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, China. It competes in the

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(CBA), in the Southern Division. Its corporate sponsor is Zhejiang Chouzhou Commercial Bank. The team continued to be informally referred to as the Horses for quite some time, even after changing its nickname to Cyclones in 2001, largely because of the corporate sponsor during that era, Wanma (万马), whose name literally translates into English as ''ten thousand horses''. The club plays most of its home games at the Yiwu Gymnasium but occasionally hosts contests at other locations in Zhejiang Province. During the 2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, under head coach Liu Weiwei the Golden Bulls reached the semifinals for the first time in history.CBA Roundup: Red-hot Golden Bulls book semifinal clash with Liaoning
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), 19 April 2021. Accessed 8 November 2021. Two years later, in 2022–23, the Golden Bulls reached the CBA Finals for the first time and lost to the

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. The Golden Bulls competed in the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Singapore as the representative team from Asia, as they were selected by the CBA. They finished in third place, becoming the first Chinese team to finish on the podium in the tournament.

Past achievements

Honours

(CBA) * Runners-up:

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* Bronze medal:

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Name progression

* Zhejiang Zhongxin Hangshou Squirrels: (1995–99) * Zhejiang Whirlwinds: (1999–00) * Zhejiang Horses: (2000–01) * Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones: (2001–2009) * Zhejiang Golden Bulls: (since 2009)

Roster

Notable players

This is a list of the team's leading current Chinese and International players as well as notable former Chinese and International players.

Current Chinese national team players

* Lu Wenbo (2017–present) * Wu Qian (2012–present)

Current Hong Kong players

* Duncan Reid (2017–present)

Current International players

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Former Chinese players

* Ding Jinhui (2006–2016)

Former international players

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(2013) * Ivan Johnson (2013–2014) *

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(2013–2014) * Errick McCollum (2014–2015) * Chris Johnson (2014) *

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(2015–2016) * Charles Gaines (2016) *

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(2021–2022)

References

External links

Team profile on Sports.Sina.com.cn website
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