Guangdong Vermilion Birds

Guangdong Vermilion Birds is a Chinese professional women's basketball club based in Dongguan, Guangdong, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). It was known as Guangdong Dolphins from 2007–2018 and Guangdong Kapok before 2007.

Guangdong Vermilion Birds
Guangdong Vermilion Birds logo
LeagueWomen's Chinese Basketball Association
HistoryGuangdong Kapok (2002–07)
Guangdong Dolphins (2007–18)
Guangdong Vermilion Birds (2018–present)
ArenaDalang Arena (since 2015)
Capacity4000
LocationDongguan, Guangdong (since 2012)
Main sponsorGuangdong Xintongsheng

The Vermilion Bird is a mythical creature in Chinese culture.

History

The team was founded in 1954 as the Guangdong women's basketball team. The team has a long and rich history and has won numerous accolades over the years. In 2017, the Guangdong women's basketball team won the first National Games championship. In 2018, the team helped the men's basketball women's basketball team win the championship at the Asian Games. Both the men's and women's three-man basketball teams also won gold at the Asian Games. In 2019, the Guangdong women's basketball team was renamed Dongguan Vermilion Birds Women's Basketball. That same year, the team won the WCBA League championship for the first time, achieving the double glory of the 2019 Dongguan Men's and Women's Basketball League.[1]

In 2023, the team won the 10th "Guangdong Youth May Fourth Medal" collective award, which is the first time that the team has been honored with this award.

The team changed its name from Guangdong women's basketball team to Dongguan Vermilion Birds Women's Basketball Team and its logo from "Dolphin" to "Suzaku", which means auspicious, brave, and powerful.

The team held a meeting for the new season in 2018, and Liu Kejun, vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association and president of the Provincial Basketball Association, Huang Huihong, director of the Municipal Sports Bureau, Ye Shufan, member of the town party committee, and relevant personnel such as Xintongsheng Industrial Development Co., Ltd., and New Century Basketball Club unveiled the new team logo.[2]

Season-by-season records
Season Corporate Sponsor Home City Final Rank Record (including playoffs)[1] Head coach
W L %
Guangdong Kapok
2002 Dongguan Junda Dongguan 3rd[3] 10 4 71.4 China Zheng Wei
2002–03 2nd[3] 15 8 65.2
2004 Foshan Hongjia Aluminum Foshan 6th[3] 5 5 50.0
2004–05 6th[3] 9 9 50.0
2005–06 Dongguan 10th[3] 9 16 36.0
2007 Sunray Cave 7th 4 8 33.3
Guangdong Dolphins
2007–08 Asia Aluminum[2] Zhaoqing 6th[4] 8 10 44.4 China Zheng Wei
2008–09 Foshan 6th 12 12 50.0 China Zhao Li
2009–10 5th[5] 14 10 58.3 China Chen Duan
2010–11 2nd 23 8 74.2 China Pan Wei
2011–12 7th 15 10 60.0
2012–13 Dongguan Daily News Dongguan 8th[6] 10 14 41.7 United States Bo Overton
2013–14 5th[7] 14 10 58.3 China Ma Yongzhong
2014–15 Dongguan Songshan Lake 7th[8] 13 17 43.3 South Korea Yoo Soo-jong
2015–16 Dongguan Marco Polo Group 4th[9] 17 20 45.9 Chinese Taipei Wang Wei-chieh
2016–17 6th[10] 18 19 48.6
2017–18 Guangdong Xintongsheng
4th[11] 16 17 48.5 China Lin Yaosen
Guangdong Vermilion Birds
2018–19 Guangdong Xintongsheng Dongguan China Lin Yaosen

Current players
2018–19 Guangdong Vermilion Birds roster
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 3 China Yang Liwei 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 62 kg (137 lb)
PF 5 China Wang Zhen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
G 6 China Shen Yi 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
SF 7 China Zhang Dongxia 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
SF 9 China Liu Geting 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb)
PF 11 China Huang Sijing 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G 12 China Yu Yue 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 62 kg (137 lb)
F 13 China Chen Liyu 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
C 15 China Dilana Dilixiati 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
C 16 China Li Yueru 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
G 20 China Bi Huiyi 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 67 kg (148 lb)
SF 23 United States Aerial Powers 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (154 lb)
SG 30 China Yang Shuyu 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb)
PF 33 United States Nneka Ogwumike 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
Head coach
  • China Lin Yaosen
Assistant coach(es)
  • Montenegro Luka Sjekloća
  • China Zhang Chongxi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Notable former players

References
  1. "广东新彤盛女子篮球队". Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) (in Chinese).
  2. Ye Hui (叶慧) (2007-11-22). "广东女篮迎来坚强后盾 喜获冠名新赛季目标更高". New Express (in Chinese).
  3. "2002-2006年中国WCBA篮球甲级联赛最终排名". jx918.net (in Chinese). 2006-02-26.
  4. "2007-2008特步中国女子篮球甲级联赛最终排名". Sina.com (in Chinese). 2008-02-25.
  5. "WCBA总决赛辽宁成功卫冕 浙江山东降入乙级联赛". Southern Metropolis Daily (in Chinese). 2010-03-06.
  6. "2012-2013WCBA联赛最终排名". Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) (in Chinese).
  7. "WCBA最终排名：山西卫冕 首支降级冠军队诞生". qq.com (in Chinese). 2014-03-04.
  8. "2014－2015赛季WCBA联赛最终排名". Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) (in Chinese).
  9. "2015-2016赛季中国女子篮球联赛最终排名". Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) (in Chinese).
  10. "2016-2017赛季中国女子篮球联赛排名". Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) (in Chinese).
  11. "2017-2018赛季WCBA中国女子篮球联赛最终排名". Sohu.com (in Chinese). 2018-03-14.
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