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Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers
天津荣钢先行者
Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers ; 天津荣钢先行者
Leagues	CBA
Founded	2007
History	Tianjin Gold Lions ; (2007–2019) ; Tianjin Pioneers ; (2019-present)
Arena	Dongli Gymnasium ; Tianjin Arena
Capacity	10,000
Location	Tianjin, China
Team colors	Blue, Red;
Main sponsor	Ronggang I&E Trade
Head coach	Zhou Jinli
Championships	None

The Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers (simplified Chinese: 天津荣钢先行者; traditional Chinese: 天津榮鋼先行者; pinyin: Tiānjīn Rónggāng Xiānxíngzhě) or Tianjin Ronggang or Tianjin Pioneers, officially Tianjin Ronggang Basketball Club Ltd., are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Tianjin, which plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The Ronggang Import & Export Trade Company, Ltd., is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a gold lion.

History

Tianjin's team joined the league ahead of the 2008–09 CBA season as an expansion club, and is still seeking its first championship as of the 2015–16 CBA season.

Roster

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Tianjin Pioneers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
PG	0	Lin Ting-Chien	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
PG	2	Javion Hamlet	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)
PG	3	Gu Zeyu	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	78 kg (172 lb)
C	4	Jamille Reynolds	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	125 kg (276 lb)
F	5	Lai Junhao	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
G	6	Wang Yifang	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	89 kg (196 lb)
G	7	Li Rongpei	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
PF	8	Yue Hongbo	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)
G/F	13	Zhang Yunmeng	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	89 kg (196 lb)
G/F	15	Zheng Haoran	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
PF	16	Tian Yu	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	97 kg (214 lb)
SG	17	Sun Chengxin	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
PF/C	18	Wang Yuding	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
PF	19	Dang Ruibo	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)
C/PF	23	Shi Deshuai	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
F/C	24	Li Zonglin	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	99 kg (218 lb)
PT/F	28	Ma Ruyi	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
C	29	Gao Shiao	2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)	130 kg (287 lb)
G	30	Jiang Qiyu	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
F	31	Scottie James	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	107 kg (236 lb)
F	34	Ji Yansong	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	93 kg (205 lb)
F	77	He Siyu	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)

Head coach

Zhou Jinli

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: December 6, 2024

Notable players

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Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.