Shenzhen Leopards

Shenzhen Leopards
LeaguesCBA
The Asian Tournament
Founded2003 (2003)
HistoryDongguan New Century Leopards
(2003–2015)
Shenzhen New Century Leopards
(2015–2019)
Shenzhen Aviators
(2019–2021)
Shenzhen Leopards
(2021–present)
ArenaShenzhen Arena
Capacity15,000
Location2006 Sungang Xi Road, Futian, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Team colorsRed, Gold, Black, White
       
Head coachMike Kelly
ChampionshipsNone
Shenzhen Leopards
Traditional Chinese深圳烈豹
Simplified Chinese深圳烈豹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShēnzhèn Liè Bào

Shenzhen Leopards Basketball Club, previously known as Shenzhen Aviators, are a Chinese professional basketball team which plays in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and The Asian Tournament. New Century is the club's corporate sponsor. The team is based in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, and plays its home games at Shenzhen Arena.

History

The club was founded in 2003 as Dongguan New Century Leopards and was initially located in Dongguan, Guangdong. After twelve seasons, the team relocated to nearby Shenzhen in 2015. Success came early as they were the runners-up in the 2004 Chinese Basketball League (CBL) championship, and were promoted to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the 2005–06 season.

In its first season in the CBA, Dongguan finished at last place in the South Division, and was out of the playoffs. The team would soon battle its way to respectability, becoming somewhat regular participant in the CBA's postseason over the ensuing years.

In July 2011, the NBA point guard Jeremy Lin played for the team at the ABA Club Championship, and was named the MVP of the tournament.[1]

On December 26, 2013, Bobby Brown scored a franchise-record 74 points in a game against Sichuan Blue Whales.[2]

In 2024, the club moved to Shenzhen Arena.

Current roster

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Shenzhen Leopards roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
PF 0 Fu Wenhao 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
SF 1 Wu Zihan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
SF 2 Lu Pengyu 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G/F 3 He Xining 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
SG 4 Liu Changjiang 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
G 5 Sun Haoqin 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
G 6 Yang Linyi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 76 kg (168 lb)
PG 8 Rong Zifeng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
F 9 Zhou Peng 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb)
PG 10 Bai Haotian 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
F 12 Gu Quan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
C 15 Hu Xiaolong 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 117 kg (258 lb)
SG 17 Ma Mingkun 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
SG 20 Markell Johnson 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
C 21 Li Muhao 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 120 kg (265 lb)
F 24 Alize Johnson 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
G 26 Li Binzhuo 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
F/C 27 Alpha Kaba 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
PF 33 Wang Haoran 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb)
G 77 Terquavion Smith 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
Head coach
  • Zheng Yongguang
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: March 13, 2026

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

References

  1. ^ Robbins, Len (February 15, 2012). "Lin found game on other side of the world". The New York Post. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Bobby Brown scores 74 points and the game winner in China!
  3. ^ a b Shenzhen beats Qingdao, Ningbo suffers 9th straight defeat China Internet Information Center, 6 November 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021.


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