Lin Wei

Lin Wei (; born December 25, 2003) is a Chinese college basketball player currently in the transfer portal who most recently played for the Oregon Ducks of the Big Ten Conference. Standing at 6'4", Wei last played professionally for the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Early life Wei was born on December 25, 2003, his native language is Mandarin. For primary school in 2009, Wei joined the Xiamen Experimental Primary School Jimei Branch in his hometown.

Professional career Lin joined the Nanjing Monkey Kings in 2022, playing for three seasons and was named a CBA All-Star in 2024 and 2025. Following the 2024–25 CBA season, Lin announced his departure from the Monkey Kings. He was drafted by the Texas Legends eighth overall in the 2025 G League International Draft.

College career Oregon Ducks After getting cleared by the NCAA, on October 1, 2025, Lin committed to play college basketball at Oregon, becoming the first former Chinese professional basketball player to do so. According to Wei, he told The Athletic that the reason he wanted to go to Oregon was so that it gave him the best shot to go into the NBA, it also allowed him to get better at speaking English and developing his skills physically on the court. On January 5, 2026, in a 88–85 loss against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Lin scored a career high of 23 points, with six three pointers, five assists, two steals, and shot that tied the score with four seconds left in regulation. Following the season, Lin announced he would be entering the transfer portal.

Career statistics CBA Regular season

Playoffs

College

Personal life Lin told The Athletic that his favorite American fast food restaurant is Chipotle.