Basketball team in Hong Kong
The Eastern basketball team (Chinese : 東方籃球隊 ), is a professional men's basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club .[1] Chinese : 東方男籃 ; lit. Hong Kong Eastern for sponsorship reason. The team competes in the Hong Kong A1 Division [2] [3] ASEAN Basketball League since 2016.[4]
History
Second logo of the basketball team Eastern basketball team is a section of Eastern Sports Club (officially known as Eastern Athletic Association Football Team Limited). In 2015 season the team won Hong Kong A2 Division Championship [zh ] and promoted to 2016 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship .[2] [2] [3] ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).[5]
They won the 2016–17 ABL season , and finished as semifinalists for the next two seasons. They also became Hong Kong A1 Division champions in 2018. The ABL's 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . It is scheduled to resume in 2023 with Eastern as among its participating teams. Eastern also plans to join the Chinese Basketball Association in the future.[5]
Season by season
Champions
Season champions
Runners-up
Playoff berth
*Note: Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic .[6]
Current roster
2023 ASEAN Basketball League roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Hong Kong Eastern roster
Players
Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G/F 8
Siu Wing, Chan (C)
(1993-04-26 ) 26 April 1993
F 10
Tonny, Trocha-Morelos (WI)
(1994-06-21 ) 21 June 1994
C 13
Pok, Yuet Yeung
(2000-06-07 ) 7 June 2000
G 15
Bassett, O'Darien (WI)
(1986-05-17 ) 17 May 1986
F 16
Xu, Adam (C)
(1993-02-16 ) 16 February 1993
C 19
Chris, Mclaughlin (WI)
(1992-07-30 ) 30 July 1992
G 23
Leung, Ka Hin Marco
(2000-02-01 ) 1 February 2000
G 24
Xu, Oliver
(1996-12-19 ) 19 December 1996
G 27
Veloso, Austin
(1996-09-26 ) 26 September 1996
F 28
De Villa, Joshua
(1995-01-11 ) 11 January 1995
C 30
Wu, Cheuk Pan
(1993-11-23 ) 23 November 1993
G 35
Muhammad Sulaiman, Sheikh
(1999-03-03 ) 3 March 1999
F 88
Gilbert, Dominic
(1996-09-28 ) 28 September 1996
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Wong Ka Kit, Thomas General manager Scout Legend (C) Team captain(WI) World import
Past roster
2021–22 ASEAN Basketball League roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Hong Kong Eastern roster
Players
Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G/F 6
Chan, Yik Lun
(1987-08-15 ) 15 August 1987
G/F 8
Siu Wing, Chan (C)
(1993-04-26 ) 26 April 1993
G 23
Leung, Ka Hin Marco
(2000-02-01 ) 1 February 2000
G 24
Xu, Oliver
(1996-12-19 ) 19 December 1996
G 2
Wong, Ho Yin
(2000-10-24 ) 24 October 2000
G 9
Cheung, Yin Lung
(1999-11-29 ) 29 November 1999
G 27
Veloso, Austin
(1996-09-26 ) 26 September 1996
G 35
Muhammad Sulaiman, Sheikh
(1999-03-03 ) 3 March 1999
F 16
Xu, Adam (C)
(1993-02-16 ) 16 February 1993
F 7
Chu, Tsz Yung
(1996-06-28 ) 28 June 1996
F 28
De Villa, Joshua
(1995-01-11 ) 11 January 1995
F 88
Gilbert, Dominic
(1996-09-28 ) 28 September 1996
C 30
Wu, Cheuk Pan
(1993-11-23 ) 23 November 1993
C 13
Pok, Yuet Yeung
(2000-06-07 ) 7 June 2000
C 19
Chris, Mclaughlin (WI)
(1992-07-30 ) 30 July 1992
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Yu Chi Kit Wong Ka Kit, Thomas Team manager Lee Shu Wing Legend (C) Team captain(WI) World import
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
Local players
Chan Siu Wing (2015–)
Import players
