- Shaanxi Kylins
Basketball team
team = Shaanxi Gaitianli Kylins
color1 = navy
color2 = orange
pixels = 150px
founded = 2000
league = CBA2000 -present
IBL2008
history = Shaanxi Gaitianli Kylins2000 -present
arena =
city =Xi'an ,Shaanxi , China
colors = white, red, yellow, blue
owner = Xi'an Dongsheng Group
coach = Shi Li Ping
championships = 1 (2001)
titles = 0
cheerleaders =
dancers =
mascot =The Shaanxi Gaitianli Kylins (Simplified Chinese: 陕西盖天力麒麟;
Pinyin : Shǎnxī Gàitiānlì Qílín) or Shaanxi Gaitianli or Shaanxi Kylins are abasketball team in the North Division of theChinese Basketball Association , based inXi'an ,Shaanxi . They are also known as Shaanxi Dongsheng Kylins (陕西东盛Pinyin : Shǎnxī Dōngshèng) or Shaanxi Dongsheng Gaitianli (陕西东盛盖天力Pinyin :Shǎnxī Dōngshèng Gàitiānlì) or Shaanxi Dongsheng Gaitianli Kylins (陕西东盛盖天力麒麟Pinyin :Shǎnxī Dōngshèng Gàitiānlì Qílín).Playing in China
The team was founded in November 2000 by Xi'an Dongsheng Group (西安东盛(企业)集团
Pinyin :Xīān Dōngshèng (Qǐyè) Jítuán), and in August 2001 they won the "B" league championship and were promoted to the CBA.A "kylin" is a type of mythical Chinese creature.
In the 2004–2005 season, the Shaanxi Kylins finished in fifth place in the North Division, out of the playoffs. In 2005–2006, they finished sixth, again out of the playoffs.
Playing in the IBL
The team was scheduled to participate in the 2008 season of the
International Basketball League . They were replaced by theShanxi Zhongyu .External links
* [http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/team/shanxi/index.shtml Home in Chinese]
* [http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=zh_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsports.sina.com.cn%2Fcba%2Fteam%2Fshanxi%2Findex.shtml Home in English] (translated with babel fish)(Pinyin source: [http://www.cozywebsite.com/dictionary/compose/ Cozy Website] )
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