The Jilin Northeast Tigers () or Jilin Tonggang, Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers () or Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank are a professional
basketball
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team based in
Changchun
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,
Jilin
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,
China
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, which plays in the North Division of the
Chinese Basketball Association. The Tonggang Group is the club's
corporate sponsor while its mascot is a
Siberian tiger
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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
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Cui Jinmin (2013–)
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Dominique Jones (2018–)
Former
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Sun Jun (1994–2005)
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Xue Yuyang (2001–2003)
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David Vanterpool
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(1997–1999)
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Marcus Session (2004)
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Babacar Camara (2005–2008)
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Leon Rodgers (2008–2010, 2013)
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Dewarick Spencer (2012–2013)
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Denzel Bowles (2013–2015)
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Michel Madanly (2014–2015)
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Marcus Williams (2015–2016)
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Peter John Ramos (2015–2016)
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Josh Akognon (2015–2016)
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Bob Donewald, Jr. (Head coach, 2016–2017)
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Jabari Brown
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(2016–2017)
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Malcolm Thomas (2016–2017)
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Mehdi Kamrani
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Career statistics
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, 35, , 3 ...
(2016–2017)
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Von Wafer
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Wafer has previously played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the ...
(2018–2019)
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Carl Landry (2018–2019)
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Maciej Lampe (2018–2019)
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Alex Poythress
External links
Official website
Team profile
Chinese Basketball Association teams
Sport in Changchun
Basketball teams established in 1956
1956 establishments in China
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