On October 9, the 2024-2025 Beijing Shougang Basketball Club Pledge Meeting was held in Shougang Sports Building. After nearly half a year of offseason adjustment and running-in, the Beijing men's and women's basketball team will make great strides towards the new season with a new look.
At the scene, Zhang Yunsong, executive deputy general manager of Beijing Shougang Basketball Club, said: "The same pursuit, common perseverance and love, let us gather here today, in the name of Beijing Shougang Basketball Club, work together to open a new future of Beijing basketball!" Zhao, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shougang Group, encouraged the team to maintain a tenacious spirit whether it is at the peak or in adversity: "We must always remember to fight for Beijing, bring a wonderful game experience to the citizens of Beijing, bring more and more passion and vitality to fans across the country, and bring full positive energy to all friends who pay attention to us." Zhang Jianyong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of BAIC Group, said: "I hope that the two groups will continue to achieve win-win cooperation!" Let's fight for Beijing with persistence and love and go to a better future together. ”
Xu Limin, head coach of the Beijing BAIC men's basketball team, expressed his determination to fight to the end with sonorous words: "As the head coach of the team, I will lead this team to overcome all kinds of difficulties. All miracles in the world are completed by people, how big people's hearts are, how big the world is, we must dare to think, dare to do, put into action, use our practical actions to repay everyone's strong support to us, with our good results, good records, good spirit to repay the majority of fans for our care. Zhai Xiaochuan, captain of the men's basketball team, promised: "We will do our best to play every game and repay everyone's support for us with practical actions and court performances." ”
Women's basketball head coach Zhang Lin recalled the experience of the whole team working together to overcome difficulties last season, and also looked forward to the journey of the new season: "The new lineup will bring us more possibilities. All the team members will show full fighting spirit, strive for excellent results, and hand in a satisfactory answer sheet to everyone. The captain of the women's basketball team, Qi Siter, said: "We must work hard, do our best, help the collective, and inherit the spirit of the Beijing women's basketball team!" ”
This summer, the Beijing Shougang family ushered in a large number of fresh blood. At the swearing-in meeting, new women's basketball players Zhao Zhifang, Zhang Jingyi, Yu Jiarui, Zhang Yeyao, and new men's basketball players Zhi Chuang, Wen Song, Zhou Qi, Chen Yingjun, Germain, Solomon, and Omote took over the jerseys from Zhang Yunsong. Two interesting sessions were held at the scene, with Zhou Qi, Chen Yingjun and Wen Song recalling the numbers of their teammates, and Solomon, Germain and Omot learning the cheering slogan of "BAIC Come on, Beijing will win", and led the fans to shout loudly.
The new season coincides with the 30th anniversary of the birth of the CBA League, and the "Beijing Basketball History and Culture Season" event will take the Beijing men's basketball team's participation in the professional league as the narrative thread, set up an exhibition in the home arena, and invite celebrities to participate in the halftime event. The activities of "Starlight Project", "Hand in Hand Eagles" and "Brand Night" will continue, and more interesting activities will be launched in conjunction with the solar terms. The club will create more interesting and cute derivatives and more elaborate and exquisite game badges.
In addition, the CBA launched a classic version of the 30th anniversary jersey, and the Beijing men's basketball commemorative jersey adopts the brick red of the Beijing city wall, incorporating the retro "Beijing" font and urban culture. As one of the eight founding teams participating in the first year of the CBA League, the Beijing men's basketball team will also have a special emblem exclusive to the CBA team in the first year on the jersey. Starting from the first game against Shanghai on October 13, the Beijing men's basketball team will wear this jersey in all home games in the first phase.
Source: Beijing Daily Sports
Reporter: Chen Jiakun