Li Yueru (Chinese: 李月汝; born 28 March 1999) is a Chinese basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Beşiktaş of the Women's Basketball Super League (WBSL) and the Chinese national team.[1] Li was drafted in the third round of the 2019 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream, but would not be eligible to play until 2020.[2]
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| No. 28 – Los Angeles Sparks | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 March 1999 Changzhi, Shanxi, China |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2019: 3rd round, 35th overall pick |
| Selected by the Atlanta Dream | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2020 | Guangdong Dolphins |
| 2020–2023 | Inner Mongolia |
| 2022 | Chicago Sky |
| 2023–present | Beşiktaş |
| 2024–present | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Li Yueru | |||
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| Simplified Chinese | 李月汝 | ||
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She participated at the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[3]
She is currently in the United States on the roster of WNBA team Los Angeles Sparks.
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WCBA
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Guangdong Dolphins | 20 | 9 | 7.6 | .488 | .000 | .667 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 2016–17 | Guangdong Dolphins | 18 | 15 | 12.7 | .489 | 1.000 | .698 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
| 2017–18 | Guangdong Dolphins | 25 | 25 | 29.0 | .534 | .250 | .732 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 18.2 |
| 2018–19 | Guangdong Dolphins | 33 | 33 | 25.9 | .601 | .167 | .690 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 18.5 |
| Career | 96 | 82 | 20.4 | .565 | .211 | .707 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 13.1 | |
Source: WCBA[4]
WNBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chicago | 16 | 0 | 5.1 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 16 | 0 | 5.1 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 |