Fujian Sturgeons

Fujian Sturgeons
League	CBA
Founded	1999
History	Fujian Sturgeons (2004–present)
Arena	Zuchang Gymnasium
Arena Capacity	6,000
Location	Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Team colors	Sky blue, White
Head coach	Cui Wanjun

Fujian SBS Xunxing Sturgeons (Simplified Chinese: 福建SBS浔兴鲟) or Fujian Xunxing or Fujian SBS are a Chinese professional men's basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian. The "SBS" reflects corporate sponsorship from the Jinjiang-based Fujian SBS Zipper Science and Technology Corporation.^[1] Unlike all the other teams in the CBA, the team originally had no English–friendly animal–type nickname. They have since begun using the name Sturgeons.

The Fujian Sturgeons made their debut in the 2004–2005 season, and finished in seventh and last place in the South Division, out of the playoffs. In 2005–2006, they tied for fifth, just one win away from making the playoffs.

Current roster

Fujian Xunxing roster roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. 3.5 !F 7000100000000000000♠1 CHN ! Zhou Qixin (C) 7000195000000000000♠1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb) 3.5 !F 7000500000000000000♠5 CHN ! Chen Linjian 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb) 4.5 !F/C 7000800000000000000♠8 USA ! Jeremy Tyler 7000208000000000000♠2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 7002113000000000000♠113 kg (249 lb) 2.5 !G/F 7000900000000000000♠9 CHN ! Zhao Tailong 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) 1.5 !G 7001100000000000000♠10 CHN ! Sun Weibo 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb) 4.5 !F/C 7001110000000000000♠11 CHN ! Guo Lei 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 1.5 !G 7001130000000000000♠13 USA ! Dwight Buycks 7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb) 3.5 !F 7001140000000000000♠14 CHN ! Huang Yichao 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001750000000000000♠75 kg (165 lb) 3.5 !F 7001150000000000000♠15 LIB ! Fadi El Khatib 7000199000000000000♠1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 7001990000000000000♠99 kg (218 lb) 1.5 !G 7001200000000000000♠20 CHN ! Jia junlong 7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 7001700000000000000♠70 kg (154 lb) 5.0 !C 7001220000000000000♠22 CHN ! Wang Zhelin  7000214000000000000♠2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 3.5 !F 7001230000000000000♠23 CHN ! Wang Junjie 7000200000000000000♠2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb) 5.0 !C 7001240000000000000♠24 CHN ! Li Hang 7000204000000000000♠2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb) 1.5 !G 7001300000000000000♠30 CHN ! Xie Yacai 7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb) 5.0 !C 7001410000000000000♠41 CHN ! Sun Zhe 7000220000000000000♠2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) 7002115000000000000♠115 kg (254 lb)	Head coach Cui Wanjun Assistant coach(es) Zhu Shilong Wu Jun Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: Jan 24, 2016

Seasons

Head coaches

• Aaron McCarthy (2004–2010)
• Zhang Degui (2010)
• J. C. Owens (2010–2011)
• Ma Lianbao (2011)
• Casey Owens (2011–2012)
• Tab Baldwin & Nenad Vučinić (as a technical consultant) (2012–2013)
• Zhu Shilong (2013)
• Zhang Degui (2013–2014)
• Judas Prada (2014)
• Zhu Shilong (2014)
• Aleksandar Kesar (2014–2015)
• Cui Wangjun (2014–2015)

Notable players

• Chris Porter (2005, 2006–2010)
• Liu Yudong (2007–2010)
• Matt Freije (2008–2009)
• Jelani McCoy (2009–2010)
• Dwayne Jones (2010–2011)
• Andre Emmett (2010–2011)
• Sundiata Gaines (2012–2013)
• Will McDonald (2012–2014)
• Wang Zhelin (2012–) (Was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2016)
• Delonte West (2013–2014)
• Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (2013–2014)
• Al Harrington (2014)
• John Lucas III (2014–2015)
• D. J. White (2014–2015)
• Jarrid Famous (2015)
• Fadi El Khatib (2015–2016)
• Dwight Buycks (2015–2016)
• Jeremy Tyler (2015–2016)
• J.J. Hickson (2016–)

References

External links

• SBS Sport official website (Chinese)
• Team profile at Sports.Sina.com.cn (Chinese)