Tianjin Pioneers

Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers
天津荣钢先行者
Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers ; 天津荣钢先行者
Leagues	CBA
Founded	2007
History	Tianjin Gold Lions ; (2007–2019) ; Tianjin Pioneers ; (2019-present)
Arena	Dongli Gymnasium ; Tianjin Arena
Capacity	10,000
Location	Tianjin, China
Team colors	Blue, Red;
Main sponsor	Ronggang I&E Trade
Head coach	Manolo Hussein
Home	Away

The Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers (simplified Chinese: 天津荣钢先行者; traditional Chinese: 天津榮鋼先行者; pinyin: Tiānjīn Rónggāng Xiānxíngzhě) or Tianjin Ronggang or Tianjin Pioneers are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Tianjin, which plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The Ronggang Import & Export Trade Company, Ltd., is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a gold lion.

History[]

Tianjin's team joined the league ahead of the 2008–09 CBA season as an expansion club, and is still seeking its first championship as of the 2015–16 CBA season.

Roster[]

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

Tianjin Pioneers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
F	1	Tien Lei	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
G	3		1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)
F	4		1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (176 lb)
C	5	Xu Lei	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
G	6		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (154 lb)
G	7		1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)
G/F	9		1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
F	11		1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
C	13	(C)	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
F	14		1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
F	15		1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	86 kg (190 lb)
F	20	Shang Ping	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	108 kg (238 lb)
F	21		2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
F	23		2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
F	24		1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	81 kg (179 lb)
C	30		2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	109 kg (240 lb)
G/F	32		1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)

Head coach

Manolo Hussein

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: January 6, 2021

Notable players[]

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

/ Hervé Lamizana (2009–2012)
Donnell Harvey (2011–2013)
Zaid Abbas (2013–2014)
Sebastian Telfair (2013–2014)
Shelden Williams (2013–2015)
Shang Ping (2014–)
Quincy Douby (2014)
Dwight Buycks (2014–2015)
Jason Maxiell (2015–2016)
Casper Ware (2015–2016)
Jordan Crawford (2015–)
Tien Lei (2014–)

External links[]

Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers official website

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