Beijing Ducks
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| League | CBA |
| History | Beijing Ducks (1955–present) |
| Arena | Shougang Gymnasium / MasterCard Center |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Team colors | Grey-blue, black, white |
| Head coach | Min Lulei |
| Championships | 3 (2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15) |
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Beijing Jinyu Ducks (simplified Chinese: 北京鸭篮球俱乐部, pinyin: běijīng yā lánqiú jùlèbù, meaning "Beijing Ducks basketball club") or Beijing Ducks or Beijing Shougang (北京首钢, běijīng jīnyú) are a Chinese professional basketball team in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Beijing. They were formerly known as the Beijing Jinyu Ducks or Beijing Jinyu (北京, běijīng jīnyü; the name change was due to a change of corporate sponsorship. They should not be confused with the Beijing Olympians, which is a different team that was founded in 1955.
During at least part of the 2003–2004 season, they were known as Beijing Wanfeng Aote (北京万丰奥特, běijīng wànfēng àotè).
The team's corporate sponsor is presumably Beijing Jinyu Group Co., Ltd. (北京金隅集团有限责任公司), the largest construction material conglomerate in China.[citation needed]
In the 2004–2005 season, the Ducks finished in second place in the North Division, but lost in the quarter-finals to the South Division's Bayi Rockets.
In 2008, the team visited the United States, training at Marquette University and the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Wisconsin, as well as visiting Philadelphia, Madison, Wisconsin, and Eugene, Oregon.[1]
The Ducks started the 2012 season with a 13-game win streak, and eventually finished second in the regular season. The team made it to their first CBA Finals match-up thanks to the play of former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury. They won their first CBA title with a score of 4–1 against the Guangdong Southern Tigers. Beijing Jinyu is the first team ever in the CBA that has won the title without any previous Playoffs Finals' experience and also the fourth team ever in the CBA that has a Playoff Champion title.
History
The Beijing Ducks were initially formed as the Beijing Men's Basketball Team in 1956. That same year in October, the National Basketball League was held in Chongqing. Team Beijing, with only 7 players registered on their roster won the championship of that NBL edition. The team managed a third place finish in the same competition when the tournament was held in Hangzhou, 1961.[2]
In 1988, the team was sponsored by Shougang Corporation, thus being renamed the Beijing Shougang. When the duck was confirmed as Beijing's mascot in 1995, the team participated in the inaugural season of the Chinese Basketball Association as the Beijing Shougang Ducks Basketball Team. On October 1977, the Shougang Corporation once again renamed the team Beijing Shougang Basketball Club.[2]
The team had a formidable front court duo with Mengke Bateer debuting for Beijing at the age of 18 and Shan Tao, considered to be one of the top Chinese centers at that time. The two helped Beijing to a third place finish in the team's CBA debut.[2]
Current Roster
Notable players
Bold indicates current roster.
Mengke Bateer 6'5- Sun Yue 6'8
Lee Hsueh-lin 6'3
Olumide Oyedeji 6'10
Matt Burston 6'11
Cedric Bozeman 6'10- Steve Francis 7'0
- Stephon Marbury 6'9
- Randolph Morris 6'10
The main achievements
1995-1996 season CBA 3rd
1997-1998 season CBA 4th
1998-1999 season CBA 7th
1999-2000 season CBA 5th
2000-2001 season CBA 3th[clarification needed]
2001-2002 season CBA 4th
2002-2003 season CBA 4th
2003-2004 season CBA 9th
2004-2005 season CBA 6th
2005-2006 season CBA 3rd
2006-2007 season CBA 9th
2007-2008 season CBA 9th
2008-2009 season CBA 9th
2009-2010 season CBA 15th
2010-2011 season CBA 8th
2011-2012 season CBA 1st
2012-2013 season CBA 3rd
2013-2014 season CBA 1st
2014-2015 season CBA 1st
References
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