Guangzhou Loong Lions

The Guangzhou Loong Lions (simplified Chinese: 广州龙狮; traditional Chinese: 廣州龍獅; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Lóng Shī) are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. They play in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Guangzhou Loong Lions 广州龙狮
League	CBA
Founded	2000; 25 years ago (2000)
History	Shaanxi Gaitianli Kylins (2000–2010) Foshan Dralions (2010–2014) Foshan Long-Lions (2014–2016) Guangzhou Long-Lions (2016–2019) Guangzhou Loong Lions (2019–present)
Arena	Tianhe Gymnasium
Capacity	7,600
Location	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Team colors	Red, navy, white
Head coach	Nathaniel Mitchell
Championships	None
Home Away Third

Guangzhou Loong Lions
Traditional Chinese	時代中國廣州龍獅籃球隊
Simplified Chinese	时代中国广州龙狮篮球队
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shídài Zhōngguó Guǎngzhōu Lóng Shī Lánqiú Duì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping si4 doi6 zung1 gwok3 gwong2 zau1 lung4 si1 laam4 kau4 deoi2
Guangzhou Long Lions
Traditional Chinese	廣州龍獅
Simplified Chinese	广州龙狮
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Lóngshī Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2 zau1 lung4 si1

History

The team was founded in November 2000 as Shaanxi Gaitianli Kylins by the Xi'an Dongsheng Group. In August 2001, they won the "B" league championship, and were promoted to the CBA. In the 2004–05 season, the Shaanxi Kylins finished in fifth place in the North Division, and were out of the playoffs. In 2005–06, they finished sixth, and were once again out of the playoffs. The team was scheduled to participate in the 2008 season of the International Basketball League (IBL). They were replaced by the Shanxi Brave Dragons.

In 2010, the Shaanxi Kylins moved from Xi'an to Foshan, and renamed themselves the Foshan Dralions. The club opted to start rendering its English name as "Long-Lions" rather than "Dralions" before the start of the 2014–15 season.

In 2016, the Foshan Long-Lions moved from Foshan to Guangzhou, and renamed themselves the Guangzhou Long-Lions.^[1] In 2017, the Nanhai Long-Lions were founded as the affiliate team. The team has also competed in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).^[2] Their youth squad currently competes in The Asian Tournament.

Players

Current roster

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Guangzhou Loong Lions roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. C 0 Tyshaun Crawford 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 120 kg (265 lb) SG 1 Yang Zijie 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) G 2 Zhang Xingliang 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) SF 5 Yuan Zhaoyao 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) PT/F 6 Yu Miti Saidake 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) G 7 Shao Weiyun 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) F 10 Li Jianhao 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) SG 11 Liu Yancheng 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) PF 12 Li Xiangbo 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) G 13 Guo Ailun 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) G 15 Tong Jiajun 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) PF/C 16 Jiao Boqiao 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) PG 17 Li Jiazhe 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) SF 18 Chen Guanqi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) G 20 William Douglas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) F 23 Ding Yanyuhang 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb) C 26 Gao Yukun 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) F 27 Zou Yun 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) C 29 Wang Yingran 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) SG 31 Li Jiachao 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) C 77 Huang Yi 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) PG 00 Jiang Shuai 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb)	Head coach Nathaniel Mitchell Assistant coach(es) Zhang Qingwu Ju Weisong Erik Olson Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 27 February 2025

Notable players

• Lorenzo Brown
• Jeremy Lin

Games against NBA teams

On 2 October 2017, the team played a pre-season game with the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena, which made them the second CBA club to play against the National Basketball Association club.^[3]

2 October 2017

Boxscore

Guangzhou Long-Lions

96–126

Washington Wizards

Capital One Arena, Washington

12 October 2018

Boxscore

Guangzhou Long-Lions

111–140

Washington Wizards

Capital One Arena, Washington

8 October 2019

Boxscore

Guangzhou Loong Lions

86–144

Philadelphia 76ers

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

6 October 2025

Guangzhou Loong Lions

vs.

San Antonio Spurs

Frost Bank Center, San Antonio

9 October 2025

Guangzhou Loong Lions

vs.

Los Angeles Clippers

Frontwave Arena, Oceanside

13 October 2025

Guangzhou Loong Lions

vs.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Target Center, Minneapolis

Honours

Seri Mutiara Cup 2016 Champion

Seri Mutiara Cup 2017 (6th place)