Bayi Rockets
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| League | CBA |
| Founded | 1955 |
| History |
Bayi Basketball Team (1955–1995) Bayi Rockets (1995–present) |
| Arena | Youngor Arena, 5,000 capacity |
| Location | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China |
| Team colors | Red, Yellow, White |
| Main sponsor |
Shuanglu Batteries (1995–present) |
| Head coach | Adiljan Jun |
| Championships | 8 |
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| Chinese | 八一双鹿电池火箭 | ||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bāyī Shuānglù Diànchí Huǒjiàn |
| Wade–Giles | Pai Shuanglu Tiench'ih Huochien |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Baat3 yat1 Seung luk6 Din6 chi4 Fo2 jin3 |
| Jyutping | Baat3 jat1 Soeng luk6 Din6 ci4 Fo2 zin3 |
The Bayi Shuanglu Dianchi Rockets (八一双鹿电池火箭), also known as Bayi Shuanglu Dianchi, Bayi Army Rockets or Bayi Rockets, are a professional basketball team based in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, which plays in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association.
The team is occasionally called the Bayi Deers by some Chinese media outlets, due to its of their corporate sponsorship by the Pairdeer brand of batteries, whose logo is a pair of deer (双鹿 / shuanglu), while the club's mascot is a rocket.
The team's founding members served in the People's Liberation Army, and the "Bayi" in its name represents the anniversary of the founding of the PLA, August 1. There are also several other army clubs using the Bayi name in other sports leagues, including Bayi China Telecom in the WCBA, the men's soccer team Bayi Zhengbang, and the women's soccer club Bayi Xiangtan.
The Bayi Rockets have a long history that predates the current CBA. When they entered the league in its inaugural season of 1995–96, they had already won 34 national titles. They had also held a friendly international competition against the Washington Bullets (now Washington Wizards) during the 1970s. Bayi dominated the CBA in its early years, winning seven championships in the first eight seasons of CBA competition, including the first six titles in the leagues existence, a streak which included going undefeated in playoff games for the first five years of that run.
The Rockets also had a home-game unbeaten streak of 65 games that ended in 2002. But in recent years, other CBA teams have become more competitive, and Bayi would only win one more championship after its initial spree of success, with that title coming in the 2006–07 CBA season.
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