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Lei Tien

田壘　/　てぃえん・れい

Basketball player from Taiwan

June 1, 1983 (age 43)　・　Kaohsiung, Taiwan

basketball player

My Take

You cannot tell the story of Taiwanese basketball without Tien Lei. From Kaohsiung through National Taiwan Normal University, he became one of the island's most gifted offensive players, racking up scoring and rebounding titles in the Super Basketball League. What I appreciate just as much is the second act: now serving as chairman of the Formosa Dreamers, he has stayed inside the game he once lit up. A star who turns to building the league rather than walking away is exactly the kind of figure a sport needs. To me he reads like a living chapter of Taiwanese basketball history, and he has my respect on both fronts.

Overview

Tien Lei (simplified Chinese: 田垒; traditional Chinese: 田壘; pinyin: Tián Lěi; born June 1, 1983, in Kaohsiung) is the existing Chairman of Formosa Dreamers and Taiwanese former professional basketball player. Considered one of the most talented offensive players in Taiwan, Tien has won multiple scoring and rebounding champions of the Super Basketball League (SBL) there, while helping his team, the Dacin Tigers, to its…

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lei Tien
Name (Japanese): 田壘
Reading: てぃえん・れい
Born: June 1, 1983 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Boar
Origin: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
Height: 80 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: National Taiwan Normal University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lei601/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E5%A3%98

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