Jilin Northeast Tigers

Jilin Northeast Tigers
League CBA
Founded 1956
History Jilin Northeast Tigers
(1956–present)
Arena Changchun Gymnasium, 4,299 capacity
Location Changchun, Jilin, China
Team colors Red, gold, White
              
Head coach Spain Juan Antonio Orenga
Ownership China Kenneth Huang

The Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers (吉林通钢东北虎) or Jilin Tonggang or Jilin Northeast Tigers are a professional basketball team based in Changchun, Jilin, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. The Tonggang Group is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a Siberian tiger.

History

The team was founded in 1956 but became a professional club in 1998. It was known as Jilin Henghe (吉林恒和) in the 2000–01 CBA season, Jilin Jiliang (吉林吉粮) in the 2001–02 CBA season, and Jilin Yiqi (吉林一汽) in the 2002–03 CBA season. The multiple name changes reflect the annual turnover in corporate sponsorship that characterized this era.

During the 2004–05 CBA season, the Jilin Northeast Tigers finished in fourth place in the CBA's North Division, but lost in the Quarter-Finals of the CBA Playoffs to the defending champions, the South Division's Guangdong Southern Tigers.

In the 2005–06 CBA season, they posted the same finish, and ultimately suffered exactly the same fate. This was the third year in a row, in fact, that the Northeast Tigers were eliminated from the CBA Playoffs by the Southern Tigers.

Roster

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Jilin Northeast Tigers roster roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 0 China Gao Shiyan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 1 China Liu Tianyi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
G 3 China Yao Tianyi 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
C 4 China Li An 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 5 China Cui Jinming 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F 6 China Chai Changyi 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
F 9 China Zhang Jin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
F 10 China Lian Ming 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
F 11 China Geng Mingyang 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
G 13 United States Von Wafer 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
F 14 China Zhang Biao (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
F 20 China Cai Lilong 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
F 21 China Guo Jinlin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F 22 China Dai Huaibo 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
F 23 China Wang Pu (basketball) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
C 24 United States Carl Landry 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Curro Segura
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: December 20, 2017

Notable players

Current

Former

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