Macau Black Bears

Macau Black Bears
League ABL
History Nanhai Long-Lions
(2017)
Nanhai Kung Fu
(2017)
Chong Son Kung Fu
(2017–2018)
Macau Black Bears
(2018–present)
Arena Nanhai Gymnasium
Location Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Team colors          
Head coach Charles Dubé-Brais
Uniforms

The Macau Black Bears are a Macanese professional basketball team of the ASEAN Basketball League.

History

Chong Son Kung Fu is a Chinese basketball team playing in Asean Basketball League.[1][2] Based in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, the team plays their home games at the 4,000-seated Nanhai Gymnasium. They joined ABL from 2017–18 season as the "Nanhai Long Lions".[3] They changed their name to Nanhai Kung Fu[1] to differentiate themselves from their mother team, the Guanzhou Long Lions.[4] After they partnered with Macau's Grupo Desportivo Chong Son they changed their name once again to their present name by November 2017.[4]

After the 2018 season, the team relocated to Macau to become the Macau Black Bears, in a bid to promote professional basketball in the city. The name was derived Bobo the Black Bear[5], an individual Asiatic black bear who first came to public attention in the 1980s when it was rescued from being cooked in a gourmet restaurant as a cub.[6]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Macau Black Bears roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 1 United States Anthony Tucker (WI) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 29 – (1989-09-02)2 September 1989 Iowa
C 8 United States Ryan Watkins (WI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 27 – (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 Canyon County
G 10 United States Philippines Mikh McKinney (WI) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 26 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992 Sacramento State
G 14 China United States Kane Ma 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G 15 Hong Kong Canada Nathan Yu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 29 – (1989-06-27)27 June 1989
G 20 China Derek King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
C 21 Macau Un Kam Chi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F 27 China Liu Zankun 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 31 – (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 Zhejiang
48 Macau Lao Chon Pong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg)
F China Luo Yongxuan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 21 – (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 Guangzhou
C Macau Lai Ka Tong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F Macau Lo Hip Meng 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Head coach
  • China MU JIANXIN
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 10 November 2017

Affiliates

References

  1. 1 2 "ABL 2017-2018 Season Preview: Nanhai Kung Fu Basketball Club". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ↑ ""南海龙狮队"组建成功 将战东南亚联赛". myzaker.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nanhai Long Lions to Lead the ABL to a New Frontier". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Kung Fu Partners with Macau Sports Club". ASEAN Basketball League. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Chong Son Kung Fu Relocates and Rebrands to Macau Black Bears | ABL". ABL. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. ↑ "Government wants to move Bobo to new home 'to enjoy old age'". Macau News. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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