Liaoning also won the Asian continental title after winning the FIBA Asia Champions Cup in 1990, and were runners-up in 1988, 1992 and 1999.

[1] Following the establishment of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) in 1995, the club was officially founded as a professional team as Liaoning Hunters.

Although Liaoning eventually lost to the Guangdong Southern Tigers, the club did win the fourth game of the series.

Liaoning made multiple changes including the signings of Josh Akognon and Alexander Johnson.

Meanwhile, veteran Bian Qiang retired, and many local players were either transferred or loaned out to other CBA teams.

After Game 3 of the 2016 Finals, a brawl broke between players from the visiting Liaoning Flying Leopards and fans of the Sichuan Blue Whales.

[12] Under his guidance, the Flying Leopards won three consecutive CBA championships (2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24), and also swept their opponents 4–0 in the finals on all three occasions.