{"id":5071,"date":"2018-09-21T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/?p=5071"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:19:39","slug":"runtao-wang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/runtao-wang\/","title":{"rendered":"Runtao Wang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/RW-China.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5098\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Runtao Wang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Full-time Basketball Agent<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduated: December 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Degree: M.S. Sports Administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best memories from your Valpo days:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the summer of 2011, thanks to Professor Zhimin Lin and Coach Keith Freeman, I got the opportunity to serve as team coordinator of the Valpo Women\u2019s Basketball team China tour. We visited two cities in China, Hangzhou and Beijing. We played 3 games,1 scrimmage game against Zhejiang University of&nbsp; Technology, 2 games against Zhejiang Bulls of WCBA. This trip open my eyes and led me to the later career. After the summer, I became the Valpo team manager for 2010-11 season. That really helped me both with language and culture. The opportunity to be involved with an athletic team was my dream when I came to US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now I am Assistant Director of basketball operation as Chinese National Men\u2019s basketball. My team just won gold at 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Over the last four years, I have been associated with the top level of Chinese Basketball and the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without the experience of my Valpo Days, none of this would have happened!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Runtao-Wang-team-768x434-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Runtao-Wang-team-768x434-1.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Runtao-Wang-team-768x434-1-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/Runtao-Wang-team-768x434-1-600x339.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" 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