Zhejiang Golden Bulls
| Zhejiang Golden Bulls | ||||
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| Division | Southern Division | |||
| League | CBA | |||
| Founded | 1995 | |||
| History | Zhejiang Squirrels (1995–99) Zhejiang Whirlwinds (1999–2000) Zhejiang Horses (2000–01) Zhejiang Cyclones (2001–2009) Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2009–present) | |||
| Arena | Yiwu Gymnasium | |||
| Location | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |||
| Team colours | Crimson, gold, and white | |||
| Head coach | Wang Shilong | |||
| Championships | None | |||
| Website | ZJCZBC.com | |||
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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.
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
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
- Runners-up: 2022–23
- 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal: 2023
Name progression
[edit | edit source]- 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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Notable players
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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
[edit | edit source]Current Hong Kong players
[edit | edit source]- Hong Kong Duncan Reid (2017–present)
Current International players
[edit | edit source]- United States Justin Tillman (2022–present)
Former Chinese players
[edit | edit source]- China Ding Jinhui (2006–2016)
Former international players
[edit | edit source]- Australia Liz Cambage
- Senegal Maurice Ndour
- United States God Shammgod (2001–2002, 2007–2008)
- United States Peter Cornell (2003–2004)
- United States Isaac Fontaine (2004–2005)
- United States Soumaila Samake (2004–2006)
- United States Curtis Millage (2005–2006)
- United States Kevin Freeman (2006–2007)
- United States Kirk Snyder (2008–2009)
- United States Marcus Williams (2009–2010)
- United States Andre Brown (2009–2010)
- United States Josh Boone (2010–2012)
- United States Denzel Bowles (2012–2013)
- United States Mike James (2010)
- United States J.R. Smith (2011–2012)
- United States Eddy Curry (2012–2013)
- United States Quincy Douby (2012–2013)
- United States Jerel McNeal (2013)
- United States Dewarick Spencer (2013)
- United States Ivan Johnson (2013–2014)
- United States Mike Harris (2013)
- United States Brittney Griner (2013–2014)
- United States Errick McCollum (2014–2015)
- United States Chris Johnson (2014)
- United States Willie Warren (2015–2016)
- United States Charles Gaines (2016)
- Iran Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (2015–2016)
- Haiti Cady Lalanne (2016)
- United States Lorenzo Brown (2016–2017)
- United States Jarnell Stokes (2017–2018)
- United States Sonny Weems (2017–2022)
- United States Arinze Onuaku (2018–2022)
- United States Erick Green (2021–2022)
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c CBA Roundup: Red-hot Golden Bulls book semifinal clash with Liaoning Archived 2021-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Huaxia (Xinhua News Agency), 19 April 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021.
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