Guo Shiqiang (, born 8 July 1975) is a former
Chinese
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professional basketball player and current coach for the
Guangzhou Loong Lions
The Guangzhou Loong Lions () are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. They play in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
History
The team was founded in November 2000 as Shaanxi Gait ...
of the
Chinese Basketball Association
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The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...
. He is the uncle of
Guo Ailun
Guo Ailun () (born November 14, 1993) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Chinese national team. He is the first Chinese basketball player to sign with Jord ...
.
Playing career
Guo started his professional career in 1993, and spent most of his career at the
Liaoning Hunters
The Liaoning Flying Leopards (), also known as the Liaoning Shenyang Sansheng Flying Leopard Club or Liaoning Bengang (simplified Chinese: 辽宁本钢), are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Hunnan District, Shenyang, Liaoning, whi ...
, and was a longtime member of the Chinese national team, appearing with the team at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, as well as the
2002 FIBA World Championship
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. He also helped the team win the gold medal at the
ABC Championship 2003
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.
Managerial career
Guo announced his retirement in 2005 at the age of 30. He stepped up as the head coach of Liaoning Hunters in 2006 after
Jiang Xingquan left, and helped Liaoning Hunters to enter the semi-finals of the
2006-07 season, and further into the finals of the
2007-08 season. He also worked as the assistant coach of the Liaoning women's basketball team shortly in 2006.
In 2009, he was selected as one of the coaches for the Chinese national basketball team, together with Adjan and Min Lulei. He coached the national team for the first time at the
FIBA Asia Championship 2009
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, guiding the team to a silver medal and a berth at the
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
.
In 2010, he shortly returned to Liaoning, and resigned in 2011. Since 2013, he returned to his home team, now renamed Liaoning Flying Leopards, and stayed with the team until 2020. He claimed the first CBA title both for him and for the team in the
2018 season. He also sided with Liaoning in the 2017 National Games, and won the gold medal.
In June 2020, Guo decided to quit his job at Liaoning due to recent poor performance. In August, he signed with Guangzhou Loong Lions.
References
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1975 births
Living people
Chinese men's basketball players
Chinese basketball coaches
Basketball players from Liaoning
Liaoning Flying Leopards players
Sportspeople from Liaoyang
Asian Games medalists in basketball
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Basketball players at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
2002 FIBA World Championship players