The Eastern Sports Club (), also known as Hong Kong Eastern (), is a professional men's basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club. The team also known as ().
Eastern competes in the Hong Kong A1 Division, and the ASEAN Basketball League since 2016. It has won the Hong Kong A1 championship four times, in 1956, 2017, 2023, 2025.
History
In 2015, the team won and promoted to 2016 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship. The team became fully professional in 2016. In the same year, the club would adopt the name Hong Kong Eastern and join the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).
They won the 2016–17 ABL season, and finished as semifinalists for the next two seasons. They also became Hong Kong A1 Division champions in 2018. The ABL's 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled to resume in 2023 with Eastern as among its participating teams. Eastern also plans to join the Chinese Basketball Association in the future.
Hong Kong Eastern won its second A1 Division championship in 2024. Also in 2024, Eastern joined the Philippine Basketball Association as a guest team for the 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup. They also simultaneously played games at the Hong Kong A1 Division Championship and the East Asia Super League. In June 2026, they joined The Asian Tournament.https://www.facebook.com/theasiantournament/photos/d41d8cd9/893564167120936/
Home arenas Southern Stadium (2016–present)
Season by season ChampionsSeason championsRunners-upPlayoff berth
SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsHead coachFinishPlayedWinsLossesWin%2016–17ABL1st20164Won Semifinals (Heat) 2–0Won ABL Finals (Slingers) 3–1Edu Torres2017HKA12nd761Lost Semifinals (Winling) 1–22017–18ABL2nd20146Lost Semifinals (Alab Pilipinas) 0–22018HKA13rd752Won Semifinals (Winling) 2–1Won HKA1 Finals (South China) 3–22018–19ABL7th261313Won Quarterfinals (Alab Pilipinas) 2–0Lost Semifinals (Slingers) 0–22019HKA14th963Won Quarterfinals (Fukien) 1–0Lost Semifinals (South China) 0–22019–20ABL9th1037Season cancelled*Jordan Brady2021–22HKA14th963Won Quarterfinals (Pegasus) 1–0Won Semifinals (Tycoon) 2–0Lost HKA1 Finals (South China) 0–3Željko Pavličević2023ABL2nd14104Won Semifinals (NS Matrix) 2–0Won ABL Finals (Heat) 2–12023–24HKA12nd9100Won HKA1 Finals (Tycoon) 3–1Mensur Bajramović2024–25EASL3rd in Group A533Did not qualify 2024–25 PBA(Commissioner's)7th1275Lost Quarterfinals (TNT) 0–1
*Note: Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Current roster 2024-25 East Asia Super League Roster
2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup Roster
Past roster 2026–27 East Asia Super League roster
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
Local players
Lam Man Chun (2018–22) Siu Kin Fan (2018–20) Daniel Onwugbonu (2018–19) Chan Yik Lun (2018–22) Ng Chung Tsun (2018-22, 2024) Ng Yik Wong (2025-) Ip Chun Fung (2019–22) Adam Xu (2017–26) Chu Tsz Yung (2023-25) Chen Wan Tin (2021) So Sheung Ying (2017–20) So Pak Hin (2025-) Lo Hok Ming (2025-) Muhammad Sulaiman Sheikh (2019-) Wong Ho Yin (2023-24) Wong Ming Tak (2026-) Cheung Yin Lung (2023-26) Pok Yuet Yeung (2019-25) So Chi Lok (2017–20) Ip Chun Kit (2016–18) Lee Shu Wing (2017–18) Lau Tsz Lai (2015–20) Chung Chun Sing (2016–19) Zhong Tsz Ho (2025-) Chung Chi Wing (2026-) Kevin Zhong (2026-) Lam Ka Mun (2026-) Sar Yui Man (2026-) Wu Cheuk Pan (2016–25) Ricky Yang (2015–22) Ivan Yang (2025-) Yeung Ka Chun (2025-26) Leung Ka Hin (2019-25) Leung Shiu Wah (2024-25) Lam Man Kei (2025-26) Yip Yiu Pong (2024) Chan Ka Ho (2024) Chan Ho Kim (2025-26) Cheung Pan Yin (2019–20) Tang Chi Hang (2015–21) Ma Kong San (2019, 2021) Chan Siu Wing (2015–) Lee Ki (2015–22) Oliver Xu (2022–24) Ramon Cao (2024-25, 2026–) Zhu Hao (2024-25) Lee Yu Hao (2025-26) Ngan Wing Fai (2016–18) Poon Chi Ho (2015–17) Fong Shing Yee (2015–17) Cheng Kam Hing (2015–17) Wong Lut Yiu (2013–14, 2015–16) Lau Hoi To (2015–16) Heung Chun Keung (2015–16) Wu Kwok Fung (1992–94, 2014–15)
Imports
Brandis Raley-Ross (2020, 2021–22) Brandon Costner (2019–20) Joseph Eriobu (2019–20) Joshua De Villa (2021–25) Glen Yang (2024-26) Kobey Lam (2024-25) Hayden Blankley (2024-26) Austin Veloso (2020–24) Jenning Leung (2025-26, 2026–) Damian Chong Qui (2026) Ryan Watkins (2025–26) Trey Kell (2019) Jamal Mayali (2025-26) Robert Pan (2026-) T. J. Price (2019) Dominic Gilbert (2022–24, 2025-26) Chris McLaughlin (2022–25) Michael Holyfield (2019, 2019–20) O'Darien Bassett (2019, 2022–23) Tonny Trocha-Morelos (2022–23) Isaiah Eisendorf (2024) Cameron Clark (2024-25, 2025-26, 2026) Carlton Linguard Jr. (2026-) Ian Hummer (2025-26) Samuel Deguara (2018–19) Eric Ferguson (2018) Trey Gilder (2018) Christian Standhardinger (2017–18) Josh Boone (2017) Jasonn Hannibal (2017–19) Tyler Lamb (2016–18) Steven Guinchard (2016–17, 2019–20, 2024-25) Alexandre Gavrilovic (2025-26) Egidijus Mockevičius (2026-) Akili Vining (2026-) Patrick Sullivan (2016–17) Marcus Elliott (2016–19) Ryan O'Neal Moss (2016–18) Chris Barnes (2015–17) Reggie Johnson (2014–15) Bryant Austin (2014–15)
Head coaches Burshaud Williams (interim) (2026) Alen Abaz (2026–)
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