Tianjin Pioneers
| Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers 天津荣钢先行者 | |||
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| Leagues | CBA | ||
| Founded | 2007 | ||
| History | Tianjin Gold Lions (2007–2019) Tianjin Pioneers (2019-present) | ||
| Arena | Dongli Gymnasium Tianjin Arena | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Location | Tianjin, China | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Red | ||
| Main sponsor | Ronggang I&E Trade | ||
| Head coach | Zhang Qingpeng | ||
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The Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers (simplified Chinese: 天津荣钢先行者; traditional Chinese: 天津榮鋼先行者; pinyin: Tiānjīn Rónggāng Xiānxíngzhě) or Tianjin Ronggang or Tianjin Pioneers are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Tianjin, which plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The Ronggang Import & Export Trade Company, Ltd., is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a gold lion.
History
Tianjin's team joined the league ahead of the 2008–09 CBA season as an expansion club, and is still seeking its first championship as of the 2015–16 CBA season.
Roster
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Notable players
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- File:Flag of France.svg / File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Hervé Lamizana (2009–2012)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Donnell Harvey (2011–2013)
- File:Flag of Jordan.svg Zaid Abbas (2013–2014)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Telfair (2013–2014)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Shelden Williams (2013–2015)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shang Ping (2014–)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Quincy Douby (2014)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Buycks (2014–2015)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Jason Maxiell (2015–2016)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Casper Ware (2015–2016)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Crawford (2015–)
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tien Lei (2014–)
