The Jilin Northeast Tigers () or Jilin Tonggang, Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers () or Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank are a professional

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team based in

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, which plays in the North Division of the

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. The Tonggang Group is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a

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History

The team was founded in 1956 but became a professional club in 1998. It was known as Jilin Henghe () in the 2000–01 CBA season, Jilin Jiliang () in the 2001–02 CBA season, and Jilin Yiqi () in the 2002–03 CBA season. The multiple name changes reflect the annual turnover in corporate sponsorship that characterized this era. During the 2004–05 CBA season, the Jilin Northeast Tigers finished in fourth place in the CBA's North Division, but lost in the Quarter-Finals of the CBA Playoffs to the defending champions, the South Division's

Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers () or Guangdong Southern Tigers, also known as Guangdong Dongguan Bank () for sponsorship reasons, are a Chinese professional basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan) Group. The team is one o ...

. In the 2005–06 CBA season, they posted the same finish, and ultimately suffered exactly the same fate. This was the third year in a row, in fact, that the Northeast Tigers were eliminated from the CBA Playoffs by the Southern Tigers.

Roster

Notable players

Current * Cui Jinmin (2013–) *

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(2018–) Former * Sun Jun (1994–2005) *

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(2014–2015) * Marcus Williams (2015–2016) *

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(2015–2016) * Bob Donewald, Jr. (Head coach, 2016–2017) *

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External links

Official website

Team profile
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