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Zhang was born on 1 May 2007 and grew up in [[Shandong]] province in China.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wnba/news/who-zhang-ziyu-china-basketball-prospect-asia-cup/ff98dc89934c4a6e08e5dcaa|newspaper=[[The Sporting News]]|title=Who is Zhang Ziyu? Meet the 7–3 Chinese basketball prospect dominating the Asia Cup and your social media feed|date=25 June 2024|author=McGregor, Gilbert}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-7-foot-3-teen-basketball-star-viral-video-rcna158973|publisher=[[NBC News]]|title=China's 7-foot-3 teen basketball star towers over her competitors in viral video|date=26 June 2024|author=Wong, Chen}}</ref> Her parents were both basketball players and began teaching her the sport when she was age five.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-chinese-schoolgirl-whos-6ft-10ins-tall-aged-eleven-144524523.html|website=[[Yahoo!]]|title=Meet the Chinese schoolgirl who's 6ft 10ins tall aged ELEVEN|date=20 November 2018}}</ref> By [[first grade]], she was reported to have a height of {{convert|5|ft|2|in}} and by [[sixth grade]], she was reported to be {{convert|6|ft|9|in}}, according to the ''[[Global Times]]''.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/07/15/zhang-ziyu-14-year-old-chinese-basketball-player-yao-ming-comparison/7985703002/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|title=7-foot-4 14-year-old Chinese basketball player Zhang Ziyu being compared to Yao Ming|date=15 July 2021|author=Bailey, Analise}}</ref>
Zhang attended Wenhua East Road Primary School in [[Jinan]], junior high school at [[Tsinghua University High School]] in [[Beijing]] and later Jinan Sports School, and high school at [[Shandong Experimental High School]] in Jinan.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-asiacup-2024/news/zhang-ziyu-one-of-a-kind-prospect-garners-global-attention|publisher=[[FIBA]]|title=Zhang Ziyu: One-of-a-kind prospect garners global attention|date=26 June 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.inewsweek.cn/wh/2024-06-27/22414.shtml|title=2.24米17岁的她，完胜日本队|website=[[China Newsweek]]|date=27 June 2024|language=zh}}</ref> When she was age 14, she competed at the U15 [[National Basketball League (China)|National Basketball League]] tournament and helped her team win the finals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3141348/new-yao-ming-14-year-old-girl-zhang-ziyu-standing-226m|newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=16 July 2021|title=‘New Yao Ming’ is 14-year-old girl Zhang Ziyu standing 2.26m|author=White, Jonathan}}</ref> Measuring at a reported {{convert|7|ft|5|in}} at the tournament, she went viral after recording 42 points, 25 rebounds and six blocks in the finals, being noted for "towering over her opponents".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2021/07/16/china-basketball-zhang-ziyu-video|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|title=7' 5" Chinese 14-Year-Old Zhang Ziyu Is Unstoppable on the Basketball Court|author=Gartland, Dan|date=16 July 2021}}</ref> She received comparisons to Chinese [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] star [[Yao Ming]].<ref name="auto2"/>
In 2022, Zhang scored 62 points and 13 rebounds at the national U15 championship and then three weeks later scored 68 points and 24 rebounds at the provincial championships.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202208/24/WS630583b1a310fd2b29e73f19.html|newspaper=[[China Daily]]|title=Sky's limit for towering teenage talent|date=24 August 2022|author=Xiaochen, Sun}}</ref> She was the star player for Shandong at the U17 national championship in 2023, scoring 30 points and 21 rebounds in 26 minutes to help the team win the finals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3229953/chinese-social-media-mocks-hilarious-basketball-final-losing-team-are-crowned-champions|newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]|title=Chinese social media mocks ‘hilarious’, ‘shameful’ basketball final as losing team are crowned champions|date=4 August 2023|author=Chan, Mike|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
==International career==
Zhang was selected for Team China at the [[2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.news.com.au/sport/basketball/220cm-chinese-teenager-taking-the-basketball-world-by-storm/news-story/6edf1e5e75490eaa21b8c0163172c5b6 |work=[[News.com.au]] |title=220cm Chinese teenager taking the basketball world by storm|date=27 June 2024 |last=McKern |first=James}}</ref>
==References==
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