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Qingdao Eagles
Qingdao Eagles
League	CBA
Founded	2003; 22 years ago
History	Qingdao Eagles ; (2003–present)
Arena	Conson Gymnasium
Capacity	12,500
Location	Qingdao, Shandong, China
Team colors	Red, White, Blue;
Head coach	Liu Weiwei
Ownership	Conson (90%), DoubleStar (10%)
Retired numbers	1 (1)

The Qingdao Guoxin Haitian Eagle Club, also known as Qingdao Daily Fresh or Qingdao Eagles are a Chinese professional basketball team which is based in Qingdao, Shandong. The club plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Conson DoubleStar is the club's corporate sponsor, and the team's mascot is an eagle. In the 2012–13 season, Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady 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 Tracy McGrady signed for the 2012–13 CBA season with Qingdao.^[1] Despite McGrady averaging 25 points per game, the team was unable to qualify for the CBA Playoffs.^[2]^[3] 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 Liaoning Flying Leopards. In 2015, Qingdao retired McGrady's jersey number 1.^[4]

Predecessor of the team

The Qingdao Double Star Eagles men's basketball team is the successor of the Jinan Military Region men's basketball team, which was founded in 1959. The Jinan Military Region men's basketball team was a veteran force in China's basketball world and was known for its "hard, fast, active and accurate" play. The team won the top three in the national first-class league and the championship and runner-up was or many times. In 1995, the Jinan Military Region men's basketball team became one of the founding members of the CBA. However, the team was relegated to the NBL in 1999.

NBL period

In 2003, the Qingdao Double Star Group bought out the Jinan Military Region men's basketball team and formed the Qingdao Double Star Eagles men's basketball team. The team competed in the NBL for several years and finished third in the league in 2007 and 2008.

CBA period

The Qingdao Double Star Eagles men's basketball team was promoted to the CBA in 2009. The team has not yet won a CBA championship, but it has made the playoffs several times. In 2015, the team reached the semi-finals but was swept by the Liaoning Flying Leopards.

Team data


season	Regular Season (Win/Loss)	Win rate	Playoffs (win/loss)	Win rate	Season (win/loss)	Win rate	Average score	Average points conceded
2008-09	8 / 37	17.78 %	0 / 0	0 %	13 / 37	26 %	97.72	104.98
2009-10	7 / 25	21.88 %	0 / 0	0 %	7 / 25	21.88 %	99.47	106.72
2010-11	10 / 22	31.25 %	0 / 0	0 %	10 / 22	31.25 %	100.44	107.69
2011-12	16 / 16	50 %	0 / 0	0 %	16 / 16	50 %	101.44	100.53
2012-13	8 / 24	25 %	0 / 0	0 %	8 / 24	25 %	103.44	109.94
2013-14	4 / 26	13.33 %	0/ 0	0 %	5 / 29	14.71 %	102.82	114.56
2014-15	21 / 7	75 %	10 / 6	62.5 %	31 / 13	70.45 %	114.27	107.73
2015-16	11 / 16	40.74 %	0 /0	0 %	16 / 22	42.11 %	114.05	117.47
2016-17	16/22	42.1%	0/0	0%	16/22	42%	101.8	102.9

Players

Current roster

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Qingdao Conson DoubleStar Eagles roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
F	0	Sun Xiangxiang	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	96 kg (212 lb)
G	1	Song Wenhao	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
F	2	Wang Ruize	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)
G	3	JeQuan Lewis	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)
PG	4	Ma Zhixuan	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (154 lb)
G	5	Zhang Xiaoyan	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	81 kg (179 lb)
G/F	6	Fan Huiliu	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	87 kg (192 lb)
G/F	7	Yang Jinmeng	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
SG	8	Guo Qifang	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
PG	9	Cheng Wangfan	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)
G	10	Quinndary Weatherspoon	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	94 kg (207 lb)
PF	11	Jia Cheng	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	111 kg (245 lb)
SG	12	Duan Angjun	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
G	13	Myles Powell	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)
F	14	Zhao Jiayi	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	96 kg (212 lb)
C	15	Yang Hansen	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)	113 kg (249 lb)
G	17	Liu Jiaxin	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)
F	18	Ma Junjie	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	98 kg (216 lb)
F/C	21	Chang Haoran	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
PG	22	Wang Hong	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)
F	27	Lu Junhu	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	92 kg (203 lb)
F	35	Zhang Kedi	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	92 kg (203 lb)
C	36	Ji Zhuo	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
C	55	Jordan Mickey	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	107 kg (236 lb)

Head coach

Liu Weiwei

Assistant coach(es)

Liu Mingtao
Li Guang
Ma Bin

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: December 7, 2024

Notable players

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Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.