Macau Black Bears

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Macau Black Bears
Macau Black Bears logo
LeagueABL
Founded2017; 5 years ago (2017)
History
List
  • Nanhai Long-Lions
    (2017)
    Nanhai Kung Fu
    (2017)
    Chong Son Kung Fu
    (2017–2018)
    Macau Black Bears
    (2018–present)
ArenaUniversity of Macau Sports Complex
The Venetian Macao
LocationMacau
Team manager
Head coach
ChampionshipsNone
WebsiteMacauBlackBears.com
Macau Black Bears
Traditional Chinese澳門黑熊籃球俱樂部
Simplified Chinese澳门黑熊篮球俱乐部
Nanhai Long Lions
Traditional Chinese南海龍獅
Simplified Chinese南海龙狮
Nanhai Kung Fu
Chinese南海功夫
Chong Son Kung Fu
Chinese忠信功夫

The Macau Black Bears (simplified Chinese: 澳门黑熊篮球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 澳門黑熊籃球俱樂部; pinyin: Àomén Hēi Xióng Lánqiú Jùlèbù) are a Macanese professional basketball team competing in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

History[]

Chong Son Kung Fu was a Chinese basketball team playing in the ASEAN Basketball League.[1][2] Based in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, the team plays their home games at the 4,000-seated Nanhai Gymnasium. They joined ABL from 2017–18 season as the "Nanhai Long Lions".[3] They changed their name to Nanhai Kung Fu[1] to differentiate themselves from their mother team, the Guanzhou Long Lions.[4] After they partnered with Macau's Grupo Desportivo Chong Son they changed their name once again to their present name by November 2017.[4]

After the 2018 season, the team relocated to Macau to become the Macau Black Bears, in a bid to promote professional basketball in the city. The name was derived Bobo the Black Bear,[5] an individual Asian black bear who first came to public attention in the 1980s when it was rescued from being cooked in a gourmet restaurant as a cub.

The inaugural season was led by General Manager Lukas Peng.[6]

Players[]

Current roster[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Macau Black Bears roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 0 United States 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 30 – (1991-11-12)12 November 1991
F 3 United States  (WI) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 University Of Pikeville
G 4 Hong Kong Canada 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1995-07-07)7 July 1995 McGill
C 8 Macau 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – (1993-03-23)23 March 1993
G 10 United States Philippines Mikh McKinney (WI) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992 Sacramento State
F 15 Macau Canada 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1993-09-19)19 September 1993 Dalhousie University
G 17 China 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 25 China 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1993-04-27)27 April 1993
SG 26 Macau 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 23 – (1998-02-06)6 February 1998
F 48 Macau 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1995-12-01)1 December 1995
Head coach
  • Canada
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States
  • Macau
  • Chinese Taipei
General manager
  • Canada
Scout
  • Canada
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 10 November 2017

Head coaches[]

  • Canada Charles Dubé-Brais (2017–2018)
  • China Mu Jianxin (2018–2019)
  • Canada Charles Hantoumakos (2019–present)

Season-by-season record[]

Season Team Name Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2017–18 Chong Son Kung Fu 15 5 .750 1st 0 2 .000 Lost in the Semi-finals to the Mono Vampire
2018–19 Macau Black Bears 14 12 .538 6th 1 2 .333 Lost in the Quarterfinals to the Singapore Slingers
2019–20 Macau Black Bears 0 0 – - 0 0 –

Affiliates[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "ABL 2017-2018 Season Preview: Nanhai Kung Fu Basketball Club". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ ""南海龙狮队"组建成功 将战东南亚联赛". myzaker.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Nanhai Long Lions to Lead the ABL to a New Frontier". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Kung Fu Partners with Macau Sports Club". ASEAN Basketball League. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Chong Son Kung Fu Relocates and Rebrands to Macau Black Bears | ABL". ABL. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. ^ "Government wants to move Bobo to new home 'to enjoy old age'". Macau News. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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