Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions

Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions
2017–18 Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions season
Nickname Long Lions
Leagues A1 Division Hong Kong
ASEAN Basketball League
Founded 1932
Arena Southorn Stadium
Capacity 2,000
Location Hong Kong
Head coach Spain Edu Torres
Ownership Eastern Sports Club
Championships ASEAN Basketball League: 1 (2016)
Website basketball.easternlonglions.com

The Hong Kong Eastern Basketball Team, the basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club,[1] commonly known by their nickname Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions,[2] is a Hong Kong professional basketball club that competes in the A1 Division Hong Kong[3] and the ASEAN Basketball League since 2016.[4]

The club is internationally known because some of its players have represented their Asian national teams at the FIBA Asia Championship.[5]

2018/19 ASEAN Basketball League roster

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

Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 0 Hong Kong Ip, Chun Kit 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1992-03-24)24 March 1992
F 1 United States Trey Gilder (WI) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 33 – (1985-01-24)24 January 1985
G 2 United States Elliott, Marcus Ryan (WI) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 34 – (1984-04-24)24 April 1984
G/F 3 Hong Kong Lee, Ki (C) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 31 – (1987-10-16)16 October 1987
G/F 8 Hong Kong Chan Siu Wing 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
G/F 6 Hong Kong Chan, Yik Lun 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1987-08-15)15 August 1987
G 10 Hong Kong Yang, Ricky 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
F 11 Hong Kong So, Sheung Ying 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1992-06-29)29 June 1992
F/C 14 Hong Kong Tang, Chi Hang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1992-01-21)21 January 1992
F 15 Hong Kong So, Chi Lok Jolin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – (1989-11-12)12 November 1989
F 16 Hong Kong Xu, Adam 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
C 18 Malta Deguara, Samuel (WI) 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) 136 kg (300 lb) 27 – (1991-06-21)21 June 1991
F 20 Hong Kong Ng, Chung Tsun 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb)
F 21 Hong Kong Lam, Man Chun 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1987-10-14)14 October 1987
F/C 29 Hong Kong Chung, Chun Sing 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 27 – (1991-01-10)10 January 1991
C 30 Hong Kong Wu, Cheuk Pan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993
F/C 35 Hong Kong Ngan, Wing Fai 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1993-03-12)12 March 1993
G 87 Hong Kong Lee, Shu Wing 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
G 88 Hong Kong Lau, Tsz Lai 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1990-11-04)4 November 1990
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Hong Kong Chan King Chee John
  • Hong Kong Lam Chun Wai
  • Hong Kong Chan Kin Man
  • Spain Fernando Gordo
Athletic trainer(s)
  • The Bahamas Ryan O'Neal Moss
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • (AI) ASEAN heritage import
  • Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Malta Samuel Deguara Hong Kong Wu Cheuk Pan
PF United States Trey Gilder
SF Hong Kong Adam Xu
SG United States Marcus Ryan Elliott Hong Kong Tang Chi Hang
PG Hong Kong Lee Ki Hong Kong Chan Siu Wing Hong Kong Lau Tsz Lai

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
  • Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
  • Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
  • Hong Kong Chan Siu Wing
  • Hong Kong Cheng Kam Hing
  • Hong Kong Fong Shing Yee
  • Hong Kong Lee Ki
  • Hong Kong Poon Chi Ho
  • United States Bryant Austin
  • United States Chris Barnes
  • The Bahamas Ryan O’Neal Moss
  • Thailand United States Tyler Lamb
  • Taiwan France Steven Guinchard
  • United States Patrick Sullivan
  • United States Josh Boone
  • Philippines Germany Christian Standhardinger

References

  1. ↑ "Hong Kong Eastern". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Official website
  3. ↑ Eastern set aside HK$10 million to become first professional basketball team in Hong Kong, South China Morning Post. 9 July 2015, Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions Confirms Participation In ABL". ASEAN Basketball League. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ↑ 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Hong Kong, FIBA.com, accessed 11 January 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.