Jilin Northeast Tigers

Jilin Northeast Tigers
LeagueCBA
Founded1956; 69 years ago (1956)
HistoryJilin Northeast Tigers
(1956–present)
ArenaChangchun Gymnasium, 10,000 capacity
LocationChangchun, Jilin, China
Team colorsRed, Gold, White
     
Head coach Zhong Cheng
Ownership Kenneth Huang

The Jilin Northeast Tigers (吉林东北虎) or Jilin Tonggang, Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers (吉林通钢东北虎) or Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank are a professional basketball team based in Changchun, Jilin, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. The Tonggang Group is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a Siberian tiger.

History

The team was founded in 1956 but became a professional club in 1998. It was known as Jilin Henghe (吉林恒和) in the 2000–01 CBA season, Jilin Jiliang (吉林吉粮) in the 2001–02 CBA season, and Jilin Yiqi (吉林一汽) in the 2002–03 CBA season. The multiple name changes reflect the annual turnover in corporate sponsorship that characterized this era.

During the 2004–05 CBA season, the Jilin Northeast Tigers finished in fourth place in the CBA's North Division, but lost in the Quarter-Finals of the CBA Playoffs to the defending champions, the South Division's Guangdong Southern Tigers.

In the 2005–06 CBA season, they posted the same finish, and ultimately suffered exactly the same fate. This was the third year in a row, in fact, that the Northeast Tigers were eliminated from the CBA Playoffs by the Southern Tigers.

Roster

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Jilin Northeast Tigers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F 0 Wang Zixu 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
G/F 1 Liu Tianyi 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
SG 3 Fu Bowen 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
PF 4 Li An 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
G 5 Cui Jinming 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
C 6 Zhao Jiahao 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
SF 7 Kong Degao 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 72 kg (159 lb)
F 9 Ding Haoran 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
PG 10 Cai Linhan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F 11 Jiang Weize 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
SG 12 Chen Kuan-chung 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 13 Jiang Yuxing 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
C 15 Peng Sen'ao 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
PF 21 Wu Changze 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
F 23 Luan Licheng 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
PF/C 24 Lutubula 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 120 kg (265 lb)
C 27 Kavell Bigby-Williams 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb)
C 29 Zhang Hangyuan 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 122 kg (269 lb)
F 36 Dai Huaibo 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
G 55 Dominique Jones 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
SF/PG 77 Tomáš Kyzlink 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
Head coach
  • Zhong Cheng
Assistant coach(es)
  • Gao Chaojun
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 6 December 2024

Notable players

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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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