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

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Tianjin Pioneers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
SG	0	Lin Tingqian	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (176 lb)
PF	1	Meng Zikai	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	93 kg (205 lb)
SF	2	Gao Senbao	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
G	3	Gu Zeyu	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	79 kg (174 lb)
PG	4	Su Yu	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)
SG	5	Li Linfeng	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	79 kg (174 lb)
SG	6	Wang Yifang	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)
F	7	Li Rongpei	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	96 kg (212 lb)
SG	8	Yue Hongbo	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	97 kg (214 lb)
SF	10	Jin Xin	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	104 kg (229 lb)
G	11	Quinndary Weatherspoon	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)
F	12	Jiang Bowen	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
SF	13	Zhang Yunmeng	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
C	16	Tian Yu	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
SF	19	Han Bolin	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
SG	20	He Siyu	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	97 kg (214 lb)
SG	21	Shi Yuchen	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	970 kg (2,138 lb)
PF	23	Shi Deshuai	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)
G	25	Xie Lishi	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	81 kg (179 lb)
C	29	Gao Shiao	2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)	106 kg (234 lb)
PG	30	Brandon Jefferson	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	79 kg (174 lb)
PF	31	Scottie James	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	107 kg (236 lb)
C	33	Zhang Zhaoxu	2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)	125 kg (276 lb)
C	39	Li Jiayi	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	120 kg (265 lb)

Head coach

Zhang Degui

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: December 12, 2022

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.