Steven Guinchard

Steven Guinchard
No. 80 – Hong Kong Eastern
PositionGuard
LeagueHong Kong A1 Division Championship
Personal information
Born (1993-07-14) July 14, 1993 (age 31)
Annecy, France
NationalityTaiwanese / French
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight39 kg (86 lb)
Career information
CollegeEmmanuel College
Playing career2009–2010; 2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Hong Kong Eastern
2017–2018→ Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor (loan)
2019–2020Hong Kong Eastern
2020–2021Cran Pringy Annecy
2021–2022New Taipei Kings
2022–2024Taipei Fubon Braves
2024–presentHong Kong Eastern
Career highlights and awards
  • ABL Champion (2017)

Steven Serge Marie Guinchard (Chinese: 張文平; born 14 July 1993) is a Taiwanese–French professional basketball player.

Early life and education

Steven Serge Marie Guinchard was born on 14 July 1993 in Annecy, France to a French father and a Taiwanese mother[1][2] He attended the Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia in the United States.[3]

Career

Hong Kong Eastern in the ABL

After graduating from college,[4] Guinchard went to Taiwant to join Pu Yuan Construction of the Super Basketball League in September 2016.[5] However he left for Hong Kong.[6]

He instead joined Hong Kong Eastern of the ASEAN Basketball League as their Asian heritage import. Guinchard is of Taiwanese-descent.[7] He helped the team win the 2016–17 season title.[8]

Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor

In 2017, Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor of Taiwan's Super Basketball League was able to loan Guinchard from Eastern.[8] He won the SBL Rookie of the Year for the 2017–18 season.[9] He did not return to Eastern due to the scrapping of the Asian import quota.[10] He was supposed to play for the Taipei Fubon Braves in 2018 but left for personal reasons.[9]

Second return to Hong Kong Eastern

Guinchard return with Eastern for the 2019–20 ABL season after regulations was revised so he could play as a local.[10] However, the ABL went on an indefinite hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To maintain fitness, Guinchard played for Cran Pringy Annecy of the French third-tier.[4]

Return to Taiwan

In 2021, Guinchard was able to return to Taiwan to join newly-formed team New Taipei Kings of the P. League+.[4] He was able to play for the Taipei Fubon Braves for two seasons from 2022 to 2024.[11][12]

Third return to Hong Kong Eastern

Guinchard rejoins Hong Kong Eastern in September 2024 ahead of their campaign for the 2024–25 season of the East Asia Super League.[13] He also played for Eastern at the 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) where the Hong Kong team is playing as a guest team.[14] He is noted to be the first player for a guest team to score a 4-pointer in the PBA.[15]

Personal life

Guinchard is married to Jessrine Celiz, a Filipino woman since July 2024.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Steven Serge Marie Guinchard". FIBA. 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ "台法混血小鮮肉張文平　璞園測試追SBL夢". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Steven Guinchard - Emmanuel College Athletics". Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "期待交手攻城獅　張文平：他們噴很多垃圾話". TSNA Professional. 野球人出版有限公司. 25 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  5. ^ "SBL》吳岱豪確定加盟璞園 合約已簽字 - 體育". China Times (in Traditional Chinese). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. ^ "高雄聖徒ABL東南亞國協聯賽首戰　79比90惜敗香港東方". Apple Daily. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  7. ^ "東方龍獅男籃　4援兵強攻ABL". ON.cc (in Chinese). 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b "金酒簽下台法混血射手張文平　提升戰力穩定軍心". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b "SBL／富邦休賽季「七進七出」　考驗許晉哲整合能力" [SBL: Fubon off-season. Seven players in, seven out. Xu Jinzhe's integration to the team to be tested]. ETtoday. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  10. ^ a b "東方龍獅美籍少帥新思維　盼破樽頸再奪標" [New American coach of the Eastern Long Lions hopes to end drought and win the title again]. ON.cc. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  11. ^ "林書緯、洪楷傑、張文平將披新球衣出戰2022-2023球季". P League+. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  12. ^ "富邦勇士宣布張文平離隊 少了三連霸致勝功臣". ETtoday (in Traditional Chinese). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  13. ^ "張文平回巢 香港東方預告簽5新兵" [Eastern Long Lions signs in five players including returning Zhang Wenping]. ON.cc (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  14. ^ Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (30 November 2024). "PBA: Eastern's Steven Guinchard finds new weapon in four-point shot". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  15. ^ Ballesteros, Jan (30 November 2024). "What does guest team Eastern think about the PBA's 4-point line?". OneSports.ph. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  16. ^ Ramos, Gerry (30 November 2024). "Eastern hotshot Guinchard is having a ball in wife's homeland". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  17. ^ Ballesteros, Jan (30 November 2024). "Eastern gunner Steven Guinchard makes most of time in PH with Filipina wife and family". OneSports.ph. Retrieved 30 November 2024.