Shandong Lions
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| League | CBA | ||
| Founded | 1995 | ||
| History |
Shandong Flaming Bulls (1995–2003) Shandong Lions (2003–2004) Shandong Gold Lions (2004–2014) Shandong Golden Stars (2014–present) |
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| Arena | Shandong Arena, 8,800 capacity | ||
| Location | Jinan, Shandong, China | ||
| Team colors | Red, Gold, Black |
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| Main sponsor |
Yongan (1998–2001) Kingston (2001–2014) Hi-Speed Group (2014–present) |
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| Head coach | Aleksandar Kesar | ||
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The Shandong Hi-Speed Golden Stars (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Shandong Hi-Speed or Shandong Golden Stars are a professional basketball team based in Jinan, Shandong, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. Some home games are held in the nearby city of Linyi.
The Hi-Speed Group is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a golden star. The long-time previous corporate sponsor was Kingston, literally translated into Chinese as Jinsidun, before a change was made prior to the 2014–15 CBA season.
In its early years, the team was known as the Shandong Flaming Bulls (Chinese: 山东火牛), but became the Shandong Lions at the start of the 2003–04 CBA season. At the same time the club moved its homecourt from Jinan to Yantai (six games) and Dongying (five games). For the 2004–05 CBA season, they relocated to Tai'an, but have been back in Jinan since the 2005–06 CBA season.
During the 2004–05 CBA season, the freshly-rebranded Shandong Gold Lions finished in sixth place in the CBA North Division, and out of the playoffs. In the 2005–06 season, the team finished fifth, yet again out of the playoffs.
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