[3] On November 3, 2013, Ding Yanyuhang won the title of best student during the 10th anniversary of Wang Fei basketball training camp.

However, once he returned healthy, Ding was named the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 2017.

[6] Due to his ongoing injuries and severe degenerative knees, Ding did not play for China in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, and was out until October 2021.

In 2017, Ding played with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2017 NBA Summer League in Orlando, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada.

[9] On October 16, 2021, Ding returned to Shandong for the first time in more than 3 years, and scored 19 points against the Beijing Royal Fighters in 24 minutes of play.

Four basketball players from Shandong Heroes, Ding Yanyuhang, Sui Ran, Li Jingyu, Tao Hanlin, were in the list.

[13] However, China lost to Iran in a stunning upset during the quarterfinals and did not medal in men's basketball for the first time ever at the Asian Games.

[14] Ding represented the Chinese national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China, where he won a gold medal.