Beijing Royal Fighters

The Beijing Royal Fighters (Chinese: 北京紫禁勇士; pinyin: Běijīng Zǐjìn Yǒngshì) are a Chinese professional men's basketball team which is based in Beijing and plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Beijing BG (known in Chinese as Beijing Beikong) is the club's corporate sponsor.

Beijing Royal Fighters
北京紫禁勇士
LeaguesCBA
Founded2009 (2009)
HistoryGuangzhou Free Man
(2009–2012)
Chongqing Fly Dragons
(2012–2015)
Beikong Fly Dragons
(2015–2019)
Beijing Royal Fighters
(2019–present)
ArenaBeijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Capacity6,500
LocationBeijing, China
Team colorsPurple, Gold, White
     
Main sponsorNanhai Corporation
(2009–2012)
Black Valley
(2012–2015)
Beijing BG / Beikong
(2015–present)
Team managerLü Jinqing
Head coachMin Lulei
OwnershipLi Chunli

History

The franchise was founded in 2009 in Guangzhou and spent its first five seasons of existence competing in the lower levels of China's basketball league system. The team relocated to Chongqing in 2012. The club entered the CBA in the 2014–15 season as an expansion team and finished at the bottom of the league standings with a record of 4–34.

In September 2015, the club relocated again and was initially renamed Beijing BG,[1] but to avoid confusion with the city's association football team, which is also called Beijing BG, as well as to avoid confusion with the Beijing Ducks when only the geographical names of the clubs are used, a large number of Chinese sports websites refer to the team as the Beikong Fly Dragons.

Current roster

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Beijing Royal Fighters roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 Lin Yanting 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (2000-10-22)22 October 2000
PF 1 Meng Zikai 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1996-11-18)18 November 1996
G 2 Liao Sanning 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 23 – (2001-01-29)29 January 2001
PG 4 Zhan Liwei 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2003-11-01)1 November 2003
G 6 Zhang Fan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – (1996-01-02)2 January 1996
PF/C 7 Yu Changdong 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 32 – (1991-10-26)26 October 1991
PF 8 JaKarr Sampson 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 31 – (1993-03-20)20 March 1993
G 9 Grant Riller 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-02-08)8 February 1997
PF/C 10 Zou Yuchen 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 125 kg (276 lb) 27 – (1996-07-05)5 July 1996
SF 11 Jin Xin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 29 – (1995-01-10)10 January 1995
PF/C 14 Wang Shaojie 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 27 – (1996-09-17)17 September 1996
SF 15 Li Weihao 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 26 – (1997-07-23)23 July 1997
PG 19 Liu Xiaoyu 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 35 – (1989-03-14)14 March 1989
PG 20 Kay Felder 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
SF 21 Kong Lingtao 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 – (2002-02-04)4 February 2002
PF 23 Chen Guohao 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 24 – (1999-08-12)12 August 1999
SG 25 Yi Jinhong 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 30 – (1993-09-13)13 September 1993
PF/C 55 Sun Tonglin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 31 – (1992-12-23)23 December 1992
Head coach
  • Min Lulei
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: October 9, 2023

Honours

Seri Mutiara Cup champion 2017

References
  1. 重庆翱龙正式变更为北京控股男篮 Archived 2015-10-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
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