Zhejiang Golden Bulls

Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season
Division	Southern Division
League	CBA
Founded	1995
History	Zhejiang Squirrels; (1995–99); Zhejiang Whirlwinds; (1999–2000); Zhejiang Horses; (2000–01); Zhejiang Cyclones; (2001–2009); Zhejiang Golden Bulls; (2009–present)
Arena	Yiwu Gymnasium
Location	Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Team colours	Crimson, gold, and white;
General manager	Liu Weiwei
Website	ZJCZBC.com

The Zhejiang Golden Bulls, or Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Rent are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Yiwu in Zhejiang, China. It competes in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), in the Southern Division. Its corporate sponsor is Zhejiang Chouzhou Commercial Bank.

The team continued to be informally referred to as the Horses for quite some time, even after changing its nickname to Cyclones in 2001, largely because of the corporate sponsor during that era, Wanma (万马), whose name literally translates into English as ten thousand horses. The club plays most of its home games at the Yiwu Gymnasium but occasionally hosts contests at other locations in Zhejiang Province.

During the 2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, under head coach Liu Weiwei the Golden Bulls reached the semifinals for the first time in history.^[1]

Name progression[]

Zhejiang Zhongxin Hangshou Squirrels: (1995–99)
Zhejiang Whirlwinds: (1999–00)
Zhejiang Horses: (2000–01)
Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones: (2001–2009)
Zhejiang Golden Bulls: (since 2009)

Roster[]

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Zhejiang Golden Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
G	1	Sylven Landesberg	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
F	3		1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	83 kg (183 lb)
G	5		1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	87 kg (192 lb)
G	6		1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
F	7		2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	129 kg (284 lb)
G	8		1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)
F	9		2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
F	10		2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	103 kg (227 lb)
F	11		2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
G	13		1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	69 kg (152 lb)
G	14		1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	67 kg (148 lb)
G	15		1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
G	16		1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	72 kg (159 lb)
F	17		2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	93 kg (205 lb)
F	18		1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	96 kg (212 lb)
F	21		2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
F	23		2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
C	24		2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)	109 kg (240 lb)
C	28		2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	112 kg (247 lb)
C	31	Nick Rakocevic	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	98 kg (216 lb)
G	33	Wu Qian	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)
F	34		2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	93 kg (205 lb)
G	50	Brandon Paul	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)

Head coach

Liu Weiwei

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 3 November 2020

Notable players[]

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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.

This is a list of the team's leading current Chinese and International players as well as notable former Chinese and International players.