Eastern Sports Club (basketball)

The Eastern Sports Club basketball team (Chinese: 東方籃球隊), is a professional men's basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club.[1] The team also known as Chinese: 東方男籃; lit. 'Eastern Men's Basketball' and Hong Kong Eastern for sponsorship reason.

Hong Kong Eastern
NicknameHK Eastern
LeaguesA1 Division Hong Kong
ASEAN Basketball League
Founded1932 (1932)
ArenaSouthorn Stadium
Capacity2,000
LocationHong Kong
Head coachMensur Bajramović
OwnershipEastern Sports Club
Championships3 Hong Kong A1 Division
2 ASEAN Basketball League
Websiteeasternsportsclub.com
Hong Kong Eastern basketball team
Traditional Chinese香港東方籃球隊
Simplified Chinese香港东方篮球队

Eastern competes in the Hong Kong A1 Division,[2][3] and the ASEAN Basketball League since 2016.[4] It has won the Hong Kong A1 championship three times, in 1956, 2017 and 2023.

History

Eastern basketball team is a section of Eastern Sports Club (officially known as Eastern Athletic Association Football Team Limited). In 2015 season the team won Hong Kong A2 Division Championship and promoted to 2016 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship.[2] The team became fully professional in 2016.[2][3] In the same year, the club would adopt the name Hong Kong Eastern and join the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).[5]

They won the 2016–17 ABL season, and finished as semifinalists for the next two seasons. They also became Hong Kong A1 Division champions in 2018. The ABL's 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled to resume in 2023 with Eastern as among its participating teams. Eastern also plans to join the Chinese Basketball Association in the future.[5]

Hong Kong Eastern won its second A1 Division championship in 2024.[6]

Home arenas

Season by season
Champions Season champions Runners-up Playoff berth
Season League Regular season Playoffs Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win%
2016–17 ABL 1st 20 16 4 .800 Won Semifinals (Heat) 2–0
Won ABL Finals (Slingers) 3–1		 Edu Torres
2017 HKA1 2nd 7 6 1 .857 Lost Semifinals (Winling) 1–2
2017–18 ABL 2nd 20 14 6 .700 Lost Semifinals (Alab Pilipinas) 0–2
2018 HKA1 3rd 7 5 2 .714 Won Semifinals (Winling) 2–1
Won HKA1 Finals (South China) 3–2
2018–19 ABL 7th 26 13 13 .500 Won Quarterfinals (Alab Pilipinas) 2–0
Lost Semifinals (Slingers) 0–2
2019 HKA1 4th 9 6 3 .667 Won Quarterfinals (Fukien) 1–0
Lost Semifinals (South China) 0–2
2019–20 ABL 9th 10 3 7 .300 Season cancelled* Jordan Brady
2021–22 HKA1 4th 9 6 3 .667 Won Quarterfinals (Pegasus) 1–0
Won Semifinals (Tycoon) 2–0
Lost HKA1 Finals (South China) 0–3		 Željko Pavličević
2023 ABL 2nd 14 10 4 .714 Won Semifinals (NS Matrix) 2–0
Won ABL Finals (Heat) 2–1
2023-24 HKA1 2nd 9 10 0 1.000 Won HKA1 Finals (Tycoon) 3-1 Mensur Bajramović

*Note: Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Current roster

2024 BCL Asia qualifiers roster

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

Hong Kong Eastern roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 0 Chung Tsun, Ng 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 2 Ho Yin, Wong 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 5 Eisendorf, Isaiah 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 7 Tsz Yung, Chu 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 8 Siu Wing, Chan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 9 Yin Lung, Cheung 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 13 Yuet Yeung, Pok 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 19 McLaughlin, Chris 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 23 Ka Hin, Leung 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 33 Ka Ho, Chan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 69 Yiu Pong, Yip 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 88 Gilbert, Dominic 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 2024

Past roster

2021–22 ASEAN Basketball League roster

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

Hong Kong Eastern roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G/F 8 Siu Wing, Chan (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 31 – (1993-04-26)26 April 1993
G 23 Ka Hin, Leung 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 24 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000
G 24 Xu, Oliver 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1996-12-19)19 December 1996
G 2 Wong, Ho Yin 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (2000-10-24)24 October 2000
G 9 Cheung, Yin Lung 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 24 – (1999-11-29)29 November 1999
G 0 Ng, Chung Tsun 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 27 – (1996-09-02)2 September 1996
G 35 Muhammad Sulaiman, Sheikh 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 25 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999
F 16 Xu, Adam (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 31 – (1993-02-16)16 February 1993
F 5 Eisendorf, Isaiah (WI) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
F 69 Yip, Yiu Pong 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 25 – (1999-01-18)18 January 1999
F 33 Chan, Ka Ho 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
F 7 Chu, Tsz Yung 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1996-06-28)28 June 1996
F 28 De Villa, Joshua 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 29 – (1995-01-11)11 January 1995
F 88 Gilbert, Dominic 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1996-09-28)28 September 1996
C 30 Wu, Cheuk Pan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993
C 13 Pok, Yuet Yeung 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (2000-06-07)7 June 2000
C 19 McLaughlin, Chris (WI) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 31 – (1992-07-30)30 July 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Yu Chi Kit
  • Wong Ka Kit
Team manager
  • Lee Shu Wing
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • Injured
Updated: 4 May 2024

Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either:
  • 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 or one NBA game at any time.

Local players
  • Lam Man Chun (2018–21)
  • Siu Kin Fan (2018–20)
  • Daniel Onwugbonu (2018–19)
  • Chan Yik Lun (2018–22)
  • Ng Chung Tsun (2018-22, 2024-)
  • Ip Chun Fung (2019–22)
  • Adam Xu (2017–)
  • Chu Tsz Yung (2023-)
  • Chen Wan Tin (2021)
  • So Sheung Ying (2017–20)
  • Muhammad Sulaiman Sheikh (2019-)
  • Wong Ho Yin (2023-)
  • Cheung Yin Lung (2023-)
  • Pok Yuet Yeung (2019-)
  • So Chi Lok (2017–20)
  • Ip Chun Kit (2016–18)
  • Lee Shu Wing (2017–18)
  • Lau Tsz Lai (2015–20)
  • Chung Chun Sing (2016–19)
  • Wu Cheuk Pan (2016–)
  • Ricky Yang (2015–22)
  • Leung Ka Hin (2019-)
  • Yip Yiu Pong (2024-)
  • Chan Ka Ho (2024-)
  • Cheung Pan Yin (2019–20)
  • Tang Chi Hang (2015–21)
  • Ma Kong San (2019, 2021)
  • Chan Siu Wing (2015–)
  • Lee Ki (2015–22)
  • Oliver Xu (2022–)
  • Ngan Wing Fai (2016–18)
  • Poon Chi Ho (2015–17)
  • Fong Shing Yee (2015–17)
  • Cheng Kam Hing (2015–17)
  • Wong Lut Yiu (2013–14, 2015–16)
  • Lau Hoi To (2015–16)
  • Heung Chun Keung (2015–16)
  • Wu Kwok Fung (1992–94, 2014–15)

Imports

Footnotes

    References
    1. "Hong Kong Eastern". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
    2. 東方來季組香港史上首支全職籃球隊！. sportsroad.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
    3. "Eastern set aside HK$10 million to become first professional basketball team in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
    4. "Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions Confirms Participation In ABL". ASEAN Basketball League. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
    5. "Hong Kong Eastern target ABL success to boost bid to join Chinese competition". South China Morning Post. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
    6. "A1 Division Basketball 2023-2024, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
    7. "Asean Basketball League season cancelled without a winner". The New Paper. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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