The Eastern Sports Club (Chinese: 東方籃球隊), also known as Hong Kong Eastern (Chinese: 香港東方), is a professional men's basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club.[1] The team also known as (Chinese: 東方男籃; lit. 'Eastern Men's Basketball').
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Nickname | HK Eastern |
Leagues | ABL (formerly) A1 Division Hong Kong East Asia Super League Philippine Basketball Association (guest team) |
Founded | 1932 |
Arena | Southorn Stadium |
Capacity | 2,000 |
Location | Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
Team colors | Black, blue, white |
Head coach | Mensur Bajramović |
Ownership | Eastern Sports Club |
Championships | 3 Hong Kong A1 Division 2 ASEAN Basketball League |
Website | easternsportsclub |
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Traditional Chinese | 香港東方籃球隊 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 香港东方篮球队 | ||||||||||
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Eastern competes in the Hong Kong A1 Division,[2][3] and the ASEAN Basketball League since 2016.[4] It has won the Hong Kong A1 championship three times, in 1956, 2017 and 2023.
History
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In 2015, the team won Hong Kong A2 Division Championship and promoted to 2016 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship.[2] The team became fully professional in 2016.[2][3] In the same year, the club would adopt the name Hong Kong Eastern and join the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).[5]
They won the 2016–17 ABL season, and finished as semifinalists for the next two seasons. They also became Hong Kong A1 Division champions in 2018. The ABL's 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled to resume in 2023 with Eastern as among its participating teams. Eastern also plans to join the Chinese Basketball Association in the future.[5]
Hong Kong Eastern won its second A1 Division championship in 2024.[6]
In 2024, Eastern joined the Philippine Basketball Association as a guest team for the 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup. They also simultaneously played games at the Hong Kong A1 Division Championship and the East Asia Super League.[7][8][9]
Home arenas
edit- Southern Stadium (2016–present)
Season by season
editChampions | Season champions | Runners-up | Playoff berth |
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2016–17 | ABL | 1st | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | Won Semifinals (Heat) 2–0 Won ABL Finals (Slingers) 3–1 |
Edu Torres |
2017 | HKA1 | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | Lost Semifinals (Winling) 1–2 | |
2017–18 | ABL | 2nd | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | Lost Semifinals (Alab Pilipinas) 0–2 | |
2018 | HKA1 | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | Won Semifinals (Winling) 2–1 Won HKA1 Finals (South China) 3–2 | |
2018–19 | ABL | 7th | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 | Won Quarterfinals (Alab Pilipinas) 2–0 Lost Semifinals (Slingers) 0–2 | |
2019 | HKA1 | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | Won Quarterfinals (Fukien) 1–0 Lost Semifinals (South China) 0–2 | |
2019–20 | ABL | 9th | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | Season cancelled* | Jordan Brady |
2021–22 | HKA1 | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | Won Quarterfinals (Pegasus) 1–0 Won Semifinals (Tycoon) 2–0 Lost HKA1 Finals (South China) 0–3 |
Željko Pavličević |
2023 | ABL | 2nd | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | Won Semifinals (NS Matrix) 2–0 Won ABL Finals (Heat) 2–1 | |
2023–24 | HKA1 | 2nd | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | Won HKA1 Finals (Tycoon) 3–1 | Mensur Bajramović |
2024–25 | PBA (Commissioner's) |
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*Note: Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
Current roster
edit2024-25 East Asia Super League Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Past roster
edit2021–22 ASEAN Basketball League roster
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Notable players
edit- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
Local players
edit- Lam Man Chun (2018–22)
- Siu Kin Fan (2018–20)
- Daniel Onwugbonu (2018–19)
- Chan Yik Lun (2018–22)
- Ng Chung Tsun (2018-22, 2024)
- Ip Chun Fung (2019–22)
- Adam Xu (2017–)
- Chu Tsz Yung (2023-)
- Chen Wan Tin (2021)
- So Sheung Ying (2017–20)
- Muhammad Sulaiman Sheikh (2019-)
- Wong Ho Yin (2023-2024)
- Cheung Yin Lung (2023-)
- Pok Yuet Yeung (2019-)
- So Chi Lok (2017–20)
- Ip Chun Kit (2016–18)
- Lee Shu Wing (2017–18)
- Lau Tsz Lai (2015–20)
- Chung Chun Sing (2016–19)
- Wu Cheuk Pan (2016–)
- Ricky Yang (2015–22)
- Leung Ka Hin (2019-)
- Leung Shiu Wah (2024-)
- Yip Yiu Pong (2024)
- Chan Ka Ho (2024)
- Cheung Pan Yin (2019–20)
- Tang Chi Hang (2015–21)
- Ma Kong San (2019, 2021)
- Chan Siu Wing (2015–)
- Lee Ki (2015–22)
- Oliver Xu (2022–2024)
- Ramon Cao (2024-)
- Zhu Hao (2024-)
- Ngan Wing Fai (2016–18)
- Poon Chi Ho (2015–17)
- Fong Shing Yee (2015–17)
- Cheng Kam Hing (2015–17)
- Wong Lut Yiu (2013–14, 2015–16)
- Lau Hoi To (2015–16)
- Heung Chun Keung (2015–16)
- Wu Kwok Fung (1992–94, 2014–15)
Imports
edit- Brandis Raley-Ross (2020, 2021–22)
- Brandon Costner (2019–20)
- Joseph Eriobu (2019–20)
- Joshua De Villa (2021–)
- Glen Yang (2024-)
- Kobey Lam (2024-)
- Hayden Blankley (2024-)
- Austin Veloso (2020–2024)
- Trey Kell (2019)
- T. J. Price (2019)
- Dominic Gilbert (2022–)
- Chris McLaughlin (2022–)
- Michael Holyfield (2019, 2019–20)
- O'Darien Bassett (2019, 2022–23)
- Tonny Trocha-Morelos (2022–23)
- Isaiah Eisendorf (2024)
- Cameron Clark (2024-)
- Samuel Deguara (2018–19)
- Eric Ferguson (2018)
- Trey Gilder (2018)
- Christian Standhardinger (2017–18)
- Josh Boone (2017)
- Jasonn Hannibal (2017–19)
- Tyler Lamb (2016–18)
- Steven Guinchard (2016–17, 2019–20, 2024-)
- Patrick Sullivan (2016–17)
- Marcus Elliott (2016–19)
- Ryan O'Neal Moss (2016–18)
- Chris Barnes (2015–17)
- Reggie Johnson (2014–15)
- Bryant Austin (2014–15)
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hong Kong Eastern". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ a b c 東方來季組香港史上首支全職籃球隊!. sportsroad.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Eastern set aside HK$10 million to become first professional basketball team in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions Confirms Participation In ABL". ASEAN Basketball League. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Hong Kong Eastern target ABL success to boost bid to join Chinese competition". South China Morning Post. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "A1 Division Basketball 2023-2024, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (8 August 2024). "HK Eastern '80-percent' likely to join PBA Commissioner's Cup, says Marcial". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin (29 October 2024). "Bay Area reprise in offing?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (29 November 2024). "Eastern plays PBA, HK domestic league games in hectic week". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Asean Basketball League season cancelled without a winner". The New Paper. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Chinese)