Bay Area Dragons

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Bay Area Dragons
Bay Area Dragons logo
LeaguesEast Asia Super League
Philippine Basketball Association (as guests)
Founded2021
HistoryBay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes (2021–2022)
LocationHong Kong
General managerLiu Quansheng
Websitewww.phoenixes.basketball

The Bay Area Dragons are a basketball team in the East Asia Super League. Based in Hong Kong, the team is meant to represent Greater China.

History[]

The Dragons were originally formed as the Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes as a franchise team for the East Asia Super League as a representative team for Greater China, with the core of the team intended to consist of players from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Hong Kong was made as the home venue of the Phoenixes.[1] While the team is meant to represent Greater China, the Phoenixes are seeded as a team from Hong Kong. Both the Phoenixes and the P. League+ champions of Taiwan were designated by the EASL as Greater China's representatives.[2]

The team was established under the agreement of the Hong Kong Basketball Association and the existing second-tier Chun Yu Basketball Club.[3] The Phoenixes are the only franchise team in the EASL, with other participating teams seeded from domestic leagues from Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and the Philippines.[1]

Former Chinese Basketball Association general manager Liu Quansheng was appointed as the team's first general manager.[3][4]

They are also set to play at the of the Philippine Basketball Association as a guest team.[5][6] The team also changed their name to the "Bay Area Dragons" upon joining the PBA, to avoid confusion with the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters.[7] Accordingly the team made Metro Manila as its temporary home for at least a year due to COVID-19-related restrictions in Hong Kong.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Moura, Nelson (1 December 2021). "2022 East Asia Super League format to include new GBA basketball team franchise with local players". MacauBusiness.com. Macau News Agency. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ "East Asia Super League Debuts Season 1 of Premier Home-and-Away Pan-Regional League in 2022". East Asia Super League. Retrieved 22 February 2022. The newly formed Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes and the championship team from Chinese Taipei’s P.LEAGUE+, will be the Greater China representatives.
  3. ^ a b McNicol, Andrew (1 December 2021). "East Asia Super League wants to bring professional basketball team to Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ Aye, John (1 December 2021). "EASL looking to rise as world's third-biggest league". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "EASL Greater China rep to see action in PBA". PBA.ph. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Li, Matthew (22 February 2022). "Greater China club team to join next PBA Govs' Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (19 March 2022). "PBA to welcome first foreign guest team in 22 years". Spin.ph. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ Naredo, Camille (21 March 2022). "Hong Kong's Bay Area Dragons to join PBA as guest team". Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ "EASL Members | Bay Area Dragons". East Asia Super League. East Asia Super League Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

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