Beijing Ducks

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Beijing Ducks
League CBA
Team history Beijing Ducks
(1955-present)
Arena Shougang Gymnasium / MasterCard Center
Based in Beijing, China
Head coach China Min Lulei
Championships 1 (2011-12)
Beijing Ducks
Chinese 北京金隅鸭

Beijing Jinyu Ducks (simpilified chinese: 北京鸭篮球俱乐部, pinyin: běijīng yā lánqiú jùlèbù, meaning "Bejing ducks basketball club") or Beijing Ducks or Beijing Jinyu (北京金隅, běijīng jīnyú) are a Chinese professional basketball team in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Beijing. They were formerly known as the Beijing Shougang Ducks or Beijing Shougang (北京首钢, běijīng shǒugāng, meaning "Beijing principal-steel"); the name change was likely due to a change of corporate sponsorship. They should not be confused with the Beijing Olympians, which is a different team was founded in 1955.

During at least part of the 2003—2004 season, it seems they were known as Beijing Wanfeng Aote (北京万丰奥特, běijīng wànfēng àotè); again, this seems to have had something to do with corporate sponsorship.

The team's corporate sponsor is presumably Beijing Jinyu Group Co., Ltd. (北京金隅集团有限责任公司), the largest construction material conglomerate in China.

In the 2004–2005 season, the Beijing Ducks finished in second place in the North Division, but lost in the quarter-finals to the South Division's Bayi Rockets.

Notable players include Mengke Bateer and former NBA All-Stars Steve Francis and Stephon Marbury, the latter currently playing for the Ducks.

In 2008, the team visited the United States, training at Marquette University and the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Wisconsin, as well as visiting Philadelphia, Madison, WI and Eugene, OR.[1]

The Ducks started out the 2012 season with a 13 game win streak, and eventually finished 2nd in the regular season. The team made it to their first ever CBA Finals match-up thanks to the play of former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury. They have won their first CBA Title with a score of 4-1 against the Guangdong Southern Tigers. Beijing Jinyu is the first team ever in the CBA that has won the title without any previous Playoffs Finals' experience. It is also the 4th team ever in the CBA that has a Playoff Champion title.

History

The Beijing Ducks were initially formed as the Beijing Men's Basketball Team in 1956. That same year in October, the National Basketball League was held in Chongqing. Team Beijing, with only 7 players registered on their roster won the championship of that NBL edition. The team managed a third place finish in the same competition when the tournament was held in Hangzhou, 1961.[2]

In 1988, the team was sponsored by Shougang Corporation, thus being renamed the Beijing Shougang. When the duck was confirmed as Beijing's mascot in 1995, the team participated in the inaugural season of the Chinese Basketball Association as the Beijing Shougang Ducks Basketball Team. On October 1977, the Shougang Corporation once again renamed the team Beijing Shougang Basketball Club.[2]

The team had a formidable front court duo with Mengke Bateer debuting for Beijing at the age of 18 and Shan Tao, considered to be one of the top Chinese centers at that time. The two helped Beijing to a third place finish in the team's CBA debut.[2]

Current Roster

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

Beijing Ducks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 United States Damien Wilkins 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 34 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1980-01-11)January 11, 1980
F 1 China Li Gen 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 25 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1988-08-15)August 15, 1988
G 3 United States Stephon Marbury  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 36 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1977-02-20)February 20, 1977
G 6 Chinese Taipei Lee Hsueh-lin 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 30 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1984-01-31)January 31, 1984
F 7 China Li Wei 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-11-15)November 15, 1985
G 8 China Fang Shuo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 23 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1990-09-07)September 7, 1990
G 9 China Sun Yue 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 29 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-01-06)January 6, 1985
F 12 China Chen Lei (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-01-01)January 1, 1983
F 13 China Zhu Yanxi 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 23 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1990-05-25)May 25, 1990
F 20 China Zhai Xiaochuan  2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 20 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1993-03-24)March 24, 1993
C 32 United States Randolph Morris 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 28 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1986-01-02)January 2, 1986
G 33 China Wang Xiaohui 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 23 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1990-03-20)March 20, 1990
C 35 China Zhang Songtao 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 125 kg (276 lb) 28 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-06-17)June 17, 1985
F 51 China Ji Zhe 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1986-10-14)October 14, 1986
Head coach
  • China Min Lulei
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 28 November 2013

Notable players

Bold indicates current roster.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jsonline.com/sports/bucks/29431744.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 , Beijing Ducks. Retrieved: 1 December 2012.

External links

Northern Division
Southern Division
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