Beijing Royal Fighters

The Beijing Royal Fighters (Chinese: 北京紫禁勇士; pinyin: Běijīng Zǐjìn Yǒngshì) are a Chinese professional men's basketball team which is based in Beijing and plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Beijing BG (known in Chinese as Beijing Beikong) is the club's corporate sponsor.

Beijing Royal Fighters
北京紫禁勇士
LeaguesCBA
Founded2009 (2009)
HistoryGuangzhou Free Man
(2009–2012)
Chongqing Fly Dragons
(2012–2015)
Beikong Fly Dragons
(2015–2019)
Beijing Royal Fighters
(2019–present)
ArenaBeijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Capacity6,000
LocationBeijing, China
Team colorsGold, Black White
              
Main sponsorNanhai Corporation
(2009–2012)
Black Valley
(2012–2015)
Beijing BG / Beikong
(2015–present)
Team managerLü Jinqing
Head coachStephon Marbury
OwnershipLi Chunli

History

The franchise was founded in 2009 in Guangzhou and spent its first five seasons of existence competing in the lower levels of China's basketball league system. The team relocated to Chongqing in 2012. The club entered the CBA in the 2014–15 season as an expansion team and finished at the bottom of the league standings with a record of 4–34.

In September 2015, the club relocated again and was initially renamed Beijing BG,[1] but to avoid confusion with the city's association football team, which is also called Beijing BG, as well as to avoid confusion with the Beijing Ducks when only the geographical names of the clubs are used, a large number of Chinese sports websites referred to the team as the Beikong Fly Dragons.

Current roster

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Beijing Royal Fighters roster
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Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 Wang Zirui 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 77.6 kg (171 lb) 27 – (1993-03-28)28 March 1993
G 3 Zhang Fan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84.0 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1996-01-02)2 January 1996
G 4 Meng Bolong 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (1996-05-03)3 May 1996
C 6 Jason Thompson 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 33 – (1986-07-21)21 July 1986
F 7 Sani Sakakini 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1988-08-19)19 August 1988
G 9 Sun Yue 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105.5 kg (233 lb) 34 – (1985-12-06)6 December 1985
F 11 Yu Liang 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 93.5 kg (206 lb) 33 – (1986-11-29)29 November 1986
F 12 Jing Haoyang 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996
F 13 Zong Zan (C) 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 112.4 kg (248 lb) 30 – (1989-08-13)13 August 1989
F 14 Wang Shaojie 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 23 – (1996-09-17)17 September 1996
G 16 Chang Yasong 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 76.9 kg (170 lb) 30 – (1990-02-18)18 February 1990
G 18 Kyle Fogg 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1990-01-27)27 January 1990
F 19 Xu Mengjun 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 22 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998
F 20 Chen Zian
F 23 Wang Xiangbin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (1999-01-19)19 January 1999
F 27 Gao Shang 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100.7 kg (222 lb) 25 – (1994-08-10)10 August 1994
C 28 Wang Zheng 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 140.6 kg (310 lb) 30 – (1990-02-08)8 February 1990
G 29 Ban Duo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 – (1995-09-16)16 September 1995
F 33 Chen Jinlong 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 27 – (1992-08-22)22 August 1992
C 55 Sun Tonglin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 112.8 kg (249 lb) 27 – (1992-12-23)23 December 1992
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: November 4, 2019

References
  1. 重庆翱龙正式变更为北京控股男篮 Archived 2015-10-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
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