The Qingdao Guoxin Haitian Eagle Club, also known as Qingdao Daily Fresh or Qingdao Eagles are a Chinese professional

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team which is based in Qingdao, Shandong. The club plays in the North Division of the

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(CBA). Conson DoubleStar is the club's corporate sponsor, and the team's mascot is an

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. In the 2012–13 season, Basketball Hall of Famer

Tracy McGrady Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr. (born May 24, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player, best known for his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, two- ...

played for the club. After the season, McGrady's jersey number was retired by Qingdao.

History

Qingdao received a great deal of attention from various media outlets around the world when former NBA All-Star

signed for the

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with Qingdao. Despite McGrady averaging 25 points per game, the team was unable to qualify for the CBA Playoffs. In the 2014–15 CBA season, thanks to the extra addition of Hamed Haddadi, Qingdao received their first playoff appearance with the third-best record in the league, going as far as the semi-final round before being swept by the

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. In 2015, Qingdao retired McGrady's jersey number 1.

Players

Current roster

Notable players

* Shan Tao (2000–2001) * Torraye Braggs (2006–2007) * Chris Williams (2008–2010) * Amal McCaskill (2009) *

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(2009–2010) * Dee Brown (2010–2011) * Li Gen (2010–2012) * Ivan Johnson (2011) *

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(2011–2014) *

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(2011–2012) * D.J. Mbenga (2012) *

(2012–2013)
(#1 retired by Qingdao) * Chris Daniels (2012–2013) *

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(2013) *

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(2013–2014) *

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(2013–2014) * Justin Dentmon (2014–2015) * Hamed Haddadi (2014–2015) *

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(2014–2015) * Jonathan Gibson (2015–2016,2017–2019) * Alan Williams (2015–2016) * Su Wei (2016–2018) * Loukas Mavrokefalidis (2016–2017) *

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(2017) * Maciej Lampe (2017–2018) * James Mays (2018) *

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(2019–2021) * Zhao TailongShenzhen beats Qingdao, Ningbo suffers 9th straight defeat
China Internet Information Center, 6 November 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021. (2019–present) * Dakari Johnson (2019–present)

Retired numbers

Basketball Hall of Famers

References

External links

Qingdao DoubleStar siteTeam profile

Official weibo
{{CBA Chinese Basketball Association teams Sport in Qingdao 2003 establishments in China Basketball teams established in 2003