Qingdao Eagles

Qingdao Eagles
The Qingdao Guoxin Haitian Eagle Club, also known as Qingdao Daily Fresh or Qingdao Eagles are a Chinese professional basketball team which is based in Qingdao, Shandong. The club plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Conson DoubleStar is the club's corporate sponsor, and the team's mascot is an eagle. In the 2012–13 season, Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady 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 NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady 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 Hamed Haddadi, 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 Liaoning Flying Leopards. 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 Liaoning Flying Leopards.
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)
Tracy McGrady (2012–2013)(#1 retired by Qingdao)
Chris Daniels (2012–2013)
Josh Selby (2013)
Peter John Ramos (2013–2014)
Josh Akognon (2013–2014)
Justin Dentmon (2014–2015)
Hamed Haddadi (2014–2015)
Mike Harris (2014–2015)
Jonathan Gibson (2015–2016, 2017–2019)
Alan Williams (2015–2016)
Su Wei (2016–2018)
Loukas Mavrokefalidis (2016–2017)
Terrence Jones (2017)
Maciej Lampe (2017–2018)
James Mays (2018)
Darius Adams (2019–2021)
Zhao Tailong (2019–2022)
Dakari Johnson (2019-2022)
Arnett Moultrie (2023-present)
Retired numbers
Basketball Hall of Famers
References
External links
Qingdao DoubleStar site
Team profile
Official weibo
Chinese Basketball Association teams
Sport in Qingdao
2003 establishments in China
Basketball teams established in 2003