Jiangsu Dragons

Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Dragons
League	CBA
Founded	1995; 29 years ago
History	Jiangsu Daye Dragons; (1995–1996); Jiangsu Nanjing Steel Dragons; (1996–2015); Jiangsu Dragons Kentier; (2015–present)
Arena	Wutaishan Gymnasium
Capacity	10,000
Location	Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Team colors	Black, White, Red ;
Head coach	Yi Li
Home	Away

Jiangsu Dragons Kentier (Chinese: 江蘇龍肯帝亞), also known as Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Kentier, are a Chinese professional basketball team in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu.^[1]^[2]

History edit

In the 2004–05 season, the Jiangsu Dragons finished in last place in the South Division. Tristan Wells lead the team in points and defeated the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the quarter-finals and the Yunnan Bulls in the semi-finals, but lost to the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Finals.

Current roster edit

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Jiangsu Dragons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
PG	1	Jaylen Riley	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)
SF	2	Ma Jianhao	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	82 kg (181 lb)
PG	5	Huang Chang	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	76 kg (168 lb)
G	6	Zhang Xiran	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
G	7	Liu Zhixuan	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
SF	9	Xu Mengjun	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
PF	10	Ni Yongkang	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
SG	11	Wen Jialong	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
G	13	Liu Zexi	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
PF	17	Li Chengyao	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	89 kg (196 lb)
PF/C	18	Jiang Haoran	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	107 kg (236 lb)
G/F	23	Yan Shi	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	83 kg (183 lb)
G	25	Cui Xiaolong	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
G/F	26	Tao Yanru	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	87 kg (192 lb)
PF/C	27	Alpha Kaba	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	103 kg (227 lb)
C	33	Li Lutong	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
SF	34	Yujia Wu	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	82 kg (181 lb)
F/C	77	Zhao Xuxin	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	105 kg (231 lb)

Head coach

Yi Li

Assistant coach(es)

Xu Qiang

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: October 9, 2023

Seasons edit

Season	Pos.	W	L	Pct.	Playoffs
Jiangsu Dragons
2014–15	14th	11	27	.289	–
2015–16	11th	18	20	.474	–

Notable players edit

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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.