Xinjiang Flying Tigers

Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Leagues CBA
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Founded 1999 (1999)
History Xinjiang Flying Tigers
(1999–present)
Arena Hongshan Arena
Capacity 3,800
Location Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
Team colors Sky Blue, White
         
Main sponsor Guanghui Group
President Hou Wei
Team manager Guo Jian
Head coach Brian Goorjian
Team captain Kelanbaike Makan
Ownership Sun Guangxin
Championships 1 CBA Championship
Uniforms
Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Chinese 新疆广汇飞虎
Hanyu Pinyin Xīnjiāng Guǎnghuì Fēihǔ

The Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers (Chinese: 新疆广汇飞虎), is a professional basketball team based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. The team plays its home games in the Hongshan Arena, which has a capacity of 3,500 people.

The club joined the league ahead of the 1999–2000 CBA season, as the first step in the organization's plans to expand into the country's western interior.

History

During the 2004–05 CBA season, the Xinjiang Flying Tigers finished in third place in the North Division, but lost in the quarter-finals of the CBA Playoffs to the South Division's Jiangsu Dragons. In the 2005–06 CBA season, they finished in second place in the North Division, but were again eliminated by Jiangsu in the quarter-finals.

Xinjiang's success in recent years has been highlighted by three straight trips to the CBA Finals at the end of the 2008–09 CBA season, 2009–10 CBA season, and 2010–11 CBA season, as well as another appearance in the championship series following the 2013–14 CBA season. The Flying Tigers failed to win the title on all four occasions. The team won their first CBA title in the 2016–17 CBA season, after defeating Guangdong Southern Tigers 4–0 in the finals.

Honours

Continental competitions

Champions (1): 2016[lower-alpha 1]
Runners-up (1): 2017

Domestic competitions

Playoffs Champions (1): 2016–17
Regular Season Champions (1): 2016–17
Playoffs Runners-up (4): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14
Regular Season Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2015–16

Notes
  1. ↑ Xinjiang played in the 2016 and 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup representing China, under the name of "China Kashgar".

Roster

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Xinjiang Flying Tigers roster roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
SF 1 China Li Gen 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
PG 4 United States Darius Adams 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
PG 6 China Zeng Lingxu 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
PF 7 China Yu Changdong 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
F 8 China Hou Peizuo (R) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
SG 10 China Deng Qunfei (R) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
PF 12 China Liu Yunan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
SG 13 China Kelanbaike Makan (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
SF 14 China Abudushalamu Abudurexiti 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
PG 16 China Jiang Wen 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
C 17 China Fan Ziming 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
SF 18 China Tang Caiyu 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
C 25 United States Al Jefferson 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 127 kg (280 lb)
SG 27 Chinese Taipei Chou Yi-hsiang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
PG 30 China Wang Zirun 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
C 55 China Sun Tonglin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States Mark Amaral
  • China Gao Shumin
  • South Korea Kang Jungsoo
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (R) Reserved
  • Injured
Updated: Semptember 11, 2018

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Fan Ziming Sun Tonglin Liu Yunan
PF Yu Changdong Al Jefferson Hou Peizuo
SF Abudushalamu Li Gen Tang Caiyu
SG Kelanbaike Makan Chou Yi-hsiang Jiang Wen
PG Darius Adams Zeng Lingxu Wang Zirun

Notable players

Current

Former

References

    General
    • "2005–06 season information". sports.sina.com.cn.
    • "Xinjiang Gyang Hui Flying Tigers basketball". Asia-Basket. Eurobasket. 11 October 2011.
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