Anhui Wenyi Basketball Club

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Anhui Wenyi Basketball Club, (in Chinese: 安徽文一篮球俱乐部) commonly known as simply Anhui Wenyi, are a Chinese professional basketball club based in Hefei, Anhui.[1] The team plays in the National Basketball League. Founded in 2013, Wenyi won its first NBL championship in 2016.[2]

Anhui Wenyi
Anhui Wenyi logo
LeaguesNational Basketball League
FoundedDecember 9, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-09)
ArenaAnhui Provincial Gymnasium
Capacity6,300
LocationHefei, Anhui, China
PresidentZhou Wensuo
General managerZhou Wensuo
Head coachChina Zheng Wu
OwnershipAnhui Wenyi Investment Holding Group
Championships4 (2016、2019、2020、2023)
Websitewww.wenyiclub.com

The owner of the team is Anhui Wenyi Investment Holding Group.[2]

Honours

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Players

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Current imports

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Anhui Dragons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F/C   Buva, Ivan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 33 – (1991-05-06)6 May 1991
F 41   Gaines, Charles 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 43 – (1981-10-15)15 October 1981
F 18   Jones, DeQuan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-06-20)20 June 1990
C 0   Warney, Jameel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-01-31)31 January 1994
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: August 1, 2018

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

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  1. ^ a b Club profile at Asia-Basket.com
  2. ^ a b "文一俱乐部简介". 安徽文一篮球俱乐部有限公司. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Yesilgiresun may tab Darnell Jackson, ex Anhui". Eurobasket. November 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Manny Harris Plays in Chinese NBL". Texas Legends. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Chris Singleton signs with Anhui Wenyi". Sportando. May 31, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Jonathan Gibson inks with Anhui". Sportando. May 8, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Anhui lands Bernard James, ex Limoges". Eurobasket. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Chris Johnson landed by Anhui". Court-Side. May 17, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "DeQuan Jones, Jameel Warney sign with Chinese NBL team Anhui". Sportando. May 5, 2018. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.