Fujian SBS Xunxing Sturgeons (

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: 福建SBS浔兴鲟) or Fujian Xunxing or Fujian SBS are a Chinese professional men's

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team in the

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, based in Jinjiang,

Quanzhou Quanzhou, alternatively known as Chinchew, is a prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, China. It is Fujian's largest metropolitan region, with an area of and a populat ...

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its c ...

. The "SBS" reflects corporate sponsorship from the Jinjiang-based Fujian SBS Zipper Science and Technology Corporation. Unlike all the other teams in the CBA, the team originally had no English–friendly animal–type nickname. They have since begun using the name Sturgeons. The Fujian Sturgeons made their debut in the 2004–2005 season, and finished in seventh and last place in the South Division, out of the playoffs. In 2005–2006, they tied for fifth, just one win away from making the

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Current roster

Seasons

Notable players

* Chris Porter (2005, 2006–2010) * Liu Yudong (2007–2010) *

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(2007–2010) * Matt Freije (2008–2009) * Jelani McCoy (2009–2010) * Dwayne Jones (2010–2011) *

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(2010–2011) *

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(2012–2013) *

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(2012–2014) * Wang Zhelin (2012–) (Was drafted by the

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in 2016) * Delonte West (2013–2014) * Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (2013–2014) * Al Harrington (2014) * John Lucas III (2014–2015) * D. J. White (2014–2015) * Jarrid Famous (2015) *

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(2015–2016) * Dwight Buycks (2015–2016) *

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(2015–2016) *

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(2016–2017) * Dwight Buycks (2016–2017) * Sebastian Telfair (2016–2017) * Russ Smith (2017–2018) *

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(2017–2018) *

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(2018) * Amar'e Stoudemire (2019) * Erick Green (2019-20) * Ty Lawson (2020)

Head coaches

* Aaron McCarthy (2004–2010) * Zhang Degui (2010) * J. C. Owens (2010–2011) * Ma Lianbao (2011) * Casey Owens (2011–2012) *

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& Nenad Vučinić (as a ''technical consultant'') (2012–2013) * Zhu Shilong (2013) * Zhang Degui (2013–2014) * Judas Prada (2014) * Zhu Shilong (2014) * Aleksandar Kesar (2014–2015) * Cui Wangjun (2015–2016) * Xu Guijun (2016–2017) * Fan Bin (2017–2018) * Zhu Shilong (2018–)

References

External links

SBS Sport official website

Team profile at Sports.Sina.com.cn
Chinese Basketball Association teams Sport in Quanzhou Jinjiang, Fujian Basketball teams established in 1999 1999 establishments in China {{PRChina-basketball-team-stub