Guangdong Southern Tigers

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Basketball team in Guangdong, China

Guangdong Southern Tigers

Leagues| CBA
Founded| 1993; 31 years ago (1993)
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| 3 (4, 8, 15)

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Guangdong Southern Tigers

Traditional Chinese| 廣東宏遠華南虎
Simplified Chinese| 广东宏远华南虎
| 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
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Guǎngdōng Dōngguǎn Yínháng

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[edit]

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[edit]

### Current roster[edit]

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

Guangdong Southern Tigers roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. |  |

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C | 1 |  | Huang Mingyi | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 100 kg (220 lb)  |  |
PG | 2 |  | Xu Jie | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  | 73 kg (161 lb)  |  |
PG | 3 |  | Hu Mingxuan | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 81 kg (179 lb)  |  |
SG | 6 |  | MarShon Brooks | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 92 kg (203 lb)  |  |
SF | 13 |  | Peng Shijun | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 104 kg (229 lb)  |  |
SF | 14 |  | Zhang Wenyi | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  |
C | 16 |  | Li Yingbo | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 92 kg (203 lb)  |  |
SG | 17 |  | Zhao Jinyang | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  |
PF | 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)  |  |
PF | 20 |  | Ren Junfei | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 96 kg (212 lb)  |  |
PF | 21 |  | Zhang Hao | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 97 kg (214 lb)  |  |
SF | 25 |  | Zhang Haojia | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 104 kg (229 lb)  |  |
C | 26 |  | Zhou Qi | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)  | 113 kg (249 lb)  |  |
PF | 27 |  | Zhang Mingchi | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)  | 110 kg (243 lb)  |  |
SG | 30 |  | Li Yizhen | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 79 kg (174 lb)  |  |
SG | 33 |  | Ma Yuqi | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 89 kg (196 lb)  |  |
PG | 51 |  | Tremont Waters | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)  | 79 kg (174 lb)  |  |
C | 99 |  | Zhao Xuhong | 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)  | 111 kg (245 lb)  |  |

Head coach

*   * Du Feng

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Wang Huaiyu
*   * Ma Jingyue
*   * Wei Guoliang

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: 3 November 2023

### Retired numbers[edit]

Guangdong Southern Tigers retired numbers

N°  | Nat. | Player  | Position  | Tenure  | Ceremony date
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[edit]

Season  | Regular season  | Playoffs  | Final playoffs standing

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Wins  | Losses  | Win% | 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

## Honours[edit]

* 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[edit]

1. ^ a b 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.

## External links[edit]

* Team profile (in Chinese)

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Chinese Basketball Association

Seasons|

* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Playoffs|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Teams|

| Northern Division|

* Beijing Ducks
* Beijing Royal Fighters
* Jilin Northeast Tigers
* Liaoning Flying Leopards
* Qingdao Eagles
* Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin
* Shanxi Loongs
* Sichuan Blue Whales
* Tianjin Pioneers
* Xinjiang Flying Tigers

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Southern Division|

* Fujian Sturgeons
* Guangdong Southern Tigers
* Guangzhou Loong Lions
* Jiangsu Dragons
* Nanjing Monkey Kings
* Ningbo Rockets
* Shanghai Sharks
* Shenzhen Leopards
* Zhejiang Golden Bulls
* Zhejiang Lions

Awards|

* CBA MVP
* CBA Finals MVP
* CBA Scoring Champion
* CBA Rebounding Champion
* CBA Best Defender
* CBA Record Holders

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