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Macau Black Bears

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Macau Black Bears
Macau Black Bears logo
LeagueABL
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
History
List
  • Nanhai Long-Lions
    (2017)
    Nanhai Kung Fu
    (2017)
    Chong Son Kung Fu
    (2017–2018)
    Macau Black Bears
    (2018–present)
ArenaUniversity of Macau Sports Complex
The Venetian Macao
LocationMacau
Team managerLukas Peng
Head coachCharles Dubè-Brais
ChampionshipsNone
Macau Black Bears
Traditional Chinese澳門黑熊籃球俱樂部
Simplified Chinese澳门黑熊篮球俱乐部
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀomén Hēi Xióng Lánqiú Jùlèbù
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingou3 mun4*2 hak1 hung4 laam4 kau4 keoi1 lok6 bou6
Nanhai Long Lions
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 (simplified Chinese: 澳门黑熊篮球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 澳門黑熊籃球俱樂部; pinyin: Àomén Hēi Xióng Lánqiú Jùlèbù) are a Macanese professional basketball team competing in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

History

Chong Son Kung Fu was a Chinese basketball team playing in the ASEAN Basketball League.[1][2] Based in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, the team plays their home games at the 4,000-seated Nanhai Gymnasium. They joined ABL from 2017–18 season as the "Nanhai Long 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 their present name by November 2017.[4]

After the 2018 season, the team relocated to Macau to become the Macau Black Bears, in a bid to promote professional basketball in the city. The name was derived 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.

The inaugural season was led by General Manager Lukas Peng.[6]

Players

Current roster

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
G 0 United States Abrom, De'Quan (WI) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 28 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 Belmont Abbey
PG 27 Macau Chan Wai Seng 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1998-06-06)6 June 1998
PG 99 Macau Chon Chon Wai 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
PG 6 Macau Du Yifan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 23 – (2000-12-31)31 December 2000
C 11 United States Hamilton, DeAngelo (WI) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 34 – (1990-02-17)17 February 1990 Washington State
F 48 Macau Lao Chon Pong 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1995-12-01)1 December 1995
SG 26 Macau Leong Kei Long 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 – (1998-02-06)6 February 1998
G 4 Hong Kong Canada Leung, Jenning 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1995-07-07)7 July 1995 McGill
F 2 United States Wade, Isaiah (WI) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1998-01-24)24 January 1998 Central Oklahoma
F 11 Macau Yao Baijia 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2003-10-16)16 October 2003
SG 9 Macau Canada Yeung, Raymond 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1996-09-11)11 September 1996
PG 21 Macau Yu Dashen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1997-08-19)19 August 1997
SF 10 Macau Zheng Pucheng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2000-09-01)1 September 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
General manager
Scout

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • Injured Injured

Head coaches

  • Canada Charles Dubé-Brais (2017–2018, 2023–present)
  • China Mu Jianxin (2018–2019)
  • Canada Charles Hantoumakos (2019–2020)

Season-by-season record

Season Team name Regular season Post season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
2017–18 Chong Son Kung Fu 15 5 .750 1st 0 2 .000 Lost in the Semi-finals to the Mono Vampire
2018–19 Macau Black Bears 14 12 .538 6th 1 2 .333 Lost in the Quarterfinals to the Singapore Slingers
2019–20 7 7 .500 6th Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2023 7 7 .500 5th Did not qualify

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. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Chong Son Kung Fu Relocates and Rebrands to Macau Black Bears | ABL". ABL. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. ^ "Government wants to move Bobo to new home 'to enjoy old age'". Macau News. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.