Eastern Sports Club (basketball)

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The Eastern Sports Club basketball team (Chinese: 東方籃球隊), 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' and Hong Kong Eastern for sponsorship reason.

Hong Kong Eastern
NicknameHK Eastern
LeaguesA1 Division Hong Kong
ASEAN Basketball League
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
ArenaSouthorn Stadium
Capacity2,000
LocationHong Kong
Head coachMensur Bajramović
OwnershipEastern Sports Club
Championships3 Hong Kong A1 Division
2 ASEAN Basketball League
Websiteeasternsportsclub.com
Hong Kong Eastern basketball team
Traditional Chinese香港東方籃球隊
Simplified Chinese香港东方篮球队

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

Second logo of the basketball team

Eastern basketball team is a section of Eastern Sports Club (officially known as Eastern Athletic Association Football Team Limited). In 2015 season the team won Hong Kong A2 Division Championship [zh] 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]

Home arenas

Season by season

ChampionsSeason championsRunners-upPlayoff berth
SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsHead coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesWin%
2016–17ABL1st20164.800Won Semifinals (Heat) 2–0
Won ABL Finals (Slingers) 3–1
Edu Torres
2017HKA12nd761.857Lost Semifinals (Winling) 1–2
2017–18ABL2nd20146.700Lost Semifinals (Alab Pilipinas) 0–2
2018HKA13rd752.714Won Semifinals (Winling) 2–1
Won HKA1 Finals (South China) 3–2
2018–19ABL7th261313.500Won Quarterfinals (Alab Pilipinas) 2–0
Lost Semifinals (Slingers) 0–2
2019HKA14th963.667Won Quarterfinals (Fukien) 1–0
Lost Semifinals (South China) 0–2
2019–20ABL9th1037.300Season cancelled*Jordan Brady
2021–22HKA14th963.667Won Quarterfinals (Pegasus) 1–0
Won Semifinals (Tycoon) 2–0
Lost HKA1 Finals (South China) 0–3
Željko Pavličević
2023ABL2nd14104.714Won Semifinals (NS Matrix) 2–0
Won ABL Finals (Heat) 2–1
2023-24HKA12nd91001.000Won HKA1 Finals (Tycoon) 3-1Mensur Bajramović

*Note: Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Current roster

2024 BCL Asia qualifiers roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Hong Kong Eastern roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G0 Tsun Ng, Chung1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
G2 Yin Wong, Ho1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F5 Eisendorf, Isaiah1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F7 Yung Chu, Tsz1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G8 Siu Wing, Chan1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G9 Lung Cheung, Yin1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
C13 Yeung Pok, Yuet2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C19 McLaughlin, Chris2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
F23 Hin Marco Leung, Ka1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
F33 Ho Chan, Ka1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F69 Pong Yip, Yiu1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F88 Gilbert, Dominic1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Updated: 2024

Past roster

2021–22 ASEAN Basketball League roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Hong Kong Eastern roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G/F8 Siu Wing, Chan (C)1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)75 kg (165 lb) 31 – (1993-04-26)26 April 1993
G23 Leung, Ka Hin Marco1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)76 kg (168 lb) 24 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000
G24 Xu, Oliver1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1996-12-19)19 December 1996
G2 Wong, Ho Yin1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (2000-10-24)24 October 2000
G9 Cheung, Yin Lung1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)69 kg (152 lb) 24 – (1999-11-29)29 November 1999
G0 Ng, Chung Tsun1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)72 kg (159 lb) 27 – (1996-09-02)2 September 1996
G35 Muhammad Sulaiman, Sheikh1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)71 kg (157 lb) 25 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999
F16 Xu, Adam (C)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)94 kg (207 lb) 31 – (1993-02-16)16 February 1993
F5 Eisendorf, Isaiah (WI)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
F69 Yip, Yiu Pong1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)80 kg (176 lb) 25 – (1999-01-18)18 January 1999
F33 Chan, Ka Ho1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb)
F7 Chu, Tsz Yung1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1996-06-28)28 June 1996
F28 De Villa, Joshua1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)97 kg (214 lb) 29 – (1995-01-11)11 January 1995
F88 Gilbert, Dominic1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1996-09-28)28 September 1996
C30 Wu, Cheuk Pan2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993
C13 Pok, Yuet Yeung2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2000-06-07)7 June 2000
C19 Chris, Mclaughlin (WI)2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)113 kg (249 lb) 31 – (1992-07-30)30 July 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Yu Chi Kit
  • Wong Ka Kit, Thomas
Team manager
  • Lee Shu Wing

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • Injured

Updated: 4 May 2024

Notable players

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

  • Lam Man Chun (2018–21)
  • Siu Kin Fan Jon (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-)
  • Cheung Yin Lung (2023-)
  • Pok Yuet Yeung (2019-)
  • So Chi Lok Jolin (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 Marco (2019-)
  • Yip Yiu Pong (2024-)
  • Chan Ka Ho (2024-)
  • Cheung Pan Yin (2019–20)
  • Tang Chi Hang (2015–21)
  • Ma Kong San Jeff (2019, 2021)
  • Chan Siu Wing (2015–)
  • Lee Ki (2015–22)
  • Oliver Xu (2022–)
  • 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)

Import players

Footnotes

References

External links