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The Sydney Kings have broken new ground in signing the first Chinese-born player in the history of the NBL.The Kings have signed 207cm forward Bo Liu from Chinese CBA team the Shenzen Leopards.The 23-year-old last year signed with the Melbourne Tigers in the SEABL League, but joins the Kings for the upcoming season as a development player on a loan deal from Shenzen.Liu represented China at the world junior championships in 2013 where his team lost to an Australian side led by Dante Exum and Ben Simmons in the semifinal.The Kings utilised a recent NBL rule change that allowed players born within the FIBA Asian zone to be considered non-restricted (as per Australian and New Zealand-born players).China is home to more than 300 million registered basketball players. In July, former Boomers coach and current Shanghai Sharks assistant Brian Goorjian told ESPN he believed the CBA league was at the very least, on par with the NBL.Last week, the NBL announced plans for a new pre-season competition - the Australian Basketball Challenge to run in Brisbane from September 23 to 26. ?Two CBA clubs -- Zhejiang CB Golden Bulls and Tianjin Ronggang -- will compete at the event alongside all eight NBL teams.Kings coach Andrew Gaze said he was excited by Lius potential.Hes a high-energy guy, runs the floor really well and is super aggressive on the defensive end, Gaze said.Having played for Brian Goorjian in China as well as working with Nik Popovic, both friends of ours at the club, we know Bos fundamentals are sound. He picks things up quickly and has a great work ethic. Bo is a quality young guy with a great sense of humour.Liu said playing under Gaze was a big attraction. ?I like Andrews style a lot because on court hes really serious. He gets very angry and furious and demonstrative, telling us what to do. Hes very strict. But off court he makes funny jokes, talks about everything. And he jokes around with me, he said. That type of personality is something different to the type of coaches Ive so far had in China.Sydney is home to more Chinese-born people than any other Australian city - more than 8 percent of the population identify as having Chinese ancestry, according to official ABS statistics. Luka Doncic Mavericks Jersey . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. Dirk Nowitzki Jersey . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. http://www.officialmavericksfanstore.com/kids-kostas-antetokounmpo-mavericks-jersey/ . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Luka Doncic Jersey . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. Jose Juan Barea Mavericks Jersey .S. hockey team after paying his dues as an NHL general manager for more than three decades and giving up a lot of his free time to help USA Hockey. GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida center Gorjok Gak will not be eligible to play as a freshman next season.The Gators announced Tuesday that the NCAA cleared Gak for enrollment this fall but denied his ineligibility for the 2016-17 season. The 6-foot-11, 205-pounder from Australia will be allowed to practice and take part in basketball-related activities, but not games.He attended high school at Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton. If he meets progress marks, he will be cleared to play aas a sophomore in 2017-18 and have three seasons of eligibility left.ddddddddddddak averaged 13.8 point and 9.3 rebounds last season at Victory Rock. He signed with the Gators in April after being released from a national letter of intent he signed with Oklahoma State last November. He requested his release after the Cowboys fired coach Travis Ford. ' ' '