Qingdao Eagles

Qingdao Eagles
Qingdao Eagles
League	CBA
Founded	2003
History	Qingdao Eagles ; (2003–present)
Arena	Guoxin Gymnasium
Capacity	12,500
Location	Qingdao, Shandong, China
Team colors	Blue, White;
Main sponsor	DoubleStar
Head coach	Fan Bin
Retired numbers	1 (1)
Uniforms
Home	Away

The Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles (simplified Chinese: 青岛双星雄鹰; traditional Chinese: 青島雙星雄鷹; pinyin: qīng dǎo shuāng xīng xióng yīng) or Qingdao DoubleStar or Qingdao Eagles are a Chinese professional basketball team which is based in Qingdao, Shandong. The club plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). DoubleStar is the club's corporate sponsor, and the team's mascot is an eagle. In the 2012–13 season, NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady played for the club. After the season, McGrady's jersey number was retired by Qindao.

History

On 18 February 2018, Qingdao received a great deal of attention from various media outlets around the world when former NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady signed for the 2012–13 CBA season with Qindao.^[1] Despite McGrady averaging 25 points per game, the team was unable to help the club qualify for the CBA Playoffs.^[2]^[3] In the 2014–15 CBA season, thanks to the extra addition of Hamed Haddadi, Qingdao received their first playoff appearance with the third-best record in the league, going as far as the semi-final round before being swept by the Liaoning Flying Leopards. In 2015, Qindao retired McGrady's jersey number 1.^[4]

Players

Current roster

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

Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
F	5000000000000000000♠0	Gao Shang	7000199000000000000♠1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	7002101000000000000♠101 kg (223 lb)
G	7000200000000000000♠2	Zhang Hanjun	7000181000000000000♠1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	7001840000000000000♠84 kg (185 lb)
G	7000300000000000000♠3	Xu Jiahan	7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb)
G	7000400000000000000♠4	Shan Zitong	7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb)
G	7000600000000000000♠6	Zhang Chengyu	7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	7001730000000000000♠73 kg (161 lb)
F	7000700000000000000♠7	Liu Shu'nan	7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	7002103000000000000♠103 kg (227 lb)
C	7000900000000000000♠9	Su Wei	7000213000000000000♠2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	7002124000000000000♠124 kg (273 lb)
F	7001130000000000000♠13	Zong Zan	7000212000000000000♠2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	7002112000000000000♠112 kg (247 lb)
F	7001140000000000000♠14	Tian Jiafu	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002104000000000000♠104 kg (229 lb)
G	7001170000000000000♠17	Sun Jie (C)	7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	7001920000000000000♠92 kg (203 lb)
F	7001200000000000000♠20	Zhang Hao	7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb)
G	7001220000000000000♠22	Jonathan Gibson	7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	7001750000000000000♠75 kg (165 lb)
F	7001240000000000000♠24	Zhao Jie	7000199000000000000♠1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	7001890000000000000♠89 kg (196 lb)
F	7001270000000000000♠27	Diao Chenghao	7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	7001980000000000000♠98 kg (216 lb)
C	7001300000000000000♠30	Maciej Lampe	7000211000000000000♠2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	7002125000000000000♠125 kg (276 lb)
F	7001320000000000000♠32	Wang Qingming	7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	7002112000000000000♠112 kg (247 lb)
F	7001350000000000000♠35	Ding Haoran	7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb)
C	7001400000000000000♠40	James Mays	7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb)
C	7001440000000000000♠44	Dakari Johnson	7000213000000000000♠2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	7002116000000000000♠116 kg (256 lb)
G	7001910000000000000♠91	Liu HongBo	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001750000000000000♠75 kg (165 lb)

Head coach

Gong Xiaobin

Assistant coach(es)

Wang Han
Einest Raden
Liu Mingtao

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: January 28, 2018

Notable players

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least three seasons for the club. Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Shan Tao (2000–2001)
Torraye Braggs (2006–2007)
Chris Williams (2008–2010)
Amal McCaskill (2009)
Sabah Khoury (2009–2010)
Dee Brown (2010–2011)
Li Gen (2010–2012)
Ivan Johnson (2011)
Xue Yuyang (2011–2014)
Olumide Oyedeji (2011–2012)
D.J. Mbenga (2012)
Tracy McGrady (2012–2013)
(#1 retired by Qingdao)
Chris Daniels (2012–2013)
Josh Selby (2013)
Peter John Ramos (2013–2014)
Josh Akognon (2013–2014)
Justin Dentmon (2014–2015)
Hamed Haddadi (2014–2015)
Mike Harris (2014–2015)
Jonathan Gibson (2015–2016,2017–present)
Alan Williams (2015–2016)
Su Wei (2016–2018)
Loukas Mavrokefalidis (2016–2017)
Terrence Jones (2017)
Maciej Lampe (2017–2018)
James Mays (2018)

Retired numbers

Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady was the first ever Qindao player to get his number retired

Qingdao Eagles retired numbers
No.	Name	Position	Tenure	Year retired
1	Tracy McGrady	G/F	2012–2013	2015^[4]

Basketball Hall of Famers

Qingdao Eagles Hall of Famers^[5]^[6]
No.	Name	Position	Tenure	Inducted
1	Tracy McGrady	G/F	2012–2013	2017^[7]

References

↑ Zimmerna, Kevin (9 October 2012). "Tracy McGrady signs one-year deal in China". SB Nation.
↑ "CBA: Season 2012–2013". Asia-basket.com. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
↑ "Qingdao Double Star Eagles Statistics 2012–13". Basketball.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
1 2 Austin Ngaruiya (8 October 2015). "A Brief Explanation Why Tracy McGrady Got His Number Retired In China". Uproxx.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
↑ "Hall of Famers". CBS Interactive. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
↑ 2015–16 Media Guide, p. 149
↑ "Tracy McGrady, Bill Self, Rebecca Lobo and Muffet McGraw Headline Class". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Official Website. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

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[1] Zimmerna, Kevin (9 October 2012). "Tracy McGrady signs one-year deal in China". SB Nation.

[2] "CBA: Season 2012–2013". Asia-basket.com. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[3] "Qingdao Double Star Eagles Statistics 2012–13". Basketball.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

[retiremcg-4] 1 2 Austin Ngaruiya (8 October 2015). "A Brief Explanation Why Tracy McGrady Got His Number Retired In China". Uproxx.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

[5] "Hall of Famers". CBS Interactive. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

[6] 2015–16 Media Guide, p. 149

[7] "Tracy McGrady, Bill Self, Rebecca Lobo and Muffet McGraw Headline Class". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Official Website. Retrieved 29 April 2017.