The Ningbo Rockets (), or Ningbo Fubang Rockets (), competing as Ningbo Yongxing Securities (), are a professional

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. They are currently competing in the

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History

Early in 2006, the Bayi Fubang basketball team were established as a joint venture between Ningbo Fubang Holdings and the Bayi Rockets. In 2018, the two owners parted ways due to military reform for Bayi Rockets' military backgrounds. The Bayi Rockets were able to participate in the CBA league as a special guest team, while Ningbo Fubang Holdings retained a spot for its own team in the league. After the Bayi Rockets dissolved and quit the league in 2020, Ningbo Fubang applied for acquisition of the team, but was not approved. In 2021, the Ningbo Rockets was founded by Ningbo Fubang Holdings as a new club, but the company claimed its connections with the Bayi Rockets. Li Ke, former player of the Bayi Rockets, was appointed as the head coach. In their debut season, the 2021-22 CBA season, the team only succeeded in scoring 3 wins in 38 games in the regular season and were unable to make the playoffs, followed by 4 wins in 42 games in the 2022-23 CBA season.

Players

Current roster

References

External links

* https://www.cbaleague.com/#/match/team/detail/100074683 (in Chinese)
Ningbo Rockets on Weibo.com
{{CBA teams Chinese Basketball Association teams Sport in Ningbo Basketball teams established in 2021 2021 establishments in China