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.
PG	0	Lam Tinghim	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (176 lb)
F	1	Jiang Haoran	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)
PG	2	Wang Xu	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	81 kg (179 lb)
PG	3	Huang Chang	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	79 kg (174 lb)
SF	5	Lai Chunhao	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
G	6	Wang Fang	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
G	7	Li Rongpei	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
SF	9	Xu Mengjun	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
PF	10	Ni Yongkang	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
SG	11	Wen Jialong	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
PF	12	Li Chengyao	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
C	16	Li Lutong	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
F/C	19	Liu Zexi	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
SF	21	Yujia Wu	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)
PG	22	Taylor Rochestie	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
G/F	23	Yan Shi	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	83 kg (183 lb)
G/F	26	Tao Yanru	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	87 kg (192 lb)
F	31	Scottie James	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	107 kg (236 lb)
G/F	35	Tevin Mack	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	103 kg (227 lb)
C	37	Zhao Xuxin	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	108 kg (238 lb)
G	39	Cui Xiaolong	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	91 kg (201 lb)

Head coach

Yi Li

Assistant coach(es)

Xu Qiang

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: October 9, 2023

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.