Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions

Eastern Sports Club
Nickname Long Lions
Leagues A1 Division Hong Kong
ASEAN Basketball League
Founded 1932
Arena Southorn Stadium
Arena Capacity 2,000
Location Hong Kong
Head coach Spain Edu Torres
Ownership Eastern Sports Club
Championships ASEAN Basketball League: 1 (2016)
Website www.eastern-sportsclub.com

The Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions, the basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club,[1] is a Hong Kong professional basketball club that competes in the A1 Division Hong Kong [2] and the ASEAN Basketball League since 2016.[3]

The club is internationally known because some of its players have represented their Asian national teams at the FIBA Asia Championship.[4]

2016 ASEAN Basketball League roster

Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 0 Hong Kong Ip, Chun Kit 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F 1 Hong Kong Cheng, Kam Hing 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
G 2 United States Elliott, Marcus Ryan (WI) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G/F 3 Hong Kong Lee, Ki (C) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
C 5 United States Boone, Josh (WI) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb)
G 7 Hong Kong Heung, Mike Chun Keung 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
G/F 8 Hong Kong Chan Siu Wing 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
G 10 United States Thailand Lamb, Tyler (AI) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
G 11 Hong Kong Poon, Chi Ho 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F/C 12 Hong Kong Fong, Shing Yee 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F/C 14 Hong Kong Tang, Chi Hang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G/F 28 France Taiwan Guinchard, Steven Serge Marie (AI) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F/C 29 Hong Kong Chung, Chun Sing 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
C 30 Hong Kong Wu, Cheuk Pan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F/C 35 Hong Kong Ngan, Wing Fai 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
G 88 Hong Kong Lau, Tsz Lai 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Hong Kong Chan King Chee John
  • Hong Kong Lam Chun Wai
  • Hong Kong Chan Kin Man
  • Spain Lluís Pino Vera
Athletic trainer(s)
  • The Bahamas Ryan O'Neal Moss
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • (AI) ASEAN heritage import
  • Injured

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

References

  1. ↑ "Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Eastern set aside HK$10 million to become first professional basketball team in Hong Kong, South China Morning Post. 9 July 2015, Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions Confirms Participation In ABL". ASEAN Basketball League. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ↑ 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Hong Kong, FIBA.com, accessed 11 January 2016.
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