Henan Dragons
From Hoopedia
Henan Jigang Dragons (河南济钢猛龙) or Henan Dragons or Henan Jigang were a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Luoyang and Jiyuan, Henan. They played from 2004-06. For the CBA 2006-07 season, the team moved to Taiyuan, and is now known as Shanxi Zhongyu.
Originally known as the Henan Renhe Dragons (河南仁和) due to corporate sponsorship from Henan Renhe Group (河南仁和集团), they renamed as a result of an agreement signed with Henan Jiyuan Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. (河南济源钢铁集团) in early November before the regular season began (jigang is an abbreviation of jiyuan gangtie, or Jiyuan Iron & Steel). In conjunction with this, they moved from their original home city of Zhengzhou to Jiyuan in the middle of their first season.
In the 2004–05 season, the Henan Dragons finished in seventh and last place in the North Division, with an 11-27 record and out of the playoffs. In 2005–06 their record fell to 9-31 and again they did not qualify for the playoffs.
The team has fared little better since moving to Shanxi.
External Links
- CBA team page (in Chinese)
- CBA team page (in English; Google translation)
