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BYU basketball recruiting: Cougars pursuing Chinese big man Shengzhe Li

BYU hoops missed out this offseason on Russian forward Agasiy Tonoyan due to entrance exam issues, but the Cougars are on the trail for another recruit with international ties.

2019 big man Shengzhe Li from Santa Margarita High School (Orange County, CA) visited BYU’s campus this past weekend. Li grew up in China before going to SMHS as a foreign exchange student last school year. Li was offered a scholarship by BYU on his visit this weekend, according to one source close to the situation.

Li put up modest numbers as a junior last season in his first year in the states (6.