The Jilin Northeast Tigers () or Jilin Tonggang, Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers () or Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank are a professional basketball team based in Changchun, Jilin, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. The Tonggang Group is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a Siberian tiger. History The team was founded in 1956 but became a professional club in 1998. It was known as Jilin Henghe () in the 2000–01 CBA season, Jilin Jiliang () in the 2001–02 CBA season, and Jilin Yiqi () in the 2002–03 CBA season. The multiple name changes reflect the annual turnover in corporate sponsorship that characterized this era. During the 2004–05 CBA season, the Jilin Northeast Tigers finished in fourth place in the CBA's North Division, but lost in the Quarter-Finals of the CBA Playoffs to the defending champions, the South Division's Guangdong Southern Tigers. In the 2005–06 CBA season, they posted the same finish, and ultimately suffered exactly the same fate. This was the third year in a row, in fact, that the Northeast Tigers were eliminated from the CBA Playoffs by the Southern Tigers. Roster Notable players Current Cui Jinmin (2013–) Dominique Jones (2018–) Former Sun Jun (1994–2005) Xue Yuyang (2001–2003) David Vanterpool (1997–1999) Marcus Session (2004) Babacar Camara (2005–2008) Leon Rodgers (2008–2010, 2013) Dewarick Spencer (2012–2013) Denzel Bowles (2013–2015) Michel Madanly (2014–2015) Marcus Williams (2015–2016) Peter John Ramos (2015–2016) Josh Akognon (2015–2016) Bob Donewald, Jr. (Head coach, 2016–2017) Jabari Brown (2016–2017) Malcolm Thomas (2016–2017) Mehdi Kamrani (2016–2017) Von Wafer (2018–2019) Carl Landry (2018–2019) Maciej Lampe (2018–2019) Alex Poythress External links Official website Team profile Chinese Basketball Association teams Sport in Changchun Basketball teams established in 1956 1956 establishments in China