Shenzhen Leopards

Shenzhen Leopards
Shenzhen Leopards logo
LeaguesCBA
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
HistoryDongguan New Century Leopards
(2003–2015)
Shenzhen New Century Leopards
(2015–2019)
Shenzhen Aviators
(2019–2021)
Shenzhen Leopards
(2021–present)
ArenaShenzhen Gymnasium
Capacity18,000[1]
LocationInside of Shenzhen Sports Center, 2006 Sungang Xi Road, Futian, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Team colorsWhite, Red, Gold
     
Head coachZhou Peng (周鹏)
ChampionshipsNone
Shenzhen Leopards
Traditional Chinese深圳烈豹
Simplified Chinese深圳烈豹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShēnzhèn Liè Bào

The Shenzhen New Century Liebao Club, also known as Shenzhen Marco Polo or Shenzhen Leopards (previously Shenzhen Aviators) are a Chinese professional basketball team which plays in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). New Century is the club's corporate sponsor.

The team is based in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, and plays its home games at Shenzhen Gymnasium.

History

The club was founded in 2003 as Dongguan New Century Leopards and was initially located in Dongguan, Guangdong. After twelve seasons, the team relocated to nearby Shenzhen in 2015. Success came early in their existence for the Leopards, as they were the runners-up in the 2004 Chinese Basketball League (CBL) championship, and were promoted to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the 2005–06 season.

In its first season in the CBA in 2005–06, Dongguan finished in seventh and last place in the South Division, and was out of the playoffs. The team would soon battle its way to respectability, however, becoming somewhat regular participants in the CBA's postseason over the ensuing years.

In July 2011, NBA point guard Jeremy Lin played for the team at the ABA Club Championship, and was named the MVP of the tournament.[2]

On December 26, 2013, Bobby Brown scored a franchise-record 74 points in a game against Sichuan Blue Whales.[3]

In 2024, the club moved to Shenzhen Gymnasium.

Current roster

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

Shenzhen Leopards roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
SG 0 United States Markell Johnson 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
SF 1 China Wu Zihan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
SF 2 China Lu Pengyu 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G/F 3 China He Xining 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
SG 4 China Liu Changjiang 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
G 5 China Sun Haoqin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
PG 8 China Rong Zifeng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
F 9 China Zhou Peng 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
PG 10 China Bai Haotian 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
F 12 China Gu Quan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
C 15 China Hu Xiaolong 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 117 kg (258 lb)
SG 17 China Ma Mingkun 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
SF 18 China Zou Junxuan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
G 19 China Feng Xin 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
C 21 China Li Muhao 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 120 kg (265 lb)
PF/C 22 China Liao Zhipeng 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
SF 23 United States Sonny Weems 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F 24 China Ren Junwei 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
SF 25 China Li Jinglong 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
G 30 China Li Binzhuo 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
C 32 United States Trevor Thompson 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 113 kg (249 lb)
PF 33 China Wang Haoran 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
C 35 United States Jeremiah Tilmon 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 118 kg (260 lb)
G 66 China Yang Linyi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • China Ren Junwei
  • China Yu Shulong
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 13, 2024

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

References

  1. ^ "Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center".
  2. ^ Robbins, Len (February 15, 2012). "Lin found game on other side of the world". The New York Post. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Bobby Brown scores 74 points and the game winner in China!
  4. ^ a b Shenzhen beats Qingdao, Ningbo suffers 9th straight defeat China Internet Information Center, 6 November 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021.


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