Guo Shiqiang

Guo Shiqiang (Chinese: 郭士强, born 8 July 1975) is a former Chinese professional basketball player and current coach for the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. He is the uncle of Guo Ailun.

Guo Shiqiang
郭士强

Guangzhou Long-Lions
Position	Head coach
League	Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born	July 8, 1975 Liaoyang, Liaoning
Nationality	Chinese
Listed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
College	Liaoning Sport Technology College
Playing career	1993–2005
Position	Guard
Number	13 (club), 6 (national team)
Coaching career	2006–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1996	Liaoning Hunters
1996–1997	Sichuan Pandas
1998–2005	Liaoning Hunters
As coach:
2006–2007	Liaoning women's team (assistant coach)
2006–2008	Liaoning Hunters
2009–2011	China
2011	Liaoning Dinosaurs
2013–2020	Liaoning Flying Leopards
2020–present	Guangzhou Loong Lions
Career highlights and awards
As head coach: 2×CBA Coach of the Year (2007, 2008) CBA champion (2018)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  China Asian Games 2002 Busan Team FIBA Asia Championship 2003 Harbin Team 2009 Tianjin Head coach

Playing career

Guo started his professional career in 1993, and spent most of his career at the Liaoning Hunters, and was a longtime member of the Chinese national team, appearing with the team at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, as well as the 2002 FIBA World Championship.[1] He also helped the team win the gold medal at the ABC Championship 2003.

Managerial career

Guo announced his retirement in 2005 at the age of 30.[2] He stepped up as the head coach of Liaoning Hunters in 2006 after Jiang Xingquan left, and helped Liaoning Hunters to enter the semi-finals of the 2006-07 season, and further into the finals of the 2007-08 season.[3] He also worked as the assistant coach of the Liaoning women's basketball team shortly in 2006.

In 2009, he was selected as one of the coaches for the Chinese national basketball team, together with Adjan and Min Lulei. He coached the national team for the first time at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, guiding the team to a silver medal and a berth at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[4]

In 2010, he shortly returned to Liaoning, and resigned in 2011. Since 2013, he returned to his home team, now renamed Liaoning Flying Leopards, and stayed with the team until 2020.[5] He claimed the first CBA title both for him and for the team in the 2018 season.[6] He also sided with Liaoning in the 2017 National Games, and won the gold medal.

In June 2020, Guo decided to quit his job at Liaoning due to recent poor performance.[7] In August, he signed with Guangzhou Loong Lions.[8]

References

1. Player Profile at basketpedya.com
2. "郭士强正式宣布退役". sina.com.cn. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
3. "郭士强总结七年教练生涯 累并快乐着一切都值得". sohu.com. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
4. FIBA Profile
5. "回顾郭士强教练生涯：师从蒋兴权+3次执教辽宁". hxnews.com. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
6. "苦等23年！辽宁男篮终于圆梦 这个冠军来得太迟". sohu.com. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
7. "辽宁男篮官宣:郭士强提出辞职 杨鸣任球队教练组长". 163.com. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
8. "郭士强正式加盟广州队担任主帅 首次离开辽宁执教外地俱乐部". nen.com. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.