Shanxi Flame

Basketball team in Taiyuan, Shanxi
Shanxi Xing Rui Flame
Shanxi Xing Rui Flame logo
LeagueWomen's Chinese Basketball Association
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
ArenaShanxi Sports Centre Stadium
Capacity8000
LocationTaiyuan, Shanxi
Main sponsorZhuyeqing Liquor
PresidentWang Haizhen
OwnershipXing Rui Group
Championships3 (2013, 2014, 2015)

Shanxi Xing Rui Flame is a professional women's basketball club located in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). It is also known by its sponsor's name Zhuyeqing. Led by WNBA star Maya Moore, the club won 3 consecutive WCBA championships from 2013 to 2015.

Season-by-season records

Season Final Rank Record (including playoffs)[1] Head coach
W L %
2012–13 Champion 22 9 71.0 Spain Lucas Mondelo
2013–14 Champion 26 5 83.9
2014–15 Champion 30 9 76.9
2015–16 7th[2] 16 21 43.2
2016–17 8th[3] 15 21 41.7
  • Italy Mauro Procaccini
  • Australia Tom Maher
  • China Chen Weidong
2017–18 2nd[4] 25 10 71.4 South Korea Park Myung-soo
2018–19 8th 18 19 48.6 Greece George Dikeoulakos

Current roster

2018–19 Shanxi Flame roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
SF 1 United States Diamond DeShields 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
SG 3 China Peng Ying 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb)
PG 4 China Zhao Zhifang 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 60 kg (132 lb)
PG 5 Chinese Taipei Huang Fan-shan 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 67 kg (148 lb)
SF 7 China Wu Di 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
PF 9 China Yu Dong 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
PG 10 China Wu Tongtong 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
SF 11 China Guo Zixuan 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 71 kg (157 lb)
F 12 China Lin Jiahui 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
C 13 United States Turkey Quanitra Hollingsworth 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
C 15 China Zhang Tianyu 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
C 16 China Wei Wei 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
F 17 China Yu Qi 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
PG 19 China Chai Xiufang 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 62 kg (137 lb)
F 21 China Wang Qixuan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 69 kg (152 lb)
SF 23 China Yu Xinxin 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 69 kg (152 lb)
C 33 United States Courtney Paris 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States Gary Gaspard
  • Greece Petros Prekas

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ "山西烈焰竹叶青女子篮球队". Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) (in Chinese).
  2. ^ "2015-2016赛季中国女子篮球联赛最终排名". Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) (in Chinese).
  3. ^ "2016-2017赛季中国女子篮球联赛排名". Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) (in Chinese).
  4. ^ "2017-2018赛季WCBA中国女子篮球联赛最终排名". Sohu.com (in Chinese). 2018-03-14.
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