Henan Phoenix Explained

Henan Phoenix
League:	Women's Chinese Basketball Association
History:	Henan Elephants (2002–14) Henan Phoenix (2014–present)
Arena:	Luoyang Stadium (since 2014)
Capacity:	6000
City:	Luoyang, Henan (since 2014)
Affiliations:	Yichuan Rural Commercial Bank

Henan Phoenix is a Chinese professional women's basketball club based in Henan, playing in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). Before 2014 it was known as Henan Elephants. The team is sometimes known by the name of its sponsor Yichuan Rural Commercial Bank (a bank based in Yichuan County, Henan).

Season-by-season records

Season	Corporate Sponsor	Home City	Final Rank	Record (including playoffs)^[1]			Head coach
				W	L	%
Henan Elephants
2002–03	Henan Baiquanchun Wine	Zhengzhou	10th^[2]	7	13	35.0
2004	Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead^[3]	Lingbao	7th	4	6	40.0	Wang Zongxing
2004–05		Jiyuan	9th	7	9	43.8	Li Jianxin
2005–06			9th	8	14	36.4	Liu Keming
2007			6th	5	7	41.7	Li Jianxin
2007–08			8th^[4]	7	11	38.9
2008–09			5th	13	11	54.2
2009–10			2nd^[5]	23	8	74.2
2010–11			9th	8	14	36.4
2011–12			12th	1	21	4.6
2012–13			11th^[6]	6	16	27.3
2013–14	Did not qualify / participate
Henan Phoenix
2014–15	Yichuan Rural Commercial Bank^[7]	Luoyang	9th^[8]	7	15	31.8	Wang Xiaomei
2015–16			9th^[9]	17	17	50.0
2016–17			7th^[10]	12	22	35.3	Park Myung-soo
2017–18	Did not qualify / participate
2018–19	Yichuan Rural Commercial Bank	Luoyang	10th	16	18	47.1	Wang Wei-chieh

Notable former players

• Jenny Mowe (2002–03)
• Tausha Mills (2004–05)
• Yolanda Griffith (2008–09)
• Katie Mattera (2009–11)
• Gabrielle Rosigi
• Dominic Seals (2011–12)
• Jayne Appel (2012–13)
• Tianna Hawkins (2014–15)
• Cheyenne Parker (2015–16)
• Chiney Ogwumike (2016–17)
• Huang Ping-jen (2015–17)
• Ji Yanyan (2008–10)
• Chen Xiaoli (2014–17)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 河南伊川农商银行女子篮球队. Chinese Basketball Association (organisation). zh.
2. Web site: 2002-2006年中国WCBA篮球甲级联赛最终排名. zh. jx918.net. 2006-02-26. 2018-10-30. 2019-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330081908/http://www.jx918.net/Result/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=101. dead.
3. Web site: 落户王屋山下"篮球城" 河南女篮找到"婆家". 2003-06-21. zh.
4. Web site: 2007-2008特步中国女子篮球甲级联赛最终排名. zh. 2008-02-25. Sina.com.
5. Web site: WCBA总决赛辽宁成功卫冕 浙江山东降入乙级联赛. zh. 2010-03-06. Southern Metropolis Daily.
6. Web site: 2012-2013WCBA联赛最终排名. zh. Chinese Basketball Association (organisation). 2018-10-30. 2019-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330104832/http://www.cba.net.cn/show.aspx?id=10974&cid=47. dead.
7. News: 河南女篮有望"谷底重生" 获600万元启动金. zh. 2014-01-09. Henan Daily News.
8. Web site: 2014－2015赛季WCBA联赛最终排名. zh. Chinese Basketball Association (organisation). 2018-10-30. 2019-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330104835/http://www.cba.net.cn/show.aspx?id=13544&cid=47. dead.
9. Web site: 2015-2016赛季中国女子篮球联赛最终排名. zh. Chinese Basketball Association (organisation). 2018-10-30. 2019-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330104837/http://www.cba.net.cn/show.aspx?id=14722&cid=47. dead.
10. Web site: 2016-2017赛季中国女子篮球联赛排名. zh. Chinese Basketball Association (organisation). 2018-10-30. 2019-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330104834/http://www.cba.net.cn/show.aspx?id=16060&cid=47. dead.