Tianjin Gold Lions

Tianjin Ronggang
Leagues	CBA
Founded	2007
History	Tianjin Gold Lions (2007–present)
Arena	Tianjin Arena
Arena Capacity	10,000
Location	Tianjin, China
Team colors	Blue, Red
Main sponsor	Ronggang I&E Trade
Team manager	Zhang Runqi
Head coach	Rajko Toroman
Uniforms
Home Away

The Tianjin Ronggang Gold Lions (天津荣钢金狮) or Tianjin Ronggang or Tianjin Gold Lions are a professional basketball team based in Tianjin, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. The Ronggang Import & Export Trade Company, Ltd., is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a gold lion.

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

Tianjin Ronggang roster roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. 3.5 !F 7000100000000000000♠1 CHN ! Tian Lei 7000202000000000000♠2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002105000000000000♠105 kg (231 lb) 1.5 !G 7000300000000000000♠3 CHN ! Qin Peng 7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 7001750000000000000♠75 kg (165 lb) 3.5 !F 7000400000000000000♠4 CHN ! Tian Ye 7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb) 5.0 !C 7000500000000000000♠5 CHN ! Xu Lei 7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002105000000000000♠105 kg (231 lb) 1.5 !G 7000600000000000000♠6 CHN ! Chen Zhuo 7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 7001700000000000000♠70 kg (154 lb) 1.5 !G 7000700000000000000♠7 CHN ! Wang Yingliang 7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 7001750000000000000♠75 kg (165 lb) 2.5 !G/F 7000900000000000000♠9 CHN ! Zhang Zhihan 7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) 3.5 !F 7001110000000000000♠11 CHN ! Zhang Nan 7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) 5.0 !C 7001130000000000000♠13 CHN ! Zhang Ji (C) 7000206999999999999♠2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 3.5 !F 7001140000000000000♠14 CHN ! Meng Xianglong 7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb) 3.5 !F 7001150000000000000♠15 CHN ! Li Rongpei 7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb) 3.5 !F 7001200000000000000♠20 CHN ! Shang Ping 7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 7002108000000000000♠108 kg (238 lb) 3.5 !F 7001210000000000000♠21 CHN ! Zhang Xiaoyang 7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 3.5 !F 7001230000000000000♠23 CHN ! Shi Deshuai 7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 3.5 !F 7001240000000000000♠24 CHN ! Gao Senbao 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001810000000000000♠81 kg (179 lb) 1.5 !G 7001270000000000000♠27 USA ! Jordan Crawford 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb) 5.0 !C 7001300000000000000♠30 CHN ! Yu Gang 7000209000000000000♠2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 7002109000000000000♠109 kg (240 lb) 1.5 !G 7001310000000000000♠31 USA ! Casper Ware 7000178000000000000♠1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 7001790000000000000♠79 kg (174 lb) 3.5 !F 7001540000000000000♠54 USA ! Jason Maxiell 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7002118000000000000♠118 kg (260 lb)	Head coach Rajko Toroman Assistant coach(es) Zhang Jian Yu Junqiang Michael Winsor Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: July 4, 2016

Notable players

• 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-)

External links

• Tianjin Gold Lions official site