Li Gen was born in 1988 in Jiaozuo, Henan. Because of his strong body and small forward position, he was called "Jiaozuo James" by fans.

Li Gen's mother is a Henan women's basketball player and her father is a soldier, so she likes playing basketball very much since she was a child in Li Gen, and she began to receive basketball training at the age of 8. In 2006, Li Gen, aged 18, won the provincial games on behalf of Jiaozuo, and then went to college. In the college league, Li Gen performed well, was favored by basketball coach Shan Weiguo, and was sent to the Shanghai team.

In 2008, Li Gen started his CBA career with the Shanghai team, averaging 9.3 points per game. His performance was not bad, and he was selected for the CBA rookie competition. However, after Yao Ming moved to Shanghai, the team increased its investment. After the arrival of high-level foreign aid, Li Gen has no chance. After the contract expired, he left Shanghai and switched to Qingdao.

In Qingdao team, Li Gen slowly showed his basketball talent and became the main player of Qingdao team. 1112 season, Li Gen can get 17.5 points, 3 rebounds 1.7 assists. And in that season, he was selected as a CBA All-Star and successfully won the All-Star Game MVP. Fans are becoming more and more familiar with the name Li Gen.

After that, he signed a contract with Beijing Jinyu, where he began to be regarded as LeBron root by fans. During his three seasons in Beijing, although Li Gen was injured, he also successfully helped Beijing win the CBA championship, and because he was the capital team, Li Gen also received great attention during this period.

It was also during that time that Li Gen was selected for the national team for the first time.

After the expiration of the three-year contract, Li Gen chose not to stay in Beijing, but to join the upstart Xinjiang team with a high salary. Although the Xinjiang team has high hopes for Li Gen, Li Gen's performance here is no better than that in Beijing. At that time, it should be the peak of Li Gen, but Li Gen has already begun to decline.

After the Xinjiang team, Li Gen returned to Shanghai Shark on 20 19, but after only one season, Li Gen left, and he went to Beijing North Control, but his status was not the first time he came to Beijing that year. Now he is more of a role player in the team. What he can do now is to make his own contribution in a limited time.

As for his marriage, on 20 16, he married Wang Xingyang in his hometown of Jiaozuo, Henan. Wang Xingyang met him during his stay in Jinyu, Beijing, but in 202 1 year, their five-year marriage came to an end and they announced their divorce.

Li Gen, as a player who came out of college, it's surprising enough to have such a good performance. His attack is his advantage and his physical fitness is good enough, but his shortcomings are also obvious. His rough skills and inexperience also led to his failure to achieve greater success in his career.