These games will mainly feature players from a short training camp, providing an opportunity to evaluate new talent for the official matches. There will be both veterans and newcomers, as well as the "strongest summer job player" Wang Junjie. Notably, Cui Yongxi will wear the national team jersey again after a two-year absence.

In the previous two windows of the World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese men's basketball team posted a 2-2 record, placing third in Group B, behind the Japanese men's basketball team (3-1) and the South Korean men's basketball team (2-2).