Yunnan Honghe Running Bulls () or Yunnan Honghe or Yunnan Running Bulls were a
basketball
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team in the Southern Division 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 ...
(CBA), based in
Mengzi,
Honghe,
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
().
They won the 2004
Chinese Basketball League
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(CBL) championship and were promoted to the CBA for the 2004–2005 season, replacing the disqualified
Beijing Olympians
The Beijing Olympians or Beijing Aoshen Olympians or Beijing Aoshen () was a Chinese professional men's basketball team that formerly played in the Chinese Basketball Association and the West Coast Pro Basketball League. They have also played ...
.
In the 2004–2005 season, the Yunnan Running Bulls finished in fourth place in the Southern Division and upset the Northern Division's
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 ...
in the quarter-finals, but lost in the semi-finals to the
Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Dragons Kentier (), also known as Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Kentier, are a Chinese professional basketball team in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu.
History
In the 2004–05 seaso ...
. In 2005–2006 they again finished in fourth place in the Southern Division, but were eliminated by the Northern Division's
Beijing Ducks
The Beijing Shougang Ducks (''simplified Chinese'': 北京首钢鸭俱乐部篮球队), also known as Beijing Shougang or Beijing Ducks, are a professional basketball team based in Beijing, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chi ...
in the quarter-finals.
External links
Official website
Sports Sina Club Profile
Chinese Basketball Association former teams
Sport in Yunnan
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