Bayi Rockets
Basketball team in Jiangxi, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bayi Rockets (Chinese: 八一双鹿电池火箭; pinyin: Bāyī Shuānglù Diànchí Huǒjiàn) were a professional basketball team based in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, which played in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association.[1] The Rockets were the only CBA team owned and governed by the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
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League | CBA | |||
Founded | 1955; 69 years ago (1955) | |||
Folded | 2020; 4 years ago (2020) | |||
History | Bayi Basketball Team (1955–1995) Bayi Rockets (1995–2020) | |||
Arena | Nanchang International Sports Center | |||
Capacity | 11,000 | |||
Location | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |||
Team colors | Red, Yellow, White | |||
Main sponsor | Shuanglu Batteries | |||
Head coach | Wang Zhizhi | |||
Ownership | People's Liberation Army | |||
Championships | 8 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007) | |||
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On 20 October 2020, The Chinese Basketball Association announced that the Rockets had withdrawn from Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) following a decision by the PLA.[2]