Mo Ke

Mo Ke (Chinese: 莫科; pinyin: Mò Kē, born September 8, 1982, in Changchun, Jilin) is a basketball player who plays center for the Bayi Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Mo Ke
No. 6 – Bayi Rockets
PositionCenter
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1982-09-08) September 8, 1982
Changchun, Jilin
NationalityChinese
Listed height6 ft 10+3⁄4 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2004: undrafted
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team
In this Chinese name, the family name is Mo.

He entered the 2004 NBA draft, but went undrafted. No NBA teams showed interest in him since then, and he continued to play for the Bayi Rockets until 2014.

Personal

On September 9, 2009, Mo married basketball player Wang Fan (王凡), who played for Bayi China Telecom in the WCBA.[1]

On January 24, 2010, Mo's wife collapsed during her team's practice. She was sent to No. 309 Hospital of Beijing for treatment after diagnosis of her condition as a pulmonary embolism.[2] After her collapse, Wang never regained consciousness and she died on February 15, 2010. She was only 24 years old; the couple were married only for five months.

Mo married swimmer Zhou Yafei in 2012.[3]

References
  1. 篮球明星莫科妻子王凡病逝 去年9月注册结婚(图)
  2. "莫科爱妻王凡因肺梗塞病逝 昏迷期间他一直陪伴". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. Wedding photos of Zhou Yafei and Mo Ke



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