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 competing in The Asian Tournament.
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League | ABL (formerly) The Asian Tournament | ||
Founded | 2017 | ||
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Arena | University of Macau Sports Complex The Venetian Macao | ||
Location | Macau | ||
Team manager | Lukas Peng | ||
Head coach | Kevin Connelly | ||
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Traditional Chinese | 澳門黑熊籃球俱樂部 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 澳门黑熊篮球俱乐部 | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 南海龍獅 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 南海龙狮 | ||||||||||
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Nanhai Kung Fu | |||||||||||
Chinese | 南海功夫 | ||||||||||
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Chong Son Kung Fu | |||||||||||
Chinese | 忠信功夫 | ||||||||||
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History
editChong Son Kung Fu was a Chinese basketball team playing in the ASEAN Basketball League.[1][2] Based in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, the team plays their home games at the 4,000-seated Nanhai Gymnasium. They joined ABL from 2017–18 season as the "Nanhai Long 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 General Manager Lukas Peng.[6]
2023 roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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editSeason-by-season record (ABL)
editSeason | Team name | Regular season | Post season | |||||||||
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Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||||
2017–18 | Chong Son Kung Fu | 15 | 5 | .750 | 1st | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in the Semi-finals to the Mono Vampire | |||
2018–19 | Macau Black Bears | 14 | 12 | .538 | 6th | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost in the Quarterfinals to the Singapore Slingers | |||
2019–20 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6th | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | |||||||
2023 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5th | Did not qualify |
Affiliates
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "ABL 2017-2018 Season Preview: Nanhai Kung Fu Basketball Club". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ ""南海龙狮队"组建成功 将战东南亚联赛". myzaker.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Nanhai Long Lions to Lead the ABL to a New Frontier". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Kung Fu Partners with Macau Sports Club". ASEAN Basketball League. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Chong Son Kung Fu Relocates and Rebrands to Macau Black Bears | ABL". ABL. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Government wants to move Bobo to new home 'to enjoy old age'". Macau News. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.