Ningbo Rockets

The Ningbo Rockets (Chinese: 宁波火箭; pinyin: Níngbō Huǒjiàn), or Ningbo Fubang Rockets (Chinese: 宁波富邦火箭; pinyin: Níngbō Fùbāng Huǒjiàn), competing as Ningbo Yongxing Securities (Chinese: 宁波甬兴证券; pinyin: Níngbō Yǒngxīng Zhèngquàn), are a professional basketball team based in Ningbo, Zhejiang. They are currently competing in the Chinese Basketball Association. The team are derived from the dissolved Bayi Rockets.

Ningbo Rockets 宁波富邦火箭
League	CBA
Founded	2021; 3 years ago (2021)
History	Ningbo Rockets (2021–present)
Arena	Ningbo Youngor Gymnasium, 5,000 capacity
Location	Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Team colors	White, Blue
Main sponsor	Ningbo Yongxing Securities (2021–Present)
Head coach	Adiljan Suleyman
Ownership	Ningbo Fubang Holdings (2021–Present)
Home Away Third

Ningbo Rockets
Chinese	宁波富邦火箭
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Níngbō Fùbāng Huǒjiàn

History

Early in 2006, the Bayi Fubang basketball team were established as a joint venture between Ningbo Fubang Holdings and the Bayi Rockets.^[1] In 2018, the two owners parted ways due to military reform for Bayi Rockets' military backgrounds. The Bayi Rockets were able to participate in the CBA league as a special guest team, while Ningbo Fubang Holdings retained a spot for its own team in the league.^[2] After the Bayi Rockets dissolved and quit the league in 2020, Ningbo Fubang applied for acquisition of the team, but was not approved.^[3]

In 2021, the Ningbo Rockets was founded by Ningbo Fubang Holdings as a new club, but the company claimed its connections with the Bayi Rockets.^[4] Li Ke, former player of the Bayi Rockets, was appointed as the head coach.

In their debut season, the 2021-22 CBA season, the team only succeeded in scoring three wins in thirty eight games in the regular season and were unable to make the playoffs, followed by four wins in forty games in the 2022-23 CBA season.

Players

Current roster

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2023–24 Ningbo Rockets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PF 0 Nuni Omot 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 96 kg (212 lb) C 1 John Egbunu 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) G 2 Archie Goodwin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) PG 3 Lin Juntao 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb) G 5 Arslan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) G 6 Wang Junjie 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) SG 7 Ma Yong 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) F 8 Man Yicheng 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) F 9 Xu Yuzhuo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) F 10 Ning Hongyu 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 92 kg (203 lb) PF 11 Hou Wenjie 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) PF/C 12 Qu Honglin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) G 14 Wang Mahao 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) G/F 15 Zhao Jianshu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) SF 16 Luo Kaiwen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) G 17 Zhao Junfeng 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) C 20 Ma Xinxin 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) G/F 23 Wang Xiangbin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) G 24 Liu Zhiheng 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) G/F 26 Jiang Shuai 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) F 28 Zhang Zuming 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) G/F 31 Li Jiashuo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) C 32 Yuan Zhenliang 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb)	Head coach Adiljan Suleyman Assistant coach(es) Li Ke Wang Zhongguang Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 4 March 2024

References

1. "剑鱼替代火箭 八一正式落户宁波". sohu.com. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
2. "砸了两亿的富邦，想接手八一的人，为何这么难？". sohu.com. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
3. "整支球队退出联盟，八一男篮基本确定解散！再见了，八冠王". sohu.com. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
4. "官宣！宁波重返CBA！ 宁波市人民政府新闻办公室举行 "宁波富邦篮球俱乐部获得CBA参赛资格" 新闻发布会". Ningbo Fubang Holdings. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

External links

• https://www.cbaleague.com/#/match/team/detail/100074683 (in Chinese)
• Ningbo Rockets on Weibo.com (in Chinese)