Zhejiang Golden Bulls

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

Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Zhejiang Golden Bulls logo
DivisionSouthern Division
LeagueCBA
Founded1995
HistoryZhejiang Squirrels
(1995–99)
Zhejiang Whirlwinds
(1999–2000)
Zhejiang Horses
(2000–01)
Zhejiang Cyclones
(2001–2009)
Zhejiang Golden Bulls
(2009–present)
ArenaYiwu Gymnasium
LocationYiwu, Zhejiang, China
Team coloursCrimson, gold, and white
     
Head coachWang Shilong
WebsiteZJCZBC.com

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] Two years later, in 2022–23, the Golden Bulls reached the CBA Finals for the first time and lost to the Liaoning Flying Leopards.

The Golden Bulls competed in the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Singapore as the representative team from Asia, as they were selected by the CBA. They finished in third place, becoming the first Chinese team to finish on the podium in the tournament.[2]

Past achievements

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season Regular Season (Win/Loss) Win rate Playoffs (win/loss) Win rate Season (win/loss) Win rate Average score Average points conceded
95-96 11 / 12 47.83 % 1 / 3 25 % 11 / 15 42.31 % 71 76.46
96-97 10 / 15 40 % 3 / 3 50 % 10 / 18 35.71 % 68.82 75.14
97-98 9 / 19 32.14 % 6 / 0 100 % 9 / 19 32.14 % 70.39 78.21
98-99 10 / 12 45.45 % 0 / 2 0 % 10 / 14 41.67 % 101.62 109.21
99-00 13 / 14 48.15 % 5 / 1 83.33 % 13 / 15 46.43 % 99.21 101.14
00-01 12 / 15 44.44 % 5 / 1 83.33 % 12 / 16 42.86 % 103.79 105.14
01-02 15 / 11 57.69 % 2 / 3 40 % 15 / 14 51.72 % 106.24 106.48
02-03 14 / 12 53.85 % 0 / 3 0 % 14 / 15 48.28 % 106.48 110.79
03-04 9 / 16 36 % 3 / 3 50 % 9 / 19 32.14 % 96.32 104.79
04-05 11 / 27 28.95 % 0 / 0 0 % 11 / 27 28.95 % 88.61 96.47
05-06 14 / 25 35.9 % 0 / 0 0 % 17 / 25 40.48 % 97.88 99.76
06-07 20 / 11 64.52 % 1 / 3 25 % 20 / 14 58.82 % 93.47 91.62
07-08 12 / 18 40 % 0 / 0 0 % 12 / 18 40 % 94.9 96.97
08-09 14 / 31 31.11 % 0 / 0 0 % 19 / 31 38 % 100 106
09-10 14 / 18 43.75 % 0 / 0 0 % 14 / 18 43.75 % 98.66 101.5
10-11 19 / 13 59.38 % 0 / 3 0 % 19 / 16 54.29 % 96.46 94.23
11-12 15 / 17 46.88 % 0 / 0 0 % 15 / 17 46.88 % 100.19 101.66
12-13 16 / 16 50 % 0 / 3 0 % 16 / 19 45.71 % 108.63 110.09
13-14 13 / 17 43.33 % 0 / 3 0 % 13 / 20 39.39 % 109.52 109.48
14-15 7 / 20 25.93 % 4 / 7 36.36 % 11 / 27 28.95 % 116.05 122.89
15-16 17 / 11 60.71 % 5 / 8 38.46 % 22 / 19 53.66 % 107.88 109.85

Honours

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Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

  •   Bronze medal: 2023

Name progression

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  • 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. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0   Wang Yilin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
G/F 1   Liu Yiting 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
F/C 2   Reggie Perry 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 121 kg (267 lb)
G 4   Ren Junzhe 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
G 5   Lin Xiaotian 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
G 6   Cheng Shuipeng 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
G/F 7   Shi Zhenkai 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
G/F 8   Lu Wenbo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
PF/C 10   Liu Zeyi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
C 11   Yu Jiahao 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 130 kg (287 lb)
G/F 12   Jarmar Gulley 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
F 13   Zhang Hongshao 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
G 15   Wang Yibo 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G/F 18   Jing Tianyu 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
G/F 20   Zhou Yishan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F 23   Paris Bass 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G/F 25   Wang Zilu 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F 29   Zhang Jiaxu 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
C 30   Damian Jones 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb)
PF/C 31   Refukatijiang Tusujiang 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
G 33   Wu Qian 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
C 34   Liu Shuangyu 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
Head coach
  •   Wang Shilong
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Ju Peng

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 9 August 2024

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.

Current Chinese national team players

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Current Hong Kong players

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Current International players

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Former Chinese players

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Former international players

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References

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  1. ^ a b c CBA Roundup: Red-hot Golden Bulls book semifinal clash with Liaoning Huaxia (Xinhua News Agency), 19 April 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Zhejiang Golden Bulls edge out Al Ahly to reach podium on first try". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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