The Ningbo Rockets (Chinese: 宁波火箭; pinyin: Níngbō Huǒjiàn), or Ningbo Fubang Rockets (Chinese: 宁波富邦火箭; pinyin: Níngbō Fùbāng Huǒjiàn), competing as Ningbo Yongxing Securities (Chinese: 宁波甬兴证券; pinyin: Níngbō Yǒngxīng Zhèngquàn), are a professional basketball team based in Ningbo, Zhejiang. They are currently competing in the Chinese Basketball Association. The team are derived from the dissolved Bayi Rockets.

Ningbo Rockets
宁波富邦火箭
Ningbo Rockets 宁波富邦火箭 logo
LeagueCBA
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
HistoryNingbo Rockets
(2021–present)
ArenaYoungor Arena, 5,000 capacity
LocationNingbo, Zhejiang, China
Team colorsWhite, Blue
   
Main sponsorNingbo Yongxing Securities
(2021–Present)
Head coachPero Cameron
OwnershipNingbo Fubang Holdings
(2021–Present)
Ningbo Rockets
Chinese宁波富邦火箭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNíngbō Fùbāng Huǒjiàn

History

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Early in 2006, the Bayi Fubang basketball team were established as a joint venture between Ningbo Fubang Holdings and the Bayi Rockets.[1] In 2018, the two owners parted ways due to military reform for Bayi Rockets' military backgrounds. The Bayi Rockets were able to participate in the CBA league as a special guest team, while Ningbo Fubang Holdings retained a spot for its own team in the league.[2] After the Bayi Rockets dissolved and quit the league in 2020, Ningbo Fubang applied for acquisition of the team, but was not approved.[3]

In 2021, the Ningbo Rockets was founded by Ningbo Fubang Holdings as a new club, but the company claimed its connections with the Bayi Rockets.[4] Li Ke, former player of the Bayi Rockets, was appointed as the head coach.

In their debut season, the 2021-22 CBA season, the team only succeeded in scoring three wins in thirty eight games in the regular season and were unable to make the playoffs, followed by four wins in forty games in the 2022-23 CBA season.

Players

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Current roster

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2023–24 Ningbo Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 0   Nicholas Rakocevic 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb)
PT/F 1   Wang Fanyi 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
PG 2   Jordan Howard 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
PG 3   Lin Juntao 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
SF 4   Ronald March 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
G 5   Arslan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G 6   Wang Junjie 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
SG 7   Ma Yong 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
F 8   Man Yicheng 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
F 9   Xu Yuzhuo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
F 10   Ning Hongyu 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
SG 11   Zhang Yutong 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb)
PF/C 12   Qu Honglin 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb)
G/F 15   Zhao Jianshu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
SF 16   Luo Kaiwen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
G 17   Zhao Junfeng 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G 19   Sun Xu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb)
C 20   Ma Xinxin 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
SF 21   Mangok Mathiang 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
SF 22   Fu Yongkang 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 111 kg (245 lb)
G 24   Liu Zhiheng 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
F 28   Zhang Zuming 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
G/F 31   Li Jiashuo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
C 32   Yuan Zhenliang 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
C 45   Chang Lin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 122 kg (269 lb)
G 99   Wang Zirui 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 12 December 2024

References

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  1. ^ "剑鱼替代火箭 八一正式落户宁波". sohu.com. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ "砸了两亿的富邦,想接手八一的人,为何这么难?". sohu.com. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "整支球队退出联盟,八一男篮基本确定解散!再见了,八冠王". sohu.com. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ "官宣!宁波重返CBA! 宁波市人民政府新闻办公室举行 "宁波富邦篮球俱乐部获得CBA参赛资格" 新闻发布会". Ningbo Fubang Holdings. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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