Guangdong Southern Tigers

Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Traditional Chinese	廣東宏遠華南虎
Simplified Chinese	广东宏远华南虎
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngdōng Hóngyuǎn Huánánhǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gwong2 dung1 wang4 jyun5 waa4 naam4 fu2
Guangdong Dongguan Bank
Traditional Chinese	廣東東莞銀行
Simplified Chinese	广东东莞银行
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngdōng Dōngguǎn Yínháng

Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Leagues	CBA
Founded	1993; 31 years ago
History	Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers ; (1993–present)
Arena	Dongguan Basketball Center
Capacity	16,133
Location	Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Team colors	Dark Blue, White, Red ;
President	Guangdong Hongyuan Group
Head coach	Du Feng
Championships	11; (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Retired numbers	4 (4, 8, 9, 15)
Home	Away

Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers (Chinese: 广东宏远华南虎) or Guangdong Southern Tigers, also known as Guangdong Dongguan Bank (Chinese: 广东东莞银行) for sponsorship reasons, are a Chinese professional basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan) Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The Tigers have won eleven CBA titles, more than any other team in the league. They are also the only team to have qualified for the CBA playoffs in every season since the league launched in 1995. The team plays its home games in Dongguan, Guangdong. Occasionally, for marketing purposes, the team plays some of its home games in Zhongshan, Zhuhai, and other cities in the Pearl River Delta.

Their arch-rivals in the CBA have traditionally been the Beijing Ducks.^[1]

History

Established in 1993, the Tigers are the main team (Team 1) of the Guangdong Southern Tigers Basketball Club which is the first privately (non-government) owned professional basketball club in China. Besides Team 1, the club has three reserve teams (youth teams): Team 2 (Guangzhou based), Team 3A (Guangzhou based), and Team 3B (Dongguan based). These reserve teams are jointly administered by the club and by the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau.

The Southern Tigers have been CBA members since its inception and are the most successful team in the league. In the 1995–96 season, the Tigers qualified for the finals but lost to Bayi Rockets. After a seven-year wait, they made it to the finals again in 2002–03, and in 2003–04, the team claimed its first ever CBA title. Between 2002–03 and 2012–13, the team played in the finals eleven times in a row, winning eight CBA championships and losing three times.

The team has also participated in the National Games of China, on behalf of the Guangdong Province. In 2009, they won the first National Games gold medal in basketball for their province.^{[citation needed]} They defended the title in 2013.^[2]

Players

Current roster

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

Guangdong Southern Tigers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
SG	0	Zhang Huafei	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	78 kg (172 lb)
PF	1	Troy Gillenwater	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	110 kg (243 lb)
PG	2	Xu Jie	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	67 kg (148 lb)
CG	3	Hu Mingxuan	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	81 kg (179 lb)
G/F	5	Will Barton	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	82 kg (181 lb)
F/SF	6	Huang Mingyi	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)
PF	11	Darius Bazley	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	98 kg (216 lb)
CG	14	Zhang Wenyi	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
PF	16	Li Yingbo	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	92 kg (203 lb)
F	18	Du Runwang	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	109 kg (240 lb)
C	19	Xu Xin	2.26 m (7 ft 5 in)	112 kg (247 lb)
F	20	Ren Junfei	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	96 kg (212 lb)
F	21	Zhang Hao	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	97 kg (214 lb)
F	25	Zhang Haojia	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	104 kg (229 lb)
F	27	Zhang Mingchi	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	110 kg (243 lb)
PF/C	28	Wang Shaojie	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	102 kg (225 lb)
G/F	30	Li Yizhen	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
PG	33	Yang Yi	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)
SG	35	Li Wenhao	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	73 kg (161 lb)
SF	77	Huang Rongqi	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (176 lb)

Head coach

Du Feng

Assistant coach(es)

Igors Miglinieks
Nakis Mouratidis
Wei Guoliang
Ren Junfei

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 31 October 2024

Retired numbers

N°	Player	Position	Tenure	Ceremony date
Guangdong Southern Tigers retired numbers
15	Jason Dixon	C	1998–2001, 2002–2009	23 September 2009
4	Du Feng	PF	1997–2012	No ceremony
8	Zhu Fangyu	SF	1999–2017	29 October 2017

Season-by-season record

Season	Regular season				Playoffs	Final playoffs standing
Season	Wins	Losses	Win%	Standing	Playoffs	Final playoffs standing
1995–96	18	4	.818	2nd	Won semifinals vs. Liaoning Dinosaurs (2–0) Lost CBA finals vs. Bayi Rockets (0–2)	2nd
1996–97	13	9	.591	4th	Won quarterfinals vs. Shanghai Sharks (2–0) Lost semifinals vs. Bayi Rockets (0–2)	3rd
1997–98	10	12	.478	7th	Lost quarterfinals vs. Liaoning Dinosaurs (1–2)	6th
1998–99	13	9	.591	3rd	Won quarterfinals vs. Shanghai Sharks (2–1) Lost semifinals vs. Liaoning Dinosaurs (0–3)	3rd
1999–00	15	7	.682	2nd	Won quarterfinals vs. Liaoning Dinosaurs (2–1) Lost semifinals vs. Shanghai Sharks (1–3)	3rd
2000–01	12	10	.545	6th	Lost quarterfinals vs. Beijing Ducks (0–2)	6th
2001–02	12	12	.500	7th	Lost quarterfinals vs. Shanghai Sharks (0–3)	7th
2002–03	23	3	.885	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Shandong Lions (3–0) Won semifinals vs. Beijing Ducks (3–0) Lost CBA finals vs. Bayi Rockets (1–3)	2nd
2003–04	19	3	.864	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Shaanxi Kylins (2–0) Won semifinals vs. Jilin Northeast Tigers (2–1) Won CBA finals vs. Bayi Rockets (3–1)	1st
2004–05	30	8	.789	2nd	Won South Division semifinals vs. Bayi Rockets (2–0) Won South Division finals vs. Jiangsu Dragons (2–0) Won quarterfinals vs. Jilin Northeast Tigers (2–0) Won semifinals vs. Bayi Rockets (3–0) Won CBA finals vs. Jiangsu Dragons (3–2)	1st
2005–06	37	5	.881	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Jilin Northeast Tigers (3–0) Won semifinals vs. Jiangsu Dragons (3–0) Won CBA finals vs. Bayi Rockets (4–1)	1st
2006–07	26	4	.867	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Shanghai Sharks (3–0) Won semifinals vs. Jiangsu Dragons (3–0) Lost CBA finals vs. Bayi Rockets (1–4)	2nd
2007–08	26	4	.867	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Zhejiang Lions (3–0) Won semifinals vs. Dongguan Leopards (3–0) Won CBA finals vs. Liaoning Dinosaurs (4–1)	1st
2008–09	45	5	.900	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Shandong Lions (3–0) Won semifinals vs. Dongguan Leopards (3–0) Won CBA finals vs. Xinjiang Flying Tigers (4–1)	1st
2009–10	32	2	.941	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Bayi Rockets (3–0) Won semifinals vs. Shanghai Sharks (3–1) Won CBA finals vs. Xinjiang Flying Tigers (4–1)	1st
2010–11	25	7	.781	2nd	Won quarterfinals vs. Bayi Rockets (3–0) Won semifinals vs. Dongguan Leopards (3–0) Won CBA finals vs. Xinjiang Flying Tigers (4–2)	1st
2011–12	27	5	.844	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Fujian Xunxing (3–0) Won semifinals vs. Xinjiang Flying Tigers (3–0) Lost CBA finals vs. Beijing Ducks (1–4)	2nd
2012–13	28	4	.875	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Zhejiang Golden Bulls (3–0) Won semifinals vs. Xinjiang Flying Tigers (3–0) Won CBA finals vs. Shandong Lions (4–0)	1st
2013–14	30	4	.882	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Shanghai Sharks (3–0) Lost semifinals vs. Beijing Ducks (2–3)	3rd
2014–15	34	4	.895	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Shenzhen Leopards (3–1) Lost semifinals vs. Beijing Ducks (1–3)	3rd
2015–16	28	10	.737	4th	Won quarterfinals vs. Shandong Golden Stars (3–0) Lost semifinals vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards (1–3)	4th
2016–17	30	8	.789	2nd	Won quarterfinals vs. Sichuan Blue Whales (3–0) Won semifinals vs. Shenzhen Leopards (4–1) Lost CBA finals vs. Xinjiang Flying Tigers (0–4)	2nd
2017–18	28	10	.737	3rd	Won quarterfinals vs. Xinjiang Flying Tigers (3–1) Lost semifinals vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards (1–4)	3rd
2018–19	42	4	.913	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Jiangsu Dragons (3–0) Won semifinals^[1] vs. Shenzhen Leopards (4–0) Won CBA finals vs. Xinjiang Flying Tigers (4–0)	1st
2019–20	44	2	.957	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Qingdao Eagles (one match only) Won semifinals vs. Beijing Ducks (2–1) Won CBA finals vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards (2–1)	1st
2020–21	46	6	.885	1st	Won quarterfinals vs. Beijing Ducks (one match only) Won semifinals vs. Shandong Heroes (2–0) Won CBA finals vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards (2–1)	1st
2021–22	26	12	.684	5th	Won first round vs. Tianjin Pioneers (2–0) Won quarterfinals vs. Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2–0) Lost semifinals vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards (0–3)	4th
2022–23	33	9	.786	2nd	Lost quarterfinals vs. Zhejiang Lions (1–2)	5th
2023–24	37	15	.712	4th	Won quarterfinals vs. Zhejiang Lions (3–1) Lost semifinals vs. Liaoning Flying Leopards (2–3)	4th

Honours

Chinese Basketball Association
- Playoffs champions (11): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Playoffs runners-up (5): 1995–96, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2016–17
- Regular season champions (14): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06 (South Division), 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Regular season runners-up (6): 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2004–05 (South Division), 2010–11, 2016–17, 2022–23

FIBA Asia Champions Cup
- Third place: 1996

National Club Championship
- Winners: 1998

Asian Club Championship
- Winners: 2012

National Men's Basketball Group B League
- Winners: 1995

References

^ ^a ^b Determination and composure lead to Guangdong's gritty CBA win over Beijing huaxia, Xinhua, 19 April 2021. Accessed 20 April 2021.
^ "Guangdong claims men's basketball title at National Games". ecns.cn. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

External links

Team profile (in Chinese)
Guangdong Southern Tigers on Weibo.com (in Chinese)

[huaxia-1] Determination and composure lead to Guangdong's gritty CBA win over Beijing huaxia, Xinhua, 19 April 2021. Accessed 20 April 2021.

[2] "Guangdong claims men's basketball title at National Games". ecns.cn. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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