Summary
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.
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| Leagues | CBA | ||
| Founded | 2007 | ||
| History | Tianjin Gold Lions (2007–2019) Tianjin Pioneers (2019-present) | ||
| Arena | Dongli Gymnasium Tianjin Arena | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Location | Tianjin, China | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Red | ||
| Main sponsor | Ronggang I&E Trade | ||
| Head coach | Zhang Qingpeng | ||
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History edit
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 edit
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Notable players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Hervé Lamizana (2009–2012)
Donnell Harvey (2011–2013)
Zaid Abbas (2013–2014)- Sebastian Telfair (2013–2014)
- Shelden Williams (2013–2015)
Shang Ping (2014–)- Quincy Douby (2014)
- Dwight Buycks (2014–2015)
- Jason Maxiell (2015–2016)
- Casper Ware (2015–2016)
- Jordan Crawford (2015–)
Tien Lei (2014–)
External links edit
- Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers official website