Macau Black Bears

The Macau Black Bears (simplified Chinese: 澳门黑熊篮球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 澳門黑熊籃球俱樂部; pinyin: Àomén Hēi Xióng Lánqiú Jùlèbù) are a Macanese professional basketball team competing in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

Macau Black Bears
LeagueABL
Founded2017 (2017)
History
List
  • Nanhai Long-Lions
    (2017)
    Nanhai Kung Fu
    (2017)
    Chong Son Kung Fu
    (2017–2018)
    Macau Black Bears
    (2018–present)
ArenaUniversity of Macau Sports Complex
The Venetian Macao
LocationMacau
Team managerLukas Peng
Head coachKevin Connelly
ChampionshipsNone
Macau Black Bears
Traditional Chinese澳門黑熊籃球俱樂部
Simplified Chinese澳门黑熊篮球俱乐部
Nanhai Long Lions
Traditional Chinese南海龍獅
Simplified Chinese南海龙狮
Nanhai Kung Fu
Chinese南海功夫
Chong Son Kung Fu
Chinese忠信功夫

History

Chong Son Kung Fu was a Chinese basketball team playing in the ASEAN Basketball League.[1][2] Based in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, the team plays their home games at the 4,000-seated Nanhai Gymnasium. They joined ABL from 2017–18 season as the "Nanhai Long Lions".[3] They changed their name to Nanhai Kung Fu[1] to differentiate themselves from their mother team, the Guanzhou Long Lions.[4] After they partnered with Macau's Grupo Desportivo Chong Son they changed their name once again to their present name by November 2017.[4]

After the 2018 season, the team relocated to Macau to become the Macau Black Bears, in a bid to promote professional basketball in the city. The name was derived Bobo the Black Bear,[5] an individual Asian black bear who first came to public attention in the 1980s when it was rescued from being cooked in a gourmet restaurant as a cub.

The inaugural season was led by General Manager Lukas Peng.[6]

Players

Current roster

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

Macau Black Bears roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 0 Abrom, De'Quan (WI) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 28 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 Belmont Abbey
PG 27 Chan Wai Seng 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1998-06-06)6 June 1998
PG 99 Chon Chon Wai 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
PG 6 Du Yifan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 23 – (2000-12-31)31 December 2000
C 11 Hamilton, DeAngelo (WI) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 34 – (1990-02-17)17 February 1990 Washington State
F 48 Lao Chon Pong 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1995-12-01)1 December 1995
SG 26 Leong Kei Long 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 – (1998-02-06)6 February 1998
G 4 Leung, Jenning 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1995-07-07)7 July 1995 McGill
F 2 Wade, Isaiah (WI) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1998-01-24)24 January 1998 Central Oklahoma
F 11 Yao Baijia 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2003-10-16)16 October 2003
SG 9 Yeung, Raymond 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1996-09-11)11 September 1996
PG 21 Yu Dashen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1997-08-19)19 August 1997
SF 10 Zheng Pucheng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2000-09-01)1 September 2000
Head coach
  • Charles Dubé-Brais
Assistant coach(es)
  • Zeshaun Mirza
  • Zhang Jingang
  • Yang Zhi-kuan
General manager
  • Lukas Peng
Scout
  • Kin Chan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • Injured

Head coaches
  • Charles Dubé-Brais (2017–2018, 2022–2023)
  • Mu Jianxin (2018–2019)
  • Charles Hantoumakos (2019–2020)
  • Kevin Connelly (2023–)

Season-by-season record
SeasonTeam nameRegular seasonPost season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
2017–18Chong Son Kung Fu155.7501st02.000Lost in the Semi-finals to the Mono Vampire
2018–19Macau Black Bears1412.5386th12.333Lost in the Quarterfinals to the Singapore Slingers
2019–2077.5006thSeason cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
202377.5005thDid not qualify

Affiliates

References
  1. "ABL 2017-2018 Season Preview: Nanhai Kung Fu Basketball Club". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ""南海龙狮队"组建成功 将战东南亚联赛". myzaker.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. "Nanhai Long Lions to Lead the ABL to a New Frontier". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. "Kung Fu Partners with Macau Sports Club". ASEAN Basketball League. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. "Chong Son Kung Fu Relocates and Rebrands to Macau Black Bears | ABL". ABL. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. "Government wants to move Bobo to new home 'to enjoy old age'". Macau News. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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