Xinjiang Magic Deer

Xinjiang Tian Shan Magic Deer is a Chinese professional women's basketball club based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). The team also plays some home games in Changji.

Xinjiang Tian Shan Magic Deer
League	Women's Chinese Basketball Association
Founded	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Arena	1. Xinjiang Sports Centre 2. Changji Stadium
Location	1. Ürümqi, Xinjiang 2. Changji, Xinjiang
Main sponsor	Xinjiang Sports Lottery (since 2017)

The nickname Tian Shan magic deer is derived from Tian Shan wapiti, an elk subspecies native to Tian Shan in Xinjiang.

Season-by-season records

Season	Corporate Sponsor	Home City	Final Rank	Record (including playoffs)[1]			Head coach
				W	L	%
2015–16	Wo Jiang Modern Agriculture[2]	Ürümqi	2nd[3]	31	10	75.6	Zhan Shuping
2016–17			3rd[4]	22	15	59.5
2017–18	Xinjiang Sports Lottery[5]		5th[6]	21	9	70.0
2018–19		Ürümqi Changji	5th	29	9	76.3	Wang Guizhi Xiong Yan

Current players

2018–19 Xinjiang Magic Deer roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. C 0 Waltiea Rolle 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) PF 1 Glory Johnson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) C 3 Natasha Howard 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) SF 5 Wu Yifan 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) SG 8 Hu Ke 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) SG 9 Peng Szu-chin 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 58 kg (128 lb) C 11 Han Xu 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 85 kg (187 lb) F 12 Wang Rong 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 69 kg (152 lb) C 15 Liu Tongyi 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) C 16 Chen Mingling 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) SF 17 Yu Lu 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (154 lb) SF 19 Liu Xiao 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb) C 21 Jiang Tong 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) SF 23 Wang Lili 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 74 kg (163 lb) G 57 Li Yuqiong 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 60 kg (132 lb)	Head coach Xiong Yan Assistant coach(es) Gao Fengjuan Sun Yongqian Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Notable former players

• Kalani Brown
• Tina Charles (2015–16)
• Camille Little (2016)
• Candace Parker (2017–18)
• Ma Zengyu (2015–16)
• Zhang Xiaoni (2015–16, 2017–18)
• Ma Xueya (2016–17)