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Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Division	Southern Division
League	CBA
Founded	1995
History	Zhejiang Squirrels (1995–99) Zhejiang Whirlwinds (1999–2000) Zhejiang Horses (2000–01) Zhejiang Cyclones (2001–2009) Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2009–present)
Arena	Yiwu Gymnasium
Location	Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Team colours	Crimson, gold, and white
Head coach	Wang Shilong
Website	ZJCZBC.com
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The Zhejiang Golden Bulls are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China. It competes in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), in the Southern Division. Its corporate sponsor is Zhejiang Chouzhou Commercial Bank.

The team continued to be informally referred to as the Horses for quite some time, even after changing its nickname to Cyclones in 2001, largely because of the corporate sponsor during that era, Wanma (万马), whose name literally translates into English as ten thousand horses. The club plays most of its home games at the Yiwu Gymnasium but occasionally hosts contests at other locations in Zhejiang Province.

During the 2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, under head coach Liu Weiwei the Golden Bulls reached the semifinals for the first time in history. Two years later, in 2022–23, the Golden Bulls reached the CBA Finals for the first time and lost to the Liaoning Flying Leopards.

The Golden Bulls competed in the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Singapore as the representative team from Asia, as they were selected by the CBA. They finished in third place, becoming the first Chinese team to finish on the podium in the tournament.

Past achievements

Honours

Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)

• Runners-up: 2022–23

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

• Bronze medal: 2023

Name progression

• Zhejiang Zhongxin Hangshou Squirrels: (1995–99)
• Zhejiang Whirlwinds: (1999–00)
• Zhejiang Horses: (2000–01)
• Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones: (2001–2009)
• Zhejiang Golden Bulls: (since 2009)

Roster

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Zhejiang Golden Bulls roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. G 0 Wang Yilin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb) SG 2 Kobi Simmons 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) G 4 Ren Junzhe 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) G 5 Lin Xiaotian 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) G 6 Cheng Shuipeng 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) G/F 8 Lu Wenbo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) F 9 Sun Haomiao 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) PF/C 10 Liu Zeyi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) C 11 Yu Jiahao 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 130 kg (287 lb) F 12 Zhou Yishan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 81 kg (179 lb) F 13 Zhang Hongshuo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) G 15 Wang Yibo 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) G 17 Li Hongbo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) G/F 18 Jing Tianyu 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) G/F 20 Zhou Yishan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) G/F 25 Wang Zilu 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) F 29 Zhang Jiaxu 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 87 kg (192 lb) C 30 Damian Jones 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 111 kg (245 lb) C 31 Liu Shuangyu 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 106 kg (234 lb) PG 32 Gabe York 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) G 33 Wu Qian 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) PF 35 Paris Bass 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) F 91 Lin Yifeng 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb)	Head coach Wang Shilong Assistant coach(es) Ma Yansong Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 20 September 2024

Notable players

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This is a list of the team's leading current Chinese and International players as well as notable former Chinese and International players.

Current Chinese national team players

• Lu Wenbo (2017–present)
• Wu Qian (2012–present)

Current Hong Kong players

• Duncan Reid (2017–present)

Current International players

• Justin Tillman (2022–present)

Former Chinese players

• Ding Jinhui (2006–2016)

Former international players

• Liz Cambage
• Maurice Ndour
• God Shammgod (2001–2002, 2007–2008)
• Peter Cornell (2003–2004)
• Isaac Fontaine (2004–2005)
• Soumaila Samake (2004–2006)
• Curtis Millage (2005–2006)
• Kevin Freeman (2006–2007)
• Kirk Snyder (2008–2009)
• Marcus Williams (2009–2010)
• Andre Brown (2009–2010)
• Josh Boone (2010–2012)
• Denzel Bowles (2012–2013)
• Mike James (2010)
• J.R. Smith (2011–2012)
• Eddy Curry (2012–2013)
• Quincy Douby (2012–2013)
• Jerel McNeal (2013)
• Dewarick Spencer (2013)
• Ivan Johnson (2013–2014)
• Mike Harris (2013)
• Brittney Griner (2013–2014)
• Errick McCollum (2014–2015)
• Chris Johnson (2014)
• Willie Warren (2015–2016)
• Charles Gaines (2016)
• Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (2015–2016)
• Cady Lalanne (2016)
• Lorenzo Brown (2016–2017)
• Jarnell Stokes (2017–2018)
• Sonny Weems (2017–2022)
• Arinze Onuaku (2018–2022)
• Erick Green (2021–2022)

References

1. ^ CBA Roundup: Red-hot Golden Bulls book semifinal clash with Liaoning Huaxia (Xinhua News Agency), 19 April 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021.
2. "Zhejiang Golden Bulls edge out Al Ahly to reach podium on first try". FIBA.basketball. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.

External links

• Team profile on Sports.Sina.com.cn website(in Chinese)
• Zhejiang Golden Bulls on Weibo.com (in Chinese)

• Zhejiang Golden Bulls
• Chinese Basketball Association teams
• Sport in Zhejiang
• Basketball teams established in 1995