The Zhejiang Guangsha Lions () are a Chinese professional

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team based in

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, which plays in the North Division of the

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. Guangsha is the name of the club's corporate sponsor, but to prevent confusion with the older

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, many Chinese websites refer to the team as the ''Guangsha Lions''. This is to avoid the issue of having two Zhejiang clubs on the same list when team names are shown in shortform, with Guangsha becoming the "geographical" designation, as Hangzhou seems to not be an option.

Roster

Notable players

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(2006–2007) *

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(2007–2010, 2012) * Jin Lipeng (2008–2010, 2011–2013) * Kasib Powell (2008) * Lin Chih-chieh (2009–) *

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(2009) * Peter John Ramos (2009–2013) * Javaris Crittenton (2010) *

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(2010–2011) *

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(2011) * Dwayne Jones (2011) *

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(2011) * Wu Tai-hao (2011–2012) *

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(2011–2012, 2020) *

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(2012) *

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(2012–2013) * Jonathan Gibson (2013–2014) *

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(2013–2014) * Chris Johnson (2013–2014) *

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Huaxia (

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(2014–2015) *

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(2014–2017) * Kevin Murphy (2015) *

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(2015–2016) * Sun MinghuiCBA: Ningbo keep losing, Beijing edge Jiangsu
Xinhua (

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), 28 October 2021. Accessed 18 November 2021. (2015–present) * Zhao Yanhao (2015–present) *

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(2017–2018) * Courtney Fortson (2017–2019) *

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(2020–)

References

External links

Official site

Zhejiang Lions on Weibo.com
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