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'''Jeremy Shu-How Lin''' ({{zh|t=林書豪|s=林书豪|p=Lín Shūháo}}) (born August 23, 1988) is an ] ] who played basketball for ]. Undrafted out of college, Lin reached a partially-guaranteed contract deal with the ] in July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lin picks Warriors over Mavs, agrees to terms |publisher=] |date=July 20, 2010 |url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/20/2349457/lin-picks-warriors-over-mavs-agrees.html |accessdate=July 21, 2010}}</ref> '''Jeremy Shu-How Lin''' ({{zh|t=林書豪|s=林书豪|p=Lín Shūháo}}) (born August 23, 1988) is an ] ] who played basketball for ]. Undrafted out of college, Lin reached a partially-guaranteed contract deal with the ] in July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lin picks Warriors over Mavs, agrees to terms |publisher=] |date=July 20, 2010 |url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/20/2349457/lin-picks-warriors-over-mavs-agrees.html |accessdate=July 21, 2010}}</ref>


Lin was born in ] to immigrants from ].
Lin was born in ] to immigrants from ]. He is the first ] player in the NBA to be of ] and ] descent.<ref> http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-12-16/sports/17130986_1_asian-americans-jeremy-lin-division-ii</ref><ref>http://www.nbadraft.net/jeremy-lin-interview</ref><ref>http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1331817&lang=eng_news&cate_img=145.jpg&cate_rss=news_Sports_TAIWAN</ref><ref>http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100723/SPORT/707229862/1062</ref>


==High School career== ==High School career==

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Jeremy Lin
File:Voa chinese Jeremy Lin.jpg
No. 7 – Golden State Warriors
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1988-08-23) August 23, 1988 (age 36)
Palo Alto, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolPalo Alto High School
CollegeHarvard University
Playing career2010–present
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Template:Chinese name Jeremy Shu-How Lin (simplified Chinese: 林书豪; traditional Chinese: 林書豪; pinyin: Lín Shūháo) (born August 23, 1988) is an American basketball player who played basketball for Harvard University. Undrafted out of college, Lin reached a partially-guaranteed contract deal with the Golden State Warriors in July 2010.

Lin was born in California to immigrants from Taiwan.

High School career

In 2006, Lin captained Palo Alto High School to the CIF Division II state title, where according to Dana O'Neil of ESPN, "... by his senior season, Lin was the runaway choice for player of the year by virtually every California publication. Yet he didn't receive a single Division I scholarship offer." He was named first-team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year ending his senior year with impressive stats: 15.1 points, 7.1 assists, 6.2 rebounds and 5.0 steals.

College career

In his sophomore season (2007–08), Lin averaged 12.6 points and was named All-Ivy League Second Team. By his junior year during the 2008–09 season, he was the only NCAA Division I men's basketball player who ranked in the top ten in his conference for scoring (17.8), rebounding (5.5), assists (4.3), steals (2.4), blocked shots (0.6), field goal percentage (0.502), free throw percentage (0.744), and 3 point shot percentage (0.400), and was a consensus selection for All-Ivy League First Team.

In his senior year (2009–10), Lin averaged 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.1 blocks, and was again a unanimous selection for All-Ivy League First Team. He was one of 30 midseason candidates for the John R. Wooden Award and one of 11 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award. He was also invited to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. He gained national attention for his performance against the 12th ranked Connecticut Huskies, against whom he scored a career-high tying 30 points and grabbed 9 rebound on the road. After the game, Hall of Fame Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said of Lin:

""I've seen a lot of teams come through here, and he could play for any of them. He's got great, great composure on the court. He knows how to play."

Professional career

After graduating from Harvard University, Lin went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft; however, he later joined the Dallas Mavericks for mini-camp as well as their NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas. In five Summer League games, while playing both guard positions, Lin averaged 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.2 steals in 18.6 minutes per game and shot a team leading 54.5% from the floor. Lin's strong performance in the summer league, particularly in his matchup against number-one draft pick John Wall, drew the attention of several NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers.

On July 20, 2010, sources reported that Lin was close to signing a multi-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, his favorite team growing up. The reports noted that the deal would include a first-year salary of close to $500,000 with more than half of it guaranteed.

Jeremy Lin has been invited by Chinese Taipei to play for their men's national basketball team in FIBA competitions, but has not yet made a decision.

Jeremy Lin also played in Yao Ming's Charity Tour game in Taiwan on July 28, 2010. He has also reportedly signed a 3 year deal shoe contract with Nike.

Personal

Lin's paternal family comes from Beidou, Changhua in Taiwan with ancestry in Zhangpu, Fujian; while his maternal grandmother is from Pinghu, Zhejiang in today's China. Lin grew up in a devout Christian family and would like to be a minister one day. His younger brother, Joseph Lin, is set to play basketball for Dickinson College.

References

  1. "Lin picks Warriors over Mavs, agrees to terms". Star Telegram. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "Jeremy Lin: GoCrimson.com". Harvard University. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  3. ^ O'Neil, Dana (December 10, 2009). "Immigrant dream plays out through son: Harvard's do-it-all star learned the game from his father and a host of NBA legends". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  4. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/releases/100104_Wooden_Award
  5. http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=15674
  6. "Lin Selected For Portsmouth Invitational". GoCrimson.com. February 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  7. Official Harvard at Connecticut box score (12/6/09)
  8. Jeremy Lin versus Connecticut
  9. Sefko, Eddie (June 25, 2010). "Mavericks to bring in Lin". mavsblog.dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  10. http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_sign_jeremy_lin_072110.html
  11. http://www.nba.com/summerleague2010/stats/
  12. "Harvard guard Lin piques L.A.'s interest". espn.com. July 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  13. Thompson II, Marcus (July 20, 2010). "Golden State Warriors to sign ex-Palo Alto High star Jeremy Lin". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  14. Stein, Marc (July 20, 2010). "Sources: Lin near deal with Warriors". espn.com. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  15. Yeh, Joseph (July 29, 2010). "NBA player Jeremy Lin focused on the court, skirts national team issues for now". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  16. http://www.thecrimson.com/blog/the-back-page/article/2010/7/26/mbasketball-linchina-aticle-072610/
  17. http://twitter.com/JLin7/status/19616809562
  18. http://twitter.com/alexkennedynba
  19. http://twitter.com/jlin7
  20. "想多學中文還沒交女友8歲回來過 難忘台灣美食" (in Chinese). China Times. July 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  21. "NBA新秀林书豪与平湖有渊源" (in Chinese). Jiaxing Daily. July 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  22. Caplan, Jeff (July 17, 2010). "Lin's prospects grow with Mavs squad". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-07-29.

Further reading

External links

Golden State Warriors roster
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