Tianjin Pioneers

The Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers (simplified Chinese: 天津荣钢先行者; traditional Chinese: 天津榮鋼先行者; pinyin: Tiānjīn Rónggāng Xiānxíngzhě) or Tianjin Ronggang or Tianjin Pioneers are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Tianjin, which plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The Ronggang Import & Export Trade Company, Ltd., is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a gold lion.

Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers
天津荣钢先行者
Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers 天津荣钢先行者 logo
LeaguesCBA
Founded2007
HistoryTianjin Gold Lions
(2007–2019)
Tianjin Pioneers
(2019-present)
ArenaDongli Gymnasium
Tianjin Arena
Capacity10,000
LocationTianjin, China
Team colorsBlue, Red
   
Main sponsorRonggang I&E Trade
Head coachManolo Hussein

History

Tianjin's team joined the league ahead of the 2008–09 CBA season as an expansion club, and is still seeking its first championship as of the 2015–16 CBA season.

Roster

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

Tianjin Pioneers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
SF 2 China Ma Jianhao 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
PG 5 China Huang Chang 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
G 6 China Zhang Xiran 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 7 China Liu Zhixuan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
SF 9 China Xu Mengjun 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
PF 10 China Ni Yongkang 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
SG 11 China Wen Jialong 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G 13 China Liu Zexi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
PF 17 China Li Chengyao 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
PF/C 18 China Jiang Haoran 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb)
G/F 23 China Yan Shi 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G 25 China Cui Xiaolong 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G/F 26 China Tao Yanru 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
C 33 China Li Lutong 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
SF 34 China Yujia Wu 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
C 77 China Zhao Xuxin 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
Head coach
  • China Yi Li
Assistant coach(es)
  • China Xu Qiang
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 9, 2023

Notable players

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

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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