Xinjiang Flying Tigers

Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Founded	2002
League	CBA
Arena	Hongshan Arena
Based in	Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
Team colors	black, blue, red, sky blue
Head coach	Jiang,Xingquan
Mascot	flying tiger

Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Chinese	新疆广汇飞虎
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīn​jiāng​ Guǎnghuì Fēihǔ
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Xīn​jiāng​ Guǎnghuì Fēihǔ - Wade–Giles Hsin1chiang1 Kuang3hui4 Fei1hu3 Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping San1 goeng1 Jim2 wui6 Fei1 fu2 - Yale Romanization Syin1 jyang1 Gwang3 hwei4 Fei1 hu3

Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers (新疆广汇飞虎) or Xinjiang Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Guanghui are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. Its corporate sponsor is Xinjiang Guanghui Group, Ltd. (新疆广汇集团有限公司).

In the 2004–2005 season, the Xinjiang Flying Tigers finished in third place in the North Division, but lost in the quarter-finals to the South Division's Jiangsu Dragons. In 2005–2006 they finished in second place in the North Division, but were again eliminated by Jiangsu in the quarter-finals.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.

Xinjiang Flying Tigers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. 2.5 !G/F 0 USA ! Pickett, Tim 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 2.5 !G/F 3 CHN ! Meng Duo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 4.0 !F 6 CHN ! Zhao Yonggang 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 1.5 !G 7 CHN ! Zhang Shu () 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 4.0 !F 8 CHN ! Murat Adiljan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 6.0 !C 9 CHN ! Mengke Bateer 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 130 kg (287 lb) 1.5 !G 10 CHN ! Sun Weibo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 6.0 !C 11 CHN ! Tang Zhengdong 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 140 kg (309 lb) 6.0 !C 15 CHN ! Yu Changdong 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 1.5 !G 20 CHN ! Xiralijan Muhtar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 4.0 !F 23 CHN ! Yu Yang 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 4.0 !F 24 CHN ! Ge Yang 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 6.0 !C 33 CHN ! Mardan Tursun 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 6.0 !C 35 CHN ! Yu Changchun 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 4.0 !F 50 USA ! Diogu, Ike 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 2.5 !G/F 55 CHN ! Xu Guochong 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb)	Head coach Jiang Xingquan Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster • updated 22 Feb 2012

Famous players

• Kenyon Martin
• Mengke Bateer
• Xue Yuyang
• Quincy Douby
• Tim Pickett
• Juan Mendez
• Patrick Mills
• Gani Lawal
• Ike Diogu

References

• "Xinjiang Gyang Hui Flying Tigers basketball". Asia-Basket. Eurobasket. 11 October, 2011. http://www.asia-basket.com/team.asp?Cntry=China&Team=4369&Page=1. 

External links

• (Chinese) 2005-2006 season information on Sina.com
• (Chinese) http://www.bsgb.com/cbaclub/cbaxj.php
• (Chinese) Official site