Joseph Lin (basketball)
Joseph Shu-Wei Lin (born June 21, 1992) is a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player for the Taipei Fubon Braves of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Early life. Joseph Shu-Wei Lin was born in Palo Alto, California to Gie-ming Lin and Shirley Lin (née Xinxin Wu) on June 21, 1992. His brother Jeremy Lin was a professional basketball player in the NBA. College career. Lin attended Hamilton College and played as a point guard in the Division III. He was a respectable rotation guard that made the All-Conference Second Team in his senior year . Professional career. Taipei Fubon Braves (2015–present). Lin then signed with Taiwan's Fubon Braves in 2015, for the 2015 SBL season. Lin was averaging 5 points and 2 assists and would get into foul trouble and not really play for the whole first half. Instead of giving up and giving in, Lin fought through the obstacles and proved that he belonged at the pro level. He was named the SBL 2015-2016 Rookie of the Year, became the first rookie ever to be named to the All-SBL first team. He averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists  per game. In the 2018–2019 season, Lin won his first ever SBL Championship. Lin was second in scoring among local players (13.4 points per game) and fourth in assists (4.9 assists per game) during the regular season. He went on to average 14.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 5.3 assists in the finals. Upon the unveiling of the Braves as the tenth team to join the ABL in the 2019–2020 season, Lin expressed his excitement to join the league. Personal life. Lin has two older brothers, Jeremy and Joshua. Jeremy Lin, an NBA star, currently plays in the CBA for the  Beijing Ducks. Joshua studied dentistry at New York University. Lin acquired a Taiwan passport in July 2020.