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Basketball team in Zhejiang, China

Ningbo Rockets
宁波富邦火箭

League| CBA
Founded| 2021; 4 years ago (2021)
History| Ningbo Rockets
(2021–present)
Arena| Youngor Arena, 5,000 capacity
Location| Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Team colors| White, Blue

Main sponsor| Ningbo Yongxing Securities
(2021–Present)
Head coach| Pero Cameron
Ownership| Ningbo Fubang Holdings
(2021–Present)
Championships| None

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Ningbo Rockets

Chinese| 宁波富邦火箭
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Níngbō Fùbāng Huǒjiàn

The Ningbo Rockets (Chinese: 宁波火箭; pinyin: Níngbō Huǒjiàn), or Ningbo Fubang Rockets (Chinese: 宁波富邦火箭; pinyin: Níngbō Fùbāng Huǒjiàn), competing as Ningbo Yongxing Securities (Chinese: 宁波甬兴证券; pinyin: Níngbō Yǒngxīng Zhèngquàn), are a professional basketball team based in Ningbo, Zhejiang. They are currently competing in the Chinese Basketball Association. The team are derived from the dissolved Bayi Rockets.

## History

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Early in 2006, the Bayi Fubang basketball team were established as a joint venture between Ningbo Fubang Holdings and the Bayi Rockets.[1] In 2018, the two owners parted ways due to military reform for Bayi Rockets' military backgrounds. The Bayi Rockets were able to participate in the CBA league as a special guest team, while Ningbo Fubang Holdings retained a spot for its own team in the league.[2] After the Bayi Rockets dissolved and quit the league in 2020, Ningbo Fubang applied for acquisition of the team, but was not approved.[3]

In 2021, the Ningbo Rockets was founded by Ningbo Fubang Holdings as a new club, but the company claimed its connections with the Bayi Rockets.[4] Li Ke, former player of the Bayi Rockets, was appointed as the head coach.

In their debut season, the 2021-22 CBA season, the team only succeeded in scoring 3 wins in 38 games in the regular season and were unable to make the playoffs,[5] followed by 4 wins in 42 games in the 2022-23 CBA season.[6]

## Players

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### Current roster

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

2023–24 Ningbo Rockets roster

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

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C | 0 |  | Nicholas Rakocevic | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)  | 103 kg (227 lb)  |  |
PT/F | 1 |  | Wang Fanyi | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 98 kg (216 lb)  |  |
PG | 2 |  | Jordan Howard | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)  | 85 kg (187 lb)  |  |
PG | 3 |  | Lin Juntao | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 81 kg (179 lb)  |  |
SF | 4 |  | Ronald March | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 77 kg (170 lb)  |  |
G | 5 |  | Arslan | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 82 kg (181 lb)  |  |
G | 6 |  | Wang Junjie | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  |
SG | 7 |  | Ma Yong | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  |
F | 8 |  | Man Yicheng | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 96 kg (212 lb)  |  |
F | 9 |  | Xu Yuzhuo | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  |
F | 10 |  | Ning Hongyu | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  | 92 kg (203 lb)  |  |
SG | 11 |  | Zhang Yutong | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)  | 70 kg (154 lb)  |  |
PF/C | 12 |  | Qu Honglin | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 108 kg (238 lb)  |  |
G/F | 15 |  | Zhao Jianshu | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 90 kg (198 lb)  |  |
SF | 16 |  | Luo Kaiwen | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 96 kg (212 lb)  |  |
G | 17 |  | Zhao Junfeng | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  | 83 kg (183 lb)  |  |
G | 19 |  | Sun Xu | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 89 kg (196 lb)  |  |
C | 20 |  | Ma Xinxin | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)  | 110 kg (243 lb)  |  |
SF | 21 |  | Mangok Mathiang | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  | 102 kg (225 lb)  |  |
SF | 22 |  | Fu Yongkang | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 111 kg (245 lb)  |  |
G | 24 |  | Liu Zhiheng | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 88 kg (194 lb)  |  |
F | 28 |  | Zhang Zuming | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  |
G/F | 31 |  | Li Jiashuo | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 100 kg (220 lb)  |  |
C | 32 |  | Yuan Zhenliang | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 112 kg (247 lb)  |  |
C | 45 |  | Chang Lin | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 122 kg (269 lb)  |  |
G | 99 |  | Wang Zirui | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)  | 87 kg (192 lb)  |  |

Head coach

*   * Pero Cameron

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Li Ke
*   * Jovan Gorec

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: 12 December 2024

## References

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1. ^ "剑鱼替代火箭 八一正式落户宁波". sohu.com. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
2. ^ "砸了两亿的富邦，想接手八一的人，为何这么难？". sohu.com. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
3. ^ "整支球队退出联盟，八一男篮基本确定解散！再见了，八冠王". sohu.com. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
4. ^ "官宣！宁波重返CBA！ 宁波市人民政府新闻办公室举行 "宁波富邦篮球俱乐部获得CBA参赛资格" 新闻发布会". Ningbo Fubang Holdings. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
5. ^ "2021-22 Ningbo Rockets season". Basketball Reference. 27 February 2025.
6. ^ "2022-23 Ningbo Rockets season". Basketball Reference. 27 February 2025.

## External links

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* https://www.cbaleague.com/#/match/team/detail/100074683 (in Chinese)
* Ningbo Rockets on Weibo.com (in Chinese)

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