Qingdao Eagles

The Qingdao Guoxin Haitian Eagle Club, also known as Qingdao Daily Fresh or Qingdao Eagles are a Chinese professional basketball team which is based in Qingdao, Shandong. The club plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Conson DoubleStar is the club's corporate sponsor, and the team's mascot is an eagle. In the 2012–13 season, Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady played for the club. After the season, McGrady's jersey number was retired by Qingdao.

Qingdao Eagles
LeagueCBA
Founded2003 (2003)
HistoryQingdao Eagles
(2003–present)
ArenaConson Gymnasium
Capacity12,500
LocationQingdao, Shandong, China
Team colorsRed, White
   
Head coachWu Qinglong
OwnershipConson (90%), DoubleStar (10%)
Retired numbers1 (1)

History

Qingdao received a great deal of attention from various media outlets around the world when former NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady signed for the 2012–13 CBA season with Qingdao.[1] Despite McGrady averaging 25 points per game, the team was unable to qualify for the CBA Playoffs.[2][3] In the 2014–15 CBA season, thanks to the extra addition of Hamed Haddadi, Qingdao received their first playoff appearance with the third-best record in the league, going as far as the semi-final round before being swept by the Liaoning Flying Leopards. In 2015, Qingdao retired McGrady's jersey number 1.[4]

Players

Current roster

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

Qingdao Conson DoubleStar Eagles roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
SG 0 Hong Zhonghua 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
F 2 Wang Ruize 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
G 3 Xu Jiahan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G 6 Zhang Chengyu (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 71 kg (157 lb)
G 7 Yang Jinmeng 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
F 8 Zhao Tailong 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
C 9 Gao Shiao 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
F 11 Shao Yinglun 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
G 13 Liu Jiaxin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
C 15 Li Yuanyu 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 127 kg (280 lb)
G 22 [[Wang Hong |Wang Hong]] 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb)
SF 25 [[Zhang Yang |Zhang Yang]] 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
PF 27 Lu Junhu 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
G 30 Zhao Dapeng 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F 32 Wang Qingming 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
C 41 Dakari Johnson 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 116 kg (256 lb)
G/F 44 Dez Wells 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Zhang Bin
  • Liu Mingtao
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: March 28, 2022

Notable players

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

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.

Retired numbers
Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady was the first ever Qindao player to get his number retired
Qingdao Eagles retired numbers
No. Name Position Tenure Year retired
1Tracy McGradyG/F2012–20132015[4]

Basketball Hall of Famers
Qingdao Eagles Hall of Famers[7][8]
No. Name Position Tenure Inducted
1Tracy McGradyG/F2012–20132017[9]

References
  1. Zimmerna, Kevin (9 October 2012). "Tracy McGrady signs one-year deal in China". SB Nation.
  2. "CBA: Season 2012–2013". Asia-basket.com. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. "Qingdao Double Star Eagles Statistics 2012–13". Basketball.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. Austin Ngaruiya (8 October 2015). "A Brief Explanation Why Tracy McGrady Got His Number Retired In China". Uproxx.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  5. Shenzhen beats Qingdao, Ningbo suffers 9th straight defeat China Internet Information Center, 6 November 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021.
  6. CBA Roundup: Red-hot Golden Bulls book semifinal clash with Liaoning Huaxia (Xinhua News Agency), 19 April 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021.
  7. "Hall of Famers". CBS Interactive. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  8. 2015–16 Media Guide, p. 149
  9. "Tracy McGrady, Bill Self, Rebecca Lobo and Muffet McGraw Headline Class". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Official Website. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
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