Liaoning Flying Leopards
Liaoning Flying Leopards | ||||
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Team colors | White, Black, Golden Yellow | |||
Main sponsor | 3SBio Inc. | |||
Head coach | Yang Ming | |||
Championships | 3 (2018, 2022, 2023) | |||
Retired numbers | 1 (12) | |||
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The Liaoning Flying Leopards (
The team used to play their home games at the Benxi Gymnasium in Benxi, but relocated to Shenyang in the 2017–18 season. The biopharmacy company 3SBio Inc. is the club's corporate sponsor. The team plays at the Liaoning Gymnasium.
Founded in 1953, Liaoning became a fully professional organization and member of the CBA in 1995, and since then they have won three championships. Liaoning also won the Asian continental title after winning the FIBA Asia Champions Cup in 1990, and were runners-up in 1988, 1992 and 1999.[1]
History
The club's history dates back to 1953, when the Northeast Sports Training Class Basketball Team (
Following the establishment of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) in 1995, the club was officially founded as a professional team as Liaoning Hunters.[4]
During the
In 2011, Liaoning Scale Industry took over sponsorship from the Liaoning Panpan Group Co., Ltd.[citation needed]
Before the
In 2013, the team started to receive sponsorship from Benxi Steel Group.[8]
The Flying Leopards have since become regular contenders for the CBA title again, powered by such players as Guo,
In the
In 2019, 3SBio Inc. officially took the sponsorship, and changed the team name.[11] In the 2020–21 season, former national team player Yang Ming became the new head coach.[12]
In the 2021–22 season, the Flying Leopards won their second CBA title after sweeping Zhejiang Lions 4–0 in the final, the same as in 2018.[13] They defended the title the following season by another 4–0 sweep against Zhejiang Golden Bulls, clinching their third championship.[14]
Players
Retired numbers
- #12 – Yang Ming (PG; 2004–2019); retired on 4 November 2019
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Honours
- Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
- Chinese National Basketball Championship
- Winners (5): 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992
- Asian Basketball Club Championship
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Guo Shiqiang (1990s)
- Li Xiaoyong (1990s)
- Wang Zhidan (1990s)
- Wu Naiqun (1990s)
- Wu Qinglong (1990s)
- Zhang Qingpeng (2001–2014)
- Eric Riley (2002–2003)
- Ernest Brown (2003–2004, 2006–2008)
- Li Xiaoxu (2005–present)
- Jamal Sampson (2007–2008)
- Awvee Storey (2008–2009)
- Keith Closs (2009)
- Lorenzen Wright (2009)
- Olumide Oyedeji (2009–2010)
- Chris Richard (2010–2011)
- Donta Smith (2010–2011)
- Han Dejun (2010–present)
- Guo Ailun (2010–present)
- Rodney Carney (2011–2012)
- Josh Powell (2011–2012)
- Shavlik Randolph (2011–2012, 2015–2017)
- Liu Zhixuan (2012–2022)
- Josh Akognon (2012–2013)
- Alexander Johnson (2012–2013)
- Solomon Jones (2013)
- Vernon Macklin (2013)
- Dominique Jones (2013–2014)
- Hakim Warrick (2013–2014)
- Zhao Jiwei (2013–present)
- Lester Hudson (2014–2015, 2015–2019)
- Brandon Bass (2017–2020)
- Lance Stephenson (2019)
- O. J. Mayo (2020–2021)
- Jonathon Simmons (2020–2021)
- Zhang Zhenlin(2020–present)
- Kyle Fogg (2021–present)[15]
- Jeremy Tyler (2021)
- Eric Moreland (2021–present)
- JaKarr Sampson (2022–2023)
Notes
- ^ The Liaoning Flying Leopards professional team was founded in 1995 after the establishment of the CBA, however, the team originates from the Northeast Sports Training Class Basketball Team, which was founded in 1953.
References
- ^ a b "History". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ a b "CBA球队——辽宁衡润飞豹篮球队". sohu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Eurobasket. "Liaoning Flying Leopards basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "千年老二?还是新王朝建立?让我们来回顾下辽宁队的过往(上)". sohu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Liaoning new season Parade: Lineup big shake double foreign aid decided the fate of the team
- ^ Liaoning team explained Zhang Qingpeng leave reasons: desire to cultivate Guo Allan
- ^ Liaoning scale industry VS Tianjin Steel Wing battlefield 100-81 Archived 2012-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "辽宁男篮冠名"本溪药都"". ifeng.com. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Liaoning Flying Leopards Win 2018 CBA Title". Court Side Newspaper. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "辽篮迁至沈阳符合CBA潮流 冲冠保障全面升级". qq.com. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "官宣!辽篮更名为辽宁沈阳三生飞豹篮球俱乐部". qq.com. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ CBA Roundup: Red-hot Golden Bulls book semifinal clash with Liaoning Huaxia (Xinhua News Agency), 19 April 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Liaoning sweep Zhejiang for CBA title". china.org.cn. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "辽宁三夺总冠军追平北京 仅次于八一和广东". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "辽篮外援弗格完成注册 今日对阵宁波有望登场参赛". qq.com. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
External links
- Club Profile at Sina.com (in Chinese)