Eastern Sports Club (basketball)
The Eastern basketball team (Chinese: 東方籃球隊), is a professional men's basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club.[1] The team also known as Chinese: 東方男籃; lit. 'Eastern Men's Basketball' and Hong Kong Eastern for sponsorship reason. The team competes in the Hong Kong A1 Division[2][3] and the ASEAN Basketball League since 2016.[4]
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| Nickname | Hong Kong Eastern |
| Leagues | A1 Division Hong Kong ASEAN Basketball League |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Arena | Southorn Stadium |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Head coach | Mensur Bajramović |
| Ownership | Eastern Sports Club |
| Championships | A1 Division Hong Kong: 1 (2018) ASEAN Basketball League: 2 (2016, 2023) |
| Website | basketball |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港東方籃球隊 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港东方篮球队 | ||||||||||
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History
Second logo of the basketball team
Eastern basketball team is a section of Eastern Sports Club (officially known as Eastern Athletic Association Football Team Limited). In 2015 season the team won Hong Kong A2 Division Championship and promoted to 2016 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship.[2] The team became fully professional in 2016.[2][3] In the same year, the club would adopt the name Hong Kong Eastern and join the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).[5]
They won the 2016–17 ABL season, and finished as semifinalists for the next two seasons. They also became Hong Kong A1 Division champions in 2018. The ABL's 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled to resume in 2023 with Eastern as among its participating teams. Eastern also plans to join the Chinese Basketball Association in the future.[5]
Home arenas
- Southern Stadium (2016–present)
Season by season
| Champions | Season champions | Runners-up | Playoff berth |
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| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win% | ||||
| 2016–17 | ABL | 1st | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | Won Semifinals (Heat) 2–0 Won ABL Finals (Slingers) 3–1 |
Edu Torres |
| 2017 | HKA1 | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | Lost Semifinals (Winling) 1–2 | |
| 2017–18 | ABL | 2nd | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | Lost Semifinals (Alab Pilipinas) 0–2 | |
| 2018 | HKA1 | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | Won Semifinals (Winling) 2–1 Won HKA1 Finals (South China) 3–2 | |
| 2018–19 | ABL | 7th | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 | Won Quarterfinals (Alab Pilipinas) 2–0 Lost Semifinals (Slingers) 0–2 | |
| 2019 | HKA1 | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | Won Quarterfinals (Fukien) 1–0 Lost Semifinals (South China) 0–2 | |
| 2019–20 | ABL | 9th | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | Season cancelled* | Jordan Brady |
| 2021–22 | HKA1 | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | Won Quarterfinals (Pegasus) 1–0 Won Semifinals (Tycoon) 2–0 Lost HKA1 Finals (South China) 0–3 |
Željko Pavličević |
| 2023 | ABL | 2nd | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | Won Semifinals (NS Matrix) 2–0 Won ABL Finals (Heat) 2–1 | |
*Note: Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Current roster
2023 ASEAN Basketball League roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Past roster
2021–22 ASEAN Basketball League roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Notable players
- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
Local players
Lam Man Chun (2018–21)- Siu Kin Fan Jon (2018–20)
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Daniel Onwugbonu (2018–19) - Chan Yik Lun (2018–)
- Ng Chung Tsun (2022-)
- Ip Chun Fung (2019–22)
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Adam Xu (2017–) - Chu Tsz Yung (2023-)
- Chen Wan Tin (2021)
- So Sheung Ying (2017–20)
- Muhammad Sulaiman Sheikh (2019-)
- Wong Ho Yin (2023-)
- Cheung Yin Lung (2023-)
- Pok Yuet Yeung (2019-)
- So Chi Lok Jolin (2017–20)
- Ip Chun Kit (2016–18)
- Lee Shu Wing (2017–18)
- Lau Tsz Lai (2015–20)
- Chung Chun Sing (2016–19)
- Wu Cheuk Pan (2016–)
- Ricky Yang (2015–22)
- Leung Ka Hin Marco (2019-)
- Cheung Pan Yin (2019–20)
- Tang Chi Hang (2015–21)
- Ma Kong San Jeff (2019, 2021)
- Chan Siu Wing (2015–)
- Lee Ki (2015–22)
- Oliver Xu (2022–)
- Ngan Wing Fai (2016–18)
- Poon Chi Ho (2015–17)
- Fong Shing Yee (2015–17)
- Cheng Kam Hing (2015–17)
- Wong Lut Yiu (2013–14, 2015–16)
- Lau Hoi To (2015–16)
- Heung Chun Keung (2015–16)
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Wu Kwok Fung (1992–94, 2014–15)
Import players
- Brandis Raley-Ross (2019–20, 2021–22)
- Brandon Costner (2019–20)
Joseph Eriobu (2019–20)- Joshua De Villa (2021-)
- Austin Veloso (2020-)
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Trey Kell (2019) - T. J. Price (2019)
Dominic Gilbert (2022-)- Chris Mclaughlin (2022-)
- Michael Holyfield (2019, 2019–20)
- O'Darien Bassett (2019, 2022–23)
Tonny Trocha-Morelos (2022–23)
Samuel Deguara (2018–19)- Eric Ferguson (2018)
- Trey Gilder (2018)
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Christian Standhardinger (2017–18) - Josh Boone (2017)
- Jasonn Hannibal (2017–19)
Tyler Lamb (2016–18)
Steven Guinchard (2016–17, 2019–20)- Patrick Sullivan (2016–17)
- Marcus Elliott (2016–19)
Ryan O'Neal Moss (2016–18)- Chris Barnes (2015–17)
- Reggie Johnson (2014–15)
- Bryant Austin (2014–15)
Footnotes
References
- "Hong Kong Eastern". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- 東方來季組香港史上首支全職籃球隊！. sportsroad.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- "Eastern set aside HK$10 million to become first professional basketball team in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- "Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions Confirms Participation In ABL". ASEAN Basketball League. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- "Hong Kong Eastern target ABL success to boost bid to join Chinese competition". South China Morning Post. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- "Asean Basketball League season cancelled without a winner". The New Paper. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
External links
- Official website
(in Chinese)
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