Jilin Northeast Tigers

Jilin Northeast Tigers
Founded 1956
League CBA
Arena Changchun Gymnasium
Based in Changchun, Jilin, China
Team colors red, yellow, white
Owner Kenneth Huang
Head coach Wang Han
Mascot Siberian Tiger

Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers (吉林通钢东北虎) or Jilin Northeast Tigers or Jilin Tonggang are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Changchun, Jilin.

The team was founded in 1956 but became a professional club in 1998. They were known as Jilin Yiqi (吉林一汽) in 2002–2003 and Jilin Jiliang (吉林吉粮) in 2001–2002 and Jilin Henghe (吉林恒和) in 2000–2001. Presumably these reflect changes of corporates sponsorship.

In the 2004–2005 season, the Jilin Northeast Tigers finished in fourth place in the North Division, but lost in the quarter-finals to the South Division's Guangdong Southern Tigers, the defending champions. In 2005–2006 they had the same finish and suffered exactly the same fate; in fact, it was the third year in a row that the "northern tigers" were eliminated in the playoffs by the "southern tigers".

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.

Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
C 4 Li An 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
G 6 Chang Yasong 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 7 Lu Wei 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
F 9 Li Tao 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
F 10 Lu Yao 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 11 Yu Shulong 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 68 kg (150 lb)
F 12 Zhong Cheng 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 125 kg (276 lb)
G 13 Daghles, Osama 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 14 Zhang Biao 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
F 15 Liu Wei 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 125 kg (276 lb)
G/F 20 Martin, Cartier 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
F 24 Tian Yuchen 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F/C 40 Watkins, Jameel 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
Head coach
  • Wang Han
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster • updated November 21, 2011

Notable former players

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