Bayi Rockets

The Bayi Rockets (八一双鹿电池火箭) are a professional basketball team based in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, which plays in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Bayi Rockets
LeagueCBA
Founded1955 (1955)
HistoryBayi Basketball Team
(1955–1995)
Bayi Rockets
(1995–present)
ArenaNanchang International Sports Center Gymnasium, 11,000 capacity
LocationNanchang, Jiangxi, China
Team colorsRed, Yellow, White
              
Main sponsorShuanglu Batteries
(1995–present)
Head coachWang Zhizhi
Championships8
(1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007)
Bayi Rockets
Chinese八一双鹿电池火箭

History

The team's founding members served in the People's Liberation Army, and the "Bayi" in its name represents the anniversary of the founding of the PLA, August 1. There are also several other army clubs using the Bayi name in other sports leagues, including Bayi Kylin in the WCBA, the men's soccer team Bayi Zhengbang, and the women's soccer club Bayi Xiangtan.

The Bayi Rockets have a long history that predates the current CBA. When they entered the league in its inaugural season of 1995–96, they had already won 34 national titles. They had also held a friendly international competition against the Washington Bullets (now Washington Wizards) during the 1970s. Bayi dominated the CBA in its early years, winning seven championships in the first eight seasons of CBA competition, including the first six titles in the leagues existence, a streak which included going undefeated in playoff games for the first five years of that run.

The Rockets also had a home-game unbeaten streak of 65 games that ended in 2002. But in recent years, other CBA teams have become more competitive, and Bayi would only win one more championship after its initial spree of success, with that title coming in the 2006–07 CBA season.

During the 2004–05 CBA season, the Bayi Rockets finished in third place in the South Division and defeated the Beijing Ducks in the Quarter-Finals of the CBA Playoffs, but lost in the Semi-Finals to the reigning titleholders, the Guangdong Southern Tigers. This defeat marked the first time since the league's founding that the team did not advance to the CBA Finals, and the only time in the organization's first 12 years that the club failed to reach the championship series.

Honours
CBA Playoff Champions (8): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07
CBA Playoff Runners-Up (3): 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06
CBA Regular Season Winners (6): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2006–07
CBA Regular Season Second Place (5): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06 (South Division), 2006–07
CBA Regular Season Third Place (2): 2003–04, 2004–05 (South Division)

Roster

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Bayi Rockets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
C 1 Fu Hao 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 5 Arslan  1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
G 6 Li Tiange 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
G 7 Tian Yuxiang 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F 8 Cao Yan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F 9 Liu Hangchu 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
C 10 Zou Yuchen  2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
F 11 Lei Meng 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
F 13 Luo Kaiwen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 15 Yu Chen 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
F 20 Zhang Zuming 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F 21 Miu Guangyang 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
F 22 Delehi 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
C 24 Xu Zhonghao 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
G 33 Han Shuo (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Wang Zhongguang
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 27, 2016
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