Tianjin Gold Lions

Tianjin Ronggang
Leagues	CBA
Founded	2007
History	Tianjin Gold Lions (2007–present)
Arena	Tianjin 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

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Tianjin Ronggang roster roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F 1 Tian Lei 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) G 3 Qin Peng 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) F 4 Tian Ye 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) C 5 Xu Lei 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) G 6 Chen Zhuo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) G 7 Wang Yingliang 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) G/F 9 Zhang Zhihan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) F 11 Zhang Nan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) C 13 Zhang Ji (C) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) F 14 Meng Xianglong 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) F 15 Li Rongpei 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) F 20 Shang Ping 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) F 21 Zhang Xiaoyang 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) F 23 Shi Deshuai 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) F 24 Gao Senbao 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 81 kg (179 lb) G 27 Jordan Crawford 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) C 30 Yu Gang 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) G 31 Casper Ware 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 79 kg (174 lb) F 54 Jason Maxiell 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 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