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2026-27 Men's Basketball

12 Kai Yu

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
  • Highschool Link Prep (Bradley/Liberty)

Biography

Bradley (2025-26): Appeared in 29 of Bradley’s 34 games, averaging 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the floor… Scored a season-high 12 points in a Jan. 31 game at Drake… Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds on Feb. 3 at Valpo… Took part in all three Valpo/Bradley matchups as a member of the Braves, including the double overtime thriller in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis… Played against Dayton in the NIT.
 
Liberty (2023-24 & 2024-25): Redshirted as a true freshman in 2023-24… Appeared in 15 games and averaged 3.1 minutes, 1.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game as a redshirt freshman in 2024-25… Made his collegiate debut on Nov. 4, 2024 vs. Valpo in the Total Athlete Tipoff in Xenia, Ohio… Played in the 2025 NCAA Tournament against Oregon.
 
Prep: After moving to the United States from his native China, he played at Link Year Prep, the same school that produced Valpo standouts Cooper Schwieger and All Wright… Started playing basketball at age 12… In high school, his coach always watched NCAA D1 basketball and that became a dream for him.
 
Personal: When he came to the United States, he spoke zero English and struggled to understand the culture, but has successfully adapted… Studying communications… Enjoys watching TV shows and movies in his spare time… Is a Marvel fan, and Avengers is his favorite… Has a twin brother, Sean, who played at Newman University in Kansas and is now playing professionally in China for the Shanghai Sharks.

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