Chun Yu Bay Area Dragons

The Bay Area Dragons is a basketball team in the East Asia Super League. Based in Hong Kong, the team is meant to represent Greater China.

History

The Dragons were originally formed as the Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes as a franchise team for the East Asia Super League as a representative team for Greater China, with the core of the team intended to consist of players from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Hong Kong was made as the home venue of the Phoenixes. While the team is meant to represent Greater China, the Phoenixes are seeded as a team from Hong Kong. Both the Phoenixes and the P. League+ champions of Taiwan were designated by the EASL as Greater China's representatives.

The team was established under the agreement of the Hong Kong Basketball Association and the existing second-tier Chun Yu Basketball Club. The Phoenixes are the only franchise team in the EASL, with other participating teams seeded from domestic leagues from Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and the Philippines.

Former Chinese Basketball Association general manager Liu Quansheng was appointed as the team's first general manager.

They are also set to play at the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup of the Philippine Basketball Association as a guest team. The team also changed their name to the "Bay Area Dragons" upon joining the PBA, to avoid confusion with the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters. Accordingly the team made Metro Manila as its temporary home for at least a year due to COVID-19-related restrictions in Hong Kong. In May 2022, former NBL coach and incumbent Australia Boomers head coach Brian Goorjian was announced as the team's first head coach.

Roster

References

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External links

Bay Area Dragons
– East Asia Super League Profile

2021 establishments in Hong Kong
basketball teams established in 2021
Basketball teams in Hong Kong