Zhejiang Golden Bulls

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Zhejiang Golden Bulls
GoldenBulls.jpg
DivisionSouthern Division
League CBA
Founded1995
HistoryZhejiang Squirrels
(1995–99)
Zhejiang Whirlwinds
(1999–2000)
Zhejiang Horses
(2000–01)
Zhejiang Cyclones
(2001–2009)
Zhejiang Golden Bulls
(2009–present)
Arena Yiwu Gymnasium
Location Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Team coloursCrimson, gold, and white
   
Head coachWang Shilong
ChampionshipsNone
Website ZJCZBC.com

The Zhejiang Golden Bulls are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China. It competes in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), in the Southern Division. Its corporate sponsor is Zhejiang Chouzhou Commercial Bank.

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The team continued to be informally referred to as the Horses for quite some time, even after changing its nickname to Cyclones in 2001, largely because of the corporate sponsor during that era, Wanma (万马), whose name literally translates into English as ten thousand horses. The club plays most of its home games at the Yiwu Gymnasium but occasionally hosts contests at other locations in Zhejiang Province.

During the 2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, under head coach Liu Weiwei the Golden Bulls reached the semifinals for the first time in history. [1] Two years later, in 2022–23, the Golden Bulls reached the CBA Finals for the first time and lost to the Liaoning Flying Leopards.

The Golden Bulls competed in the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Singapore as the representative team from Asia, as they were selected by the CBA. They finished in third place, becoming the first Chinese team to finish on the podium in the tournament. [2]

Past achievements

seasonRegular Season (Win/Loss)Win ratePlayoffs (win/loss)Win rateSeason (win/loss)Win rateAverage scoreAverage points conceded
95-9611 / 1247.83 %1 / 325 %11 / 1542.31 %7176.46
96-9710 / 1540 %3 / 350 %10 / 1835.71 %68.8275.14
97-989 / 1932.14 %6 / 0100 %9 / 1932.14 %70.3978.21
98-9910 / 1245.45 %0 / 20 %10 / 1441.67 %101.62109.21
99-0013 / 1448.15 %5 / 183.33 %13 / 1546.43 %99.21101.14
00-0112 / 1544.44 %5 / 183.33 %12 / 1642.86 %103.79105.14
01-0215 / 1157.69 %2 / 340 %15 / 1451.72 %106.24106.48
02-0314 / 1253.85 %0 / 30 %14 / 1548.28 %106.48110.79
03-049 / 1636 %3 / 350 %9 / 1932.14 %96.32104.79
04-0511 / 2728.95 %0 / 00 %11 / 2728.95 %88.6196.47
05-0614 / 2535.9 %0 / 00 %17 / 2540.48 %97.8899.76
06-0720 / 1164.52 %1 / 325 %20 / 1458.82 %93.4791.62
07-0812 / 1840 %0 / 00 %12 / 1840 %94.996.97
08-0914 / 3131.11 %0 / 00 %19 / 3138 %100106
09-1014 / 1843.75 %0 / 00 %14 / 1843.75 %98.66101.5
10-1119 / 1359.38 %0 / 30 %19 / 1654.29 %96.4694.23
11-1215 / 1746.88 %0 / 00 %15 / 1746.88 %100.19101.66
12-1316 / 1650 %0 / 30 %16 / 1945.71 %108.63110.09
13-1413 / 1743.33 %0 / 30 %13 / 2039.39 %109.52109.48
14-157 / 2025.93 %4 / 736.36 %11 / 2728.95 %116.05122.89
15-1617 / 1160.71 %5 / 838.46 %22 / 1953.66 %107.88109.85

Honours

Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Name progression

Roster

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Zhejiang Golden Bulls roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yilin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)81 kg (179 lb)
G 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ren Junzhe 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)75 kg (165 lb)
G 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Xiaotian 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)87 kg (192 lb)
G 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Shuipeng 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (198 lb)
G/F 8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Wenbo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)
F 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Haomiao 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)103 kg (227 lb)
F/C 10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Zeyi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)103 kg (227 lb)
F 12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yishan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)81 kg (179 lb)
F 13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Hongshuo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)93 kg (205 lb)
G 15 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yibo 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb)
G 17 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hongbo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb)
G/F 18 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jing Tianyu 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)80 kg (176 lb)
G/F 20 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yishan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)91 kg (201 lb)
G/F 25 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Zilu 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)91 kg (201 lb)
F 29 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jiaxu 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)87 kg (192 lb)
C 30 Flag of the United States.svg Damian Jones 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)111 kg (245 lb)
C 31 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Shuangyu 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)106 kg (234 lb)
PG 32 Flag of the United States.svg Gabe York 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)86 kg (190 lb)
G 33 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Qian 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)
F 91 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Yifeng 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)91 kg (201 lb)
Head coach
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Shilong
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Yansong
  • Flag of Croatia.svg Vladimir Anzulović

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: 27 February 2025

Notable players

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Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

This is a list of the team's leading current Chinese and International players as well as notable former Chinese and International players.

Current Chinese national team players

Current Hong Kong players

Current International players

Former Chinese players

Former international players

References

  1. 1 2 3 CBA Roundup: Red-hot Golden Bulls book semifinal clash with Liaoning Archived 2021-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Huaxia (Xinhua News Agency), 19 April 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021.
  2. "Zhejiang Golden Bulls edge out Al Ahly to reach podium on first try". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.