Bayi Rockets

Bayi Rockets
八一双鹿电池火箭
Bayi Rockets 八一双鹿电池火箭 logo
LeagueCBA
Founded1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Folded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
HistoryBayi Basketball Team
(1955–1995)
Bayi Rockets
(1995–2020)
ArenaNanchang International Sports Center
Capacity11,000
LocationNanchang, Jiangxi, China
Team colorsRed, Yellow, White
     
Main sponsorShuanglu Batteries
Head coachWang Zhizhi
OwnershipPeople's Liberation Army
Championships8 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007)
Bayi Rockets
Simplified Chinese八一双鹿电池火箭
Traditional Chinese八一雙鹿電池火箭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBāyī Shuānglù Diànchí Huǒjiàn
Wade–GilesPai Shuang-lu Tien-ch'ih Huo-chien
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBaat3 yat1 Seung luk6 Din6 chi4 Fo2 jin3
JyutpingBaat3 jat1 Soeng luk6 Din6 ci4 Fo2 zin3

The Bayi Rockets (Chinese: 八一双鹿电池火箭; pinyin: Bāyī Shuānglù Diànchí Huǒjiàn) were a professional basketball team based in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, which played in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association.[1] The Rockets were the only CBA team owned and governed by the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

On 20 October 2020, The Chinese Basketball Association announced that the Rockets had withdrawn from Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) following a decision by the PLA.[2]

  1. ^ "八一富邦火箭|Cba八一火箭|Cba八一男篮—虎扑Cba网". cba.hupu.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ CBA联盟关于八一男篮不再参加CBA联赛的公告