The Guangdong Hongyuan Basketball Club was founded in 1992. Their 2.12-meter center, Yi Jianlian, is widely considered the successor of international star Yao Ming.

　　Southern Tigers Roster

　　NUM PLAYER HT (m) WT (kg) DOB POS

　　4 Du Feng 2.07 95 1982.07 F

　　5 Zhang Boyu 2.01 102 1983.08 C

　　7 Wang Shipeng 1.98 90 1983 F

　　8 Zhu Fangyu 2.01 100 1983.01 F

　　20 Yi Jianlian 2.12 110 1987.06 C

　　10 Zhou Junhua 1.97 1985 F

　　11 Li Qun 1.80 72 1973.02 G

　　15 Dixon Jason (USA) 2.06 110 1973 C

　　18 Qu Shaobin 1.92 80 1976.08 F

　　21 Chen Dawei 2.03 1985 F

　　23 Greene Terrence (USA) 1.88 1981 F

　　33 Zhang Zhe 1.85 1986 G

　　34 Ji Le 2.03 1986 C

　　Head Coach: Li Chunjiang

　　League Positions:

　　2004-2005 Champion

　　2003-2004 Champion

　　2002-2003 Third

　　2001-2002 Seventh

　　1999-2000 Third

　　1998-1999 Third

　　1997-1998 Sixth

　　1996-1997 Third

　　1995-1997 Runner-up

　　(China.org.cn)