Zhou eyes fresh start Down Under

Team China star targets eventual NBA return with switch to Aussie outfit Phoenix

With his domestic club career stalled by a contract dispute, Zhou Qi is taking his talent Down Under in the hope of eventually returning to the NBA.

The Team China star on Wednesday confirmed that he has signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Australia's National Basketball League after failing to secure a release from the Xinjiang Flying Tigers to join a rival CBA team.

"I am really excited to join the SE Melbourne Phoenix, a strong NBL franchise with great potential and full of vigor," Zhou said in a Weibo post on Wednesday.