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.