Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin

Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin (Chinese: 山东高速麒麟俱乐部) is a Chinese professional basketball team based in Jinan, Shandong, which plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Some home games are held in the nearby city of Linyi.

Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin
山东高速麒麟俱乐部
Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin 山东高速麒麟俱乐部 logo
LeagueCBA
Founded1995 (1995)
HistoryShandong Flaming Bulls
(1995–2003)
Shandong Lions
(2003–2004)
Shandong Gold Lions
(2004–2014)
Shandong Golden Stars
(2014–2019)
Shandong Heroes (2019–2021)
Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin (2021–present)
ArenaShandong Arena
Capacity8,800
LocationJinan, Shandong, China
Main sponsorHi-Speed Group
Head coachDing Wei

The Hi-Speed Group is the club's corporate sponsor. The long-time previous corporate sponsor was Kingston.

History

In its early years, the team was known as the Shandong Flaming Bulls (山东火牛), but was renamed the Shandong Lions at the start of the 2003–04 CBA season. At the same time, the club moved its homecourt from Jinan to Yantai (six games) and Dongying (five games). For the 2004–05 CBA season, they relocated to Tai'an, but have been back in Jinan since the 2005–06 CBA season.

During the 2004–05 CBA season, the freshly-rebranded Shandong Gold Lions finished in sixth place in the CBA North Division, and out of the playoffs. In the 2005–06 season, the team finished fifth, yet again out of the playoffs.

The club's most successful campaign so far has been the 2012–13 CBA season, when it advanced to the CBA Finals, but got swept in the best-of-seven championship series in just four games by the Guangdong Southern Tigers.

Players

Current roster

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

Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
PG 0 China Liu Ye 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
PG 1 China Gao Shiyan 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
PG 4 China Zhang Hui 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
SG 5 China Zhao Shihao 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
SF 6 China Ai Ze 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
SG 7 China Liu Yi 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
SF 8 China Hou Peizuo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
F 9 China Chen Jiuzhang 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
SF 10 China Qiao Wenhan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
SF 11 China Zou Yunxuan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
SG 12 China Ma Zhenjun 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
PF 17 China Jiao Hailong 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
C 20 China Tao Hanlin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 129 kg (284 lb)
PF 23 China Jia Cheng 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
C 25 China Zhang Xinyu 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb)
SF 30 China He Siyu 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
SG 44 China Chen Peidong 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
SG 71 United States Marcus Foster 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
Head coach
  • China Ding Wei
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Manuel Povia
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 October 2023
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