Sun Mingming (Chinese: å™æ˜Žæ˜Ž; pinyin: SÅ«n MÃngmÃng, born August
23, 1983) is a former Chinese professional basketball player and
actor. He is the tallest professional basketball player in the world,
and was measured by the Guinness World Records as 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
tall.He was born in a small town near Bayan County, Harbin in
Heilongjiang Province, China. He has two siblings: a brother and a
sister. He did not start playing basketball until he was 15 years
old.Sun attended and played basketball at Ventura College, a community
college in Ventura, CA. He played basketball there for only the
2005â€"2006 season, before moving on to play professional
basketball.Sun played with several American minor league teams,
including the USBL team Dodge City Legend, the ABA team Maryland
Nighthawks, and the IBL team Grand Rapids Flight. He was also drafted
by the Harlem Globetrotters in 2007, being the tallest player in their
history to be drafted by them, although he'd never play for them.
23, 1983) is a former Chinese professional basketball player and
actor. He is the tallest professional basketball player in the world,
and was measured by the Guinness World Records as 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
tall.He was born in a small town near Bayan County, Harbin in
Heilongjiang Province, China. He has two siblings: a brother and a
sister. He did not start playing basketball until he was 15 years
old.Sun attended and played basketball at Ventura College, a community
college in Ventura, CA. He played basketball there for only the
2005â€"2006 season, before moving on to play professional
basketball.Sun played with several American minor league teams,
including the USBL team Dodge City Legend, the ABA team Maryland
Nighthawks, and the IBL team Grand Rapids Flight. He was also drafted
by the Harlem Globetrotters in 2007, being the tallest player in their
history to be drafted by them, although he'd never play for them.
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