Macau Black Bears

Macau Black Bears
LeagueEASL
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 colors     
Head coachGarrett Kelly
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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀomén Hēi Xióng Lánqiú Jùlèbù
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingou3 mun4*2 hak1 hung4 laam4 kau4 keoi1 lok6 bou6
Nanhai Long Lions
Traditional Chinese南海龍獅
Simplified Chinese南海龙狮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánhǎi Lóng Shī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingnaam4 hoi2 lung4 si1
Nanhai Kung Fu
Chinese南海功夫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánhǎi Gōng Fū
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingnaam4 hoi2 gung1 fu1
Chong Son Kung Fu
Chinese忠信功夫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōng Xìn Gōng Fū
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzung1 seon3 gung1 fu1

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.

History

Chong Son Kung Fu was a Chinese basketball team playing in the ASEAN Basketball League.[1][2] The team was baed in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong and played their home games at the 4,000-seated Nanhai Gymnasium. They joined the ABL from 2017–18 season as "Nanhai Long Lions", the affiliate team of Guangzhou Loong 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 the general manager Lukas Peng.[6] They currently compete in the East Asia Super League and periodically in The Asian Tournament.

Current roster (EASL)

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

Macau Black Bears roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 31 Artino, Will 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 33 – (1992-06-27)27 June 1992 Creighton
G 4 Leung, Jenning 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 30 – (1995-07-07)7 July 1995 McGill
PG 6 Du Yifan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-12-31)31 December 2000
PG 8 Yan Li Guan 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
SG 9 Small-Martin, Kascius 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Brock
SF 10 Zheng Pucheng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (2000-09-01)1 September 2000
F 11 Yao Baijia 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2003-10-16)16 October 2003
PG 21 Yu Dashen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1997-08-19)19 August 1997
SG 26 Leong Kei Long 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 27 – (1998-02-06)6 February 1998
PG 27 Chan Wai Seng 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1998-06-06)6 June 1998
F/C 32 Cylla, Jeantal (WI) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 28 – (1996-11-30)30 November 1996 The University of Arkansas
F 48 Lao Chon Pong 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1995-12-01)1 December 1995
PG 99 Chon Chon Wai 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
PG 12 Neumann, Noah
Head coach
  • Garrett Kelly
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 (2023–2025)
  • Garrett Kelly (2024–)

Season-by-season record (ABL)

Season Team name Regular season Post season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2017–18 Chong Son Kung Fu 15 5 .750 1st 0 2 .000 Lost in semi-finals to Mono Vampire
2018–19 Macau Black Bears 14 12 .538 6th 1 2 .333 Lost in quarter-finals to Singapore Slingers
2019–20 7 7 .500 6th Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2023 7 7 .500 5th Did not qualify

Affiliates

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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