Jilin Northeast Tigers

The Jilin Northeast Tigers (吉林东北虎) or Jilin Tonggang, Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers (吉林通钢东北虎) or Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank are a professional basketball team based in Changchun, Jilin, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. The Tonggang Group is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a Siberian tiger.

Jilin Northeast Tigers
Jilin Northeast Tigers logo
LeagueCBA
Founded1956 (1956)
HistoryJilin Northeast Tigers
(1956–present)
ArenaChangchun Gymnasium, 4,299 capacity
LocationChangchun, Jilin, China
Team colorsRed, Gold, White
     
Head coachChina Gao Junchao
OwnershipChina Kenneth Huang

History

The team was founded in 1956 but became a professional club in 1998. It was known as Jilin Henghe (吉林恒和) in the 2000–01 CBA season, Jilin Jiliang (吉林吉粮) in the 2001–02 CBA season, and Jilin Yiqi (吉林一汽) in the 2002–03 CBA season. The multiple name changes reflect the annual turnover in corporate sponsorship that characterized this era.

During the 2004–05 CBA season, the Jilin Northeast Tigers finished in fourth place in the CBA's North Division, but lost in the Quarter-Finals of the CBA Playoffs to the defending champions, the South Division's Guangdong Southern Tigers.

In the 2005–06 CBA season, they posted the same finish, and ultimately suffered exactly the same fate. This was the third year in a row, in fact, that the Northeast Tigers were eliminated from the CBA Playoffs by the Southern Tigers.

Roster

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Jilin Northeast Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
F 0 China Wang Zixu 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
G/F 1 China Liu Tianyi 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
SG 3 China Fu Bowen 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
PF 4 China Li An 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
G 5 China Cui Jinming 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
PF 6 China Zhao Yanman 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
SF 7 China Kong Degao 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 72 kg (159 lb)
G 11 China Jiang Weize 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb)
F/C 12 China Zhong Cheng 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 124 kg (273 lb)
G 13 China Jiang Yuxing 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
C 15 China Peng Sen'ao 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
PF 21 China Wu Changze 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
PF/C 31 Serbia Nick Rakocevic 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
C 34 China Zhang Bin 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 122 kg (269 lb)
F 36 China Dai Huaibo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
G/F 44 United States Dez Wells 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
Head coach
  • China Gao Junchao
Assistant coach(es)
  • China Cui Wanjun
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 October 2023

Notable players

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Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

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