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Qingdao Qingdao, Mandarin: , (Qingdao Mandarin: t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˩ tɒ˥) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, Qingdao was long an important fortress. In 1897, the city was ceded to G ...

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. The club plays in the North Division of the

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(CBA). Conson DoubleStar is the club's corporate sponsor, and the team's mascot is an

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. In the 2012–13 season,

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played for the club. After the season, McGrady's jersey number was retired by Qingdao.

History

Qingdao received a great deal of attention from various media outlets around the world when former

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signed for the 2012–13 CBA season with Qingdao. Despite McGrady averaging 25 points per game, the team was unable to qualify for the CBA Playoffs. In the 2014–15 CBA season, thanks to the extra addition of

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, Qingdao received their first playoff appearance with the third-best record in the league, going as far as the semi-final round before being swept by the

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. In 2015, Qingdao retired McGrady's jersey number 1.

Predecessor of the team

The Qingdao Double Star Eagles men's basketball team is the successor of the Jinan Military Region men's basketball team, which was founded in 1959. The Jinan Military Region men's basketball team was a veteran force in China's basketball world and was known for its "hard, fast, active and accurate" play. The team won the top three in the national first-class league and the championship and runner-up was or many times. In 1995, the Jinan Military Region men's basketball team became one of the founding members of the CBA. However, the team was relegated to the NBL in 1999.

NBL period

In 2003, the Qingdao Double Star Group bought out the Jinan Military Region men's basketball team and formed the Qingdao Double Star Eagles men's basketball team. The team competed in the NBL for several years and finished third in the league in 2007 and 2008.

CBA period

The Qingdao Double Star Eagles men's basketball team was promoted to the CBA in 2009. The team has not yet won a CBA championship, but it has made the playoffs several times. In 2015, the team reached the semi-finals but was swept by the

Team data

Players

Current roster

Notable players

* Shan Tao (2000–2001) * Torraye Braggs (2006–2007) * Chris Williams (2008–2010) * Amal McCaskill (2009) * Sabah Khoury (2009–2010) * Dee Brown (2010–2011) * Li Gen (2010–2012) * Ivan Johnson (2011) * Xue Yuyang (2011–2014) * Olumide Oyedeji (2011–2012) * D.J. Mbenga (2012) *

(2012–2013)
(#1 retired by Qingdao) * Chris Daniels (2012–2013) * Josh Selby (2013) * Peter John Ramos (2013–2014) * Josh Akognon (2013–2014) *

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(2014–2015) * Jonathan Gibson (2015–2016, 2017–2019) * Alan Williams (2015–2016) * Su Wei (2016–2018) * Loukas Mavrokefalidis (2016–2017) *

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(2017) * Maciej Lampe (2017–2018) * James Mays (2018) * Darius Adams (2019–2021) * Zhao TailongShenzhen beats Qingdao, Ningbo suffers 9th straight defeat

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Retired numbers

Basketball Hall of Famers

References

External links

Qingdao DoubleStar siteTeam profile

Qingdao Eagles on Weibo.com
{{CBA Chinese Basketball Association teams Sport in Qingdao 2003 establishments in China Basketball teams established in 2003 National Basketball League (China) former teams