Shenzhen Leopards

The Shenzhen New Century Liebao Club, also known as Shenzhen Marco Polo or Shenzhen Leopards (previously Shenzhen Aviators) are a Chinese professional basketball team which plays in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). New Century is the club's corporate sponsor.

Shenzhen Leopards
Shenzhen Leopards logo
LeaguesCBA
Founded2003 (2003)
HistoryDongguan New Century Leopards
(2003–2015)
Shenzhen New Century Leopards
(2015–2019)
Shenzhen Aviators
(2019–2021)
Shenzhen Leopards
(2021–present)
ArenaShenzhen Universiade Sports Centre
Capacity18,000[1]
LocationLonggang, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Team colorsWhite, Red, Gold
     
Head coachZheng Yonggang (郑永刚)
ChampionshipsNone
Shenzhen Leopards
Traditional Chinese深圳領航者
Simplified Chinese深圳领航者

The team is based in Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, and plays its home games at the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre (SUSC).

History

The club was founded in 2003 as Dongguan New Century Leopards and was initially located in Dongguan, Guangdong. After twelve seasons, the team relocated to nearby Shenzhen in 2015. Success came early in their existence for the Leopards, as they were the runners-up in the 2004 Chinese Basketball League (CBL) championship, and were promoted to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the 2005–06 season.

In its first season in the CBA in 2005–06, Dongguan finished in seventh and last place in the South Division, and was out of the playoffs. The team would soon battle its way to respectability, however, becoming somewhat regular participants in the CBA's postseason over the ensuing years.

In July 2011, NBA point guard Jeremy Lin played for the team at the ABA Club Championship, and was named the MVP of the tournament.[2]

On December 26, 2013, Bobby Brown scored a franchise-record 74 points in a game against Sichuan Blue Whales.[3]

Current roster

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Shenzhen Leopards roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
C 0 United States Jared Sullinger 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 129 kg (284 lb)
PF 1 China Wu Zihan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
SF 2 China Lu Pengyu 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
SF 3 China He Xining 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
PG 4 China Li Wenhao 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
SG 5 China Sun Haoqin 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
G 6 China Yang Linyi 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
PG 8 China Rong Zifeng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
SF 9 China Zhou Peng 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
G 10 China Bai Haotian 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
F 11 China Shen Zijie 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 114 kg (251 lb)
PF 12 China Gu Quan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
C 19 China Zhao Yiming 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) 140 kg (309 lb)
SG 21 China Ma Kingkun 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
PF 22 China Liao Zhipeng 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
SF 25 China Li Jinglong 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
G 30 United States Justin Wright-Foreman 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
PG 31 United States Askia Booker 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
C 33 China Wang Haoran 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
PF 55 China Lu Yiwen 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
Head coach
  • China Zheng Yonggang
Assistant coach(es)
  • China Qiu Biao
  • United States Walker Russell
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 28, 2022

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

References
  1. "Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center".
  2. Robbins, Len (February 15, 2012). "Lin found game on other side of the world". The New York Post. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. Bobby Brown scores 74 points and the game winner in China!
  4. Shenzhen beats Qingdao, Ningbo suffers 9th straight defeat China Internet Information Center, 6 November 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021.


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