Macau Black Knights

Macau Black Knights
LeaguePBA (guest)
Founded2017 (2017)
History
List
  • Nanhai Long-Lions
    (2017)
    Nanhai Kung Fu
    (2017)
    Chong Son Kung Fu
    (2017–2018)
    Macau Black Bears
    (2018–2026)
    Macau Black Knights
    (2026–present)
ArenaUniversity of Macau Sports Complex
The Venetian Macao
LocationMacau
Team colorsBlack, green, gold, white
       
Head coachMarcus Elliott
Macau Black Bears
Traditional Chinese澳門黑熊
Simplified Chinese澳门黑熊
Literal meaningMacau Black Bears
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀomén Hēi Xióng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingou3 mun4*2 hak1 hung4
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese南海龍獅
Simplified Chinese南海龙狮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánhǎi Lóng Shī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingnaam4 hoi2 lung4 si1
Nanhai Kung Fu
Chinese南海功夫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánhǎi Gōng Fū
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingnaam4 hoi2 gung1 fu1
Chong Son Kung Fu
Chinese忠信功夫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōng Xìn Gōng Fū
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzung1 seon3 gung1 fu1

The Macau Black Bears Sports Club (Chinese: 澳門黑熊體育會), which plays as the Macau Black Knights (Chinese: 澳門黑騎士), is a Macanese professional basketball team.

Originally based in mainland China, they played under a different name when they debuted at the ASEAN Basketball League in 2017. In 2018, they moved to Macau, becoming the Macau Black Bears and kept on playing in regular seasons of the ABL until 2020. They debuted at the East Asia Super League as representatives of the city in its 2024–25 season. In 2026, they entered the Philippine Basketball Association, playing as a guest team in the 2026 Commissioner's Cup.

History

Chong Son Kung Fu

Macau Black Bears was originally a basketball team based in mainland China which played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).[1][2] The team was based in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong and played their home games at the 4,000-seated Nanhai Gymnasium. They joined the ABL from 2017–18 season as "Nanhai Long Lions", the affiliate team of Guangzhou Loong 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 "Chong Son Kung Fu Basketball Club" by November 2017.[4]

Macau Black Bears

After the 2017–18 ABL season, the team relocated to Macau to become the Macau Black Bears, in a bid to promote professional basketball in the city. The inaugural season was led by the general manager Lukas Peng.[5]

They reached the playoffs in their first season (2018–19) representing Macau. The next iteration of the ABL, the 2019–20 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic but the team remained active via the 3x3 basketball format competing in the 3×3 Super League and the Wynn Cup 3X3 Greater Bay Area Tour in China.[6]

In 2023, they began taking part in The Asian Tournament. This led to their entry in the East Asia Super League starting the 2024–25 season.[6][7]

Macau Black Knights

On 6 February 2026, it was announced that they will join the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as a guest team in the upcoming PBA Comissioner's Cup,[8] and will change their name to the "Macau Black Knights".[9][10][11] Special player eligibility rules were imposed for the purpose of their PBA participation. Players from Greater China are considered as "locals", while they can have two imports and only one can play at a time.[12] They cannot have Filipinos in the roster.[13] They plan to be a permanent member in the PBA.[14] On March 25, the team have announced that they would replace Garrett Kelly as their head coach, after bringing in former player Marcus Elliott as their new head coach.[15]

Team image

The Macau Black Knights is known as the Macau Black Bears Sports Club[16], with the current branding dating back to 2018.[5] The logo features 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.[17] In 2026, the team changed their branding from the Macau Black Bears to the Macau Black Knights with the bear on the logo given a knight's armor.[16]

Current roster

PBA

Macau Black Knights roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 0 Xingzhao Chao 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 1 Zhu Zhaojing 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 2 Damian Chongqui 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 27 – (1998-07-09)9 July 1998 Purdue Fort Wayne
F/C 3 Ramon Cao 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1997-11-04)4 November 1997 Florida College
G 5 Phoenix Shackelford 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1999-04-19)19 April 1999 Cal Poly
G 7 Jenning Leung 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1995-07-17)17 July 1995 McGill
F 14 Tony Mitchell (CI) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 33 – (1992-04-07)7 April 1992 North Texas
F 19 Wenke Liu 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 24 Li Jiashuo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 25 Meng Sun 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 26 Xiaoxu Li 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F/C 28 Lu Zijie 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 27 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999
F 29 Yingran Wang 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 32 Oscar Lopez (CI) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 Central Michigan
F 48 Lao Chon Pong 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1995-12-01)1 December 1995 Macau Polytechnic Institute
G 77 Chen Li-hsing 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 23 – (2002-09-16)16 September 2002 National Taiwan Sport University
G 88 Gao Yufeng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Fredrick Damdan
  • Jomari Lacastesantos


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 25 March 2026

EASL

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Macau Black Bears roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 1 Omari Peek-Green 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (2000-04-19)19 April 2000 Delaware State
PG 2 Damian Chongqui 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 27 – (1998-07-09)9 July 1998 Purdue Fort Wayne
SG 5 Liu Weiyi 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 21 – (2004-12-16)16 December 2004
F 6 Torrence Watson 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1999-11-08)8 November 1999
PG 7 Ye Runfeng 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 21 – (2004-08-18)18 August 2004 Huaqiao University
G 10 Phoenix Shackelford 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1999-04-19)19 April 1999 Cal Poly
SG 13 Xu Siyang 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 20 – (2006-03-01)1 March 2006
PF 15 Jalon Demarco Miller 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 30 – (1996-01-12)12 January 1996 TCU
C 21 Guo Yuchen 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 21 – (2004-04-09)9 April 2004 Huaqiao University
SF 33 Cao Guoliang 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2004-08-17)17 August 2004
SF 48 Lao Chon Pong 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1995-12-01)1 December 1995 Macau Polytechnic Institute
Head coach
  • Garrett Kelly
Assistant coach(es)
  • Zeshaun Mirza
  • Zhang Jingang
  • Yang Zhi-kuan
General manager
  • Lukas Peng
Scout
  • Kin Chan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • Injured

Head coaches

  • Charles Dubé-Brais (2017–2018, 2022–2023)
  • Mu Jianxin (2018–2019)
  • Charles Hantoumakos (2019–2020)
  • Kevin Connelly (2023–2025)
  • Garrett Kelly (2024–2026)
  • Zhou Lu Nan (2025–2026)
  • Marcus Elliott (2026–Present)

Season-by-season record

Season League Team name Regular season Post season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2017–18 ASEAN Basketball League Chong Son Kung Fu 15 5 .750 1st 0 2 .000 Lost in semi-finals to Mono Vampire
2018–19 Macau Black Bears 14 12 .538 6th 1 2 .333 Lost in quarter-finals to Singapore Slingers
2019–20 7 7 .500 6th Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2023 7 7 .500 5th Did not qualify
2024–25 East Asia Super League 3 3 .500 3rd in Group B Did not qualify
2025–26 0 6 .000 4th in Group B Did not qualify
2025–26
(Commissioner's)		 Philippine Basketball Association Macau Black Knights 0 3 .000

Affiliates

References

  1. ^ a b "ABL 2017-2018 Season Preview: Nanhai Kung Fu Basketball Club". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ ""南海龙狮队"组建成功 将战东南亚联赛". myzaker.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Nanhai Long Lions to Lead the ABL to a New Frontier". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Kung Fu Partners with Macau Sports Club". ASEAN Basketball League. 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  5. ^ a b c "Chong Son Kung Fu Relocates and Rebrands to Macau Black Bears". ABL. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b Dias, Erico (9 December 2024). "Who are the Macau Black Bears?". Macao News. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (14 August 2024). "Hong Kong Eastern, Macau Black Bears join expanded EASL". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  8. ^ "The Black Bears are coming in the Commissioner's Cup". PBA.ph. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  9. ^ "本澳職業籃球隊黑熊將改名為黑騎士" [Macau professional basketball team, Black Bears will be renamed Black Knights.]. TDM - Teledifusão de Macau, S. A. (in Traditional Chinese). 6 February 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  10. ^ "黑熊變革"澳門黑騎士"" [Black Bear transforms to "Macau Black Knight"]. Macao Daily (in Chinese). 7 February 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  11. ^ ""星娛樂"入主"澳門黑熊職業籃球隊" 將以"澳門黑騎士"隊名全新出發" [Star Entertainment has taken over the Macau Black Bears Professional Basketball Team, which will be rebranded as the Macau Black Knights.]. Macau Sports Weekly (in Chinese). 7 February 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  12. ^ Terrado, Reuben (13 March 2026). "Macau vows to fight and compete like guest teams in the past". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  13. ^ Ramos, Gerry (3 February 2026). "Macau barred from signing up Filipino players for PBA guest stint". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  14. ^ Tolosa, James (6 March 2026). "Macau Black Knights eye permanent PBA membership". Fastbreak. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Macau Black Knights tap Marcus Elliott as new Head Coach". Fastbreak PH. 25 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  16. ^ a b Javier, Paige (11 March 2026). "Macau Black Knights to bank on familiarity in debut as PBA guest team". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Government wants to move Bobo to new home 'to enjoy old age'". Macau News. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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