Guangzhou Loong Lions

The Guangzhou Loong Lions (simplified Chinese: 广州龙狮; traditional Chinese: 廣州龍獅; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Lóng Shī) are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. They play in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Guangzhou Loong Lions
广州龙狮
LeagueCBA
Founded2000 (2000)
HistoryShaanxi Gaitianli Kylins
(2000–2010)
Foshan Dralions
(2010–2014)
Foshan Long-Lions
(2014–2016)
Guangzhou Long-Lions
(2016–2019)
Guangzhou Loong Lions
(2019–present)
ArenaTianhe Gymnasium
Capacity7,600
LocationGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
Team colorsRed, Navy, White
              
Head coachJuan Antonio Orenga
Website
Guangzhou Loong Lions
Traditional Chinese時代中國廣州龍獅籃球隊
Simplified Chinese时代中国广州龙狮篮球队
Guangzhou Long Lions
Traditional Chinese廣州龍獅
Simplified Chinese广州龙狮

History

The team was founded in November 2000 as Shaanxi Gaitianli Kylins by the Xi'an Dongsheng Group. In August 2001, they won the "B" league championship, and were promoted to the CBA. In the 2004–05 season, the Shaanxi Kylins finished in fifth place in the North Division, and were out of the playoffs. In 2005–06, they finished sixth, and were once again out of the playoffs. The team was scheduled to participate in the 2008 season of the International Basketball League (IBL). They were replaced by the Shanxi Brave Dragons.

In 2010, the Shaanxi Kylins moved from Xi'an to Foshan, and renamed themselves the Foshan Dralions. The club opted to start rendering its English name as "Long-Lions" rather than "Dralions" before the start of the 2014–15 season.

In 2016, the Foshan Long-Lions moved from Foshan to Guangzhou, and renamed themselves the Guangzhou Long-Lions.[1] In 2017, the Nanhai Long-Lions were founded as the affiliate team. The team competes in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).[2]

Players

Current roster

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Guangzhou Loong Lions roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 2 Chen Ying-chun 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
F 3 Shi Jun 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
F 5 Marreese Speights 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 116 kg (256 lb)
C 6 Zhang Xiaolei 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
F 7 Gu Yuezhuo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
F 8 Ju Mingxin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
G 9 Luo Xudong 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
F 10 Zhu Xuhang 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
C 13 Fan Ziming 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb)
F 14 Guo Kai 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F 15 Hu Long-mao 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
G 18 Kyle Fogg 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 21 Heng Yifeng 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 23 Zhang Fan 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F 25 Liu Zihao 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
F 32 Wang Yue 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
C 50 Zheng Zhun 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ding Wei
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 4, 2019

Games against NBA teams

On 2 October 2017, the team played a pre-season game with the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena, which made them the second CBA club to play against the National Basketball Association club.[3]

2 October 2017
Guangzhou Long-Lions 96–126 Washington Wizards
Capital One Arena, Washington
12 October 2018
Guangzhou Long-Lions 111–140 Washington Wizards
8 October 2019
Guangzhou Loong Lions 86–144 Philadelphia 76ers

Affiliates

References
  1. 官宣：佛山龙狮新赛季迁至广州 Archived 2017-01-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
  2. “南海龙狮队”组建成功 将战东南亚联赛
  3. 广州:交手NBA球队非常有意义 全队都狠兴奋
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