2019–20 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2019–20 CBA season was the 25th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The regular season began on 1 November 2019 with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Liaoning Flying Leopards.[1]

CBA
Season2019–20
Duration1 November 2019–21 January 2020;
20 June–27 July 2020 (Regular season)
31 July–15 August 2020 (Playoffs)
Number of games46
Number of teams20
Regular season
Top seedGuangdong Southern Tigers
Finals
ChampionsGuangdong Southern Tigers
  Runners-upLiaoning Flying Leopards
SemifinalistsBeijing Ducks
Xinjiang Flying Tigers

The CBA regular season was suspended since 1 February 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] The season was resumed on 20 June 2020.[3] The regular season was concluded on 27 July 2020. The playoffs started on 31 July 2020 and concluded on 15 August 2020.

Team changes

Name changes

The CBA changed the name of the following five teams as a part of an ongoing plan.[4]

Venues

Listed below are the home arenas for the 2019–20 CBA season.

Note: Venues in italics denote the ones will be used from 20 June 2020 to the end of the season.

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Bayi Rockets Nanchang Nanchang International Sports Center Gymnasium 11,000
Beijing Ducks Beijing Cadillac Arena 18,000
Beikong Royal Fighters Beijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium 6,300
Fujian Sturgeons Jinjiang Zuchang Gymnasium 6,000
Guangdong Southern Tigers Dongguan Nissan Sports Centre 14,730
Guangzhou Loong-Lions Guangzhou Tianhe Gymnasium 8,628
Jiangsu Dragons Suzhou Suzhou Sports Center Gymnasium 6000
Jilin Northeast Tigers Changchun Changchun Gymnasium 4,150
Liaoning Flying Leopards Shenyang Liaoning Gymnasium 12,000
Nanjing Monkey Kings Nanjing Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park 22,000
Qingdao Eagles Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium 12,500
Shandong Heroes Jinan Shandong Arena 8,800
Shanghai Sharks Shanghai Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium 5,000
Shanxi Loongs Taiyuan Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium 8,000
Shenzhen Aviators Shenzhen Shenzhen Dayun Arena 18,000
Sichuan Blue Whales Chengdu Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium 9,200
Tianjin Pioneers Tianjin Dongli Gymnasium 3,000
Xinjiang Flying Tigers Ürümqi Hongshan Arena 3,800
Zhejiang Golden Bulls Hangzhou Binjiang Gymnasium 6,000
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions Zhuji Zhuji Sports Centre Gymnasium 5,136

Head coaches

Listed below are the head coaches for the 2019–20 CBA season.

Team Head Coach Replaced During Season
Bayi Rockets China Wang Zhizhi
Beijing Ducks Greece Yannis Christopoulos
Beikong Royal Fighters United States Stephon Marbury
Fujian Sturgeons Serbia Aleksandar Kesar China Zhu Shilong
Guangdong Southern Tigers China Du Feng
Guangzhou Loong-Lions Spain Juan Antonio Orenga
Jiangsu Dragons Slovenia Memi Becirovic
Jilin Northeast Tigers China Wang Han
Liaoning Flying Leopards China Guo Shiqiang Spain Alejandro Martínez
Nanjing Monkey Kings China Cui Wanjun
Qingdao Eagles China Wu Qinglong
Shandong Heroes China Gong Xiaobin
Shanghai Sharks China Li Qiuping
Shanxi Loongs China Wang Fei
Shenzhen Aviators China Wang Jianjun
Sichuan Blue Whales China Zhou Jinli China Ying Kui
Tianjin Pioneers China Liu Tie Spain Manolo Hussein
Xinjiang Flying Tigers China Adiljan Suleyman
Zhejiang Golden Bulls China Liu Weiwei
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions China Li Chunjiang

Draft

The 2019 CBA Draft, the fifth edition of the CBA draft, took place on 29 July 2019 in Shanghai. 16 players were selected in the draft.[5]

Rnd. Pick Player Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Wang Shaojie  China Beijing Royal Fighters Peking University
1 2 Sun Siyao  China Nanjing Monkey Kings California State University, Northridge (US NCAA)
1 3 Yuan Tangwen  China Sichuan Blue Whales Xiamen University
1 4 Guan Jian  China Tianjin Pioneers Shanghai Sharks Youth
1 5 Lin Wei-han  Chinese Taipei Qingdao Eagles Yulon Luxgen Dinos (SBL)
1 8 Wu Yong-sheng  Chinese Taipei Shanghai Sharks Formosa Dreamers (SBL)
1 9 Liu Yuchen  China Zhejiang Golden Bulls Peking University
1 11 Wang Wenyu  China Shandong Heroes Shandong Heroes Youth
1 13 Tang Jie  China Fujian Sturgeons Wuhan Dangdai (NBL)
1 18 Liu Lipeng  China Xinjiang Flying Tigers Xinjiang Flying Tigers Youth
2 1 Meng Bolong  China Beijing Royal Fighters Beijing University of Technology
2 2 Li Shengdong  China Nanjing Monkey Kings Anhui Jiangzhun (NBL)
2 4 He Siyu  China Tianjin Pioneers Shanxi University
2 5 Wang Ruize  China Qingdao Eagles Nanchang University
2 11 Ma Guanghan  China Shandong Heroes Anhui Wenyi (NBL)
2 18 Yang Sheng-yan  Chinese Taipei Xinjiang Flying Tigers Free Agent

Foreign players policy

All teams except the Bayi Rockets (a club owned by the People's Liberation Army) can have two foreign players. The bottom two teams from the previous season (except Bayi) have the additional right to sign an extra Asian player.

Rules chart

The rules for using foreign players in each game are described in this chart:

#Facing other teamsFacing Bayi Rockets
Chinese players+No LimitNo Limit
Asian players++4 quarters collectively+++
International players6 quarters collectively+++

+ Including players from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

++ If a team waives its right to sign an extra Asian player, it may use its 2 foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.

+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.

Import chart

This is the full list of international players competing in the CBA during the 2019–20 season. One major change is that many teams began to actively sign "reserve" imports this season to provide insurance for injuries. Players who sign contracts but are not actually playing will be listed under the heading of "Inactive Or Replaced" during the 2019–20 season. Those who never actually play in games before the end of the season will have their names removed from this list when the season ends.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Asian Player Inactive Or Replaced
Bayi Rockets––-–
Beijing DucksUnited StatesChinese Taipei Jeremy LinUnited StatesNigeria Ekpe UdohN/AUnited StatesCroatia Justin Hamilton
Beikong Royal FightersUnited States Kyle FoggUnited States Jason ThompsonState of Palestine Sani Sakakini-
Fujian SturgeonsUnited StatesUkraine Pooh JeterUnited States Dante CunninghamN/AUnited States Ty Lawson
United States Erick Green
Guangdong Southern TigersUnited States MarShon BrooksUnited States Sonny WeemsN/A-
Guangzhou Loong-LionsUnited States Andrew Nicholson-N/AUnited States Marcus Georges-Hunt
Canada Keifer Sykes
Jiangsu DragonsUnited States Jonathan GibsonSerbia Miroslav RaduljicaN/AUnited States Antonio Blakeney
Jilin Northeast TigersUnited States Dominique JonesUnited States Eli HolmanN/A-
Liaoning Flying LeopardsUnited States Lance StephensonUnited States Brandon BassN/A-
Nanjing Monkey KingsUnited States Joe YoungFrance Guerschon YabuseleIran Hamed HaddadiIran Behnam Yakhchali
Qingdao EaglesUnited StatesBulgaria Darius AdamsUnited States Dakari JohnsonN/AUnited States Kenny Boynton (DNP YET)
Shandong HeroesUnited States Lester HudsonUnited StatesCentral African Republic James MaysN/A-
Shanghai SharksUnited States Ray McCallum Jr.Lithuania Donatas MotiejunasN/AUnited States James Nunnally
Shanxi LoongsUnited States Jamaal FranklinUnited States Eric MorelandN/AUnited States Malcolm Thomas
Shenzhen AviatorsUnited States Dwight BuycksUnited States Jarell MartinN/AUnited States Shabazz Muhammad
United States Pierre Jackson
Sichuan Blue WhalesUnited States Courtney FortsonUnited States Tyler HansbroughN/AUnited States Thomas Robinson
Tianjin PioneersUnited States Chasson RandleMontenegro Marko TodorovicN/A-
Xinjiang Flying TigersUnited States Kay FelderUnited States Eric MikaN/AUnited States Jarnell Stokes
United States Ian Clark (DNP YET)
Zhejiang Golden BullsUnited States Marcus DenmonUnited StatesAustria Sylven LandesbergN/A-
Zhejiang Guangsha LionsUnited States Dez WellsUnited States Miles PlumleeN/AUnited States Kenneth Faried

Regular Season Standings
# 2019–20 CBA regular season
Team W L Pct. Tiebreaker
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers442.957
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers3610.783
3 Liaoning Flying Leopards3214.696
4 Beijing Ducks3214.696
5 Zhejiang Lions3016.652
6 Zhejiang Golden Bulls3016.652
7 Beijing Royal Fighters2917.630
8 Qingdao Eagles2521.543
9 Shandong Heroes2422.522
10 Jilin Northeast Tigers2422.522
11 Shanxi Loongs2422.522
12 Fujian Sturgeons2422.522
13 Shenzhen Aviators2026.435
14 Nanjing Monkey Kings1828.391
15 Jiangsu Dragons1729.370
16 Shanghai Sharks1630.348
17 Sichuan Blue Whales1135.239
18 Guangzhou Loong Lions1036.217
19 Tianjin Pioneers838.174
20 Bayi Rockets640.130
Key to colors
     Top 4 teams advance directly to Quarter-finals of CBA Playoffs
     5th-12th place teams progress to First Round of CBA Playoffs

Playoffs

Because of the format change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Playoffs in this season will be shortened - the first two rounds will be played as one-off matches, and the last two rounds will be played in best-of-three games.

First round
One-off 		Quarter-finals
One-off 		Semi-finals
Best-of-three 		Finals
Best-of-three
            
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 1
8 Qingdao Eagles 0
8 Qingdao Eagles 1
9 Shandong Heroes 0
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 2
4 Beijing Ducks 1
4 Beijing Ducks 1
12 Fujian Sturgeons 0
5 Zhejiang Lions 0
12 Fujian Sturgeons 1
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 2
3 Liaoning Flying Leopards 1
3 Liaoning Flying Leopards 1
6 Zhejiang Golden Bulls 0
6 Zhejiang Golden Bulls 1
11 Shanxi Loongs 0
3 Liaoning Flying Leopards 2
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 0
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 1
7 Beijing Royal Fighters 0
7 Beijing Royal Fighters 1
10 Jilin Northeast Tigers 0
  • Bold Series winner

(5) Zhejiang Lions vs. (12) Fujian Sturgeons
31 July 2020
15:00
Zhejiang Lions 119–132 Fujian Sturgeons
Scoring by quarter: 34–34, 27–34, 31–31, 27–33
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Liang Bin, Yang Xiaoguang, Li Chengxin

(6) Zhejiang Golden Bulls vs. (11) Shanxi Loongs
1 August 2020
15:00
Zhejiang Golden Bulls 91–82 Shanxi Loongs
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 28–23, 27–25, 14–16
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Xia Chun, Yang Hongfeng, Zhang Lei

(7) Beijing Royal Fighters vs. (10) Jilin Northeast Tigers
1 August 2020
20:00
Beijing Royal Fighters 108–106 Jilin Northeast Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 24–29, 26–17, 31–31
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Cui Zhexiong, Ye Nan, Wei Guoliang

(8) Qingdao Eagles vs. (9) Shandong Heroes
31 July 2020
20:00
Qingdao Eagles 129–120 Shandong Heroes
Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 33–20, 30–36, 38–34
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Song Xiaojing, Yan Jun, Han Xu

(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (8) Qingdao Eagles
2 August 2020
15:00
Guangdong Southern Tigers 110–88 Qingdao Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 22–19, 28–24, 32–31
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Yan Jun, Xin Genwei, Guo Nan

(2) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (7) Beijing Royal Fighters
3 August 2020
15:00
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 103–91 Beijing Royal Fighters
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 22–21, 31–24, 25–22
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Xia Chun, Yan Jun, Hu Ji

(3) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (6) Zhejiang Golden Bulls
3 August 2020
20:00
Liaoning Flying Leopards 127–123 Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Scoring by quarter: 30–32, 34–34, 32–29, 31–28
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Liang Bin, Ye Nan, Yang Xiaoguang

(4) Beijing Ducks vs. (12) Fujian Sturgeons
2 August 2020
20:00
Beijing Ducks 107–75 Fujian Sturgeons
Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 32–13, 26–27, 19–20
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Xia Chun, Liang Bin, Ye Nan

(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (4) Beijing Ducks
4 August 2020
20:00
Guangdong Southern Tigers 111–109 (OT) Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 21–33, 19–24, 37–21, Overtime: 7–5
Guangdong leads series, 1-0
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Liang Bin, Ye Nan, Jiang Zhiyuan
6 August 2020
20:00
Beijing Ducks 90–86 Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 28–27, 23–23, 25–18
Series tied, 1-1
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Xia Chun, Song Xiaojing, Cui Zhexiong
8 August 2020
20:00
Guangdong Southern Tigers 88–85 Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 21–24, 26–20, 25–28
Guangdong wins series, 2-1
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Xia Chun, Song Xiaojing, Li Chengxin

(2) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (3) Liaoning Flying Leopards
5 August 2020
20:00
Xinjiang Flying Tigers 88–116 Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: 24–34, 24–25, 20–36, 20–21
Liaoning leads series, 1–0
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Duan Zhu, Yan Jun, Ye Nan
7 August 2020
20:00
Liaoning Flying Leopards 119–113 Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 22–33, 40–22, 29–34, 28–24
Liaoning wins series, 2–0
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Yan Jun, Duan Zhu, Guo Nan

(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (3) Liaoning Flying Leopards
11 August 2020
20:00
Guangdong Southern Tigers 110–88 Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 30–26, 25–23, 30–15
Guangdong leads series, 1–0
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Yan Jun, Duan Zhu, Ye Nan
13 August 2020
20:00
Liaoning Flying Leopards 115–113 Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 34–38, 24–28, 23–27, 34–20
Series tied, 1–1
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Xia Chun, Liang Bin, Yang Hongfeng
15 August 2020
20:00
Guangdong Southern Tigers 123–115 Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 28–18, 41–39, 28–29
Guangdong wins series, 2–1
Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium, Qingdao
Referees: Duan Zhu, Yan Jun, Ye Nan

Statistics

Listed below are the 2019–20 CBA season's final individual and team statistical leaders. The CBA is like the NCAA, and unlike the NBA, in the practice of combining regular season statistics with playoff statistics.

Statistical leaders – individual

More info needed

Awards

Listed below are the 2019–20 CBA season's weekly, monthly, and annual awards.

Yearly awards

This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's yearly awards winners.

AwardRecipient(s)Runner(s)-up/FinalistsRef.
Domestic Most Valuable PlayerChina Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers)China Han Dejun (Liaoning Flying Leopards)
China Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Guangsha Lions)
China Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons)
China Zhou Qi (Xinjiang Flying Tigers)
Defensive Player of the YearChina Zhou Qi (Xinjiang Flying Tigers)United States Jeremy Lin (Beijing Ducks)
United States Sonny Weems (Guangdong Southern Tigers)
China Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers)
China Zhai Xiaochuan (Beijing Ducks)
Sixth Man of the YearChina Fang Shuo (Beijing Ducks)China Dai Huaibo (Jilin Northeast Tigers)
China Lai Junhao (Zhejiang Golden Bulls)
China Yu Changdong (Xinjiang Flying Tigers)
China Zeng Lingxu (Xinjiang Flying Tigers)
Most Improved PlayerChina Sun Minghui (Zhejiang Lions)China Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong Southern Tigers)
China Yuan Shuai (Shanxi Loongs)
Young Rising Star of the YearChina Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong Southern Tigers)Chinese Taipei Chen Ying-chun (Guangzhou Looog Lions)
China Cheng Shuaipeng (Zhejiang Golden Bulls)
China Wang Shaojie (Beijing Royal Fighters)
Coach of the YearChina Du Feng (Guangdong Southern Tigers)China Adiljan Jun (Xinjiang Flying Tigers)
Spain Alejandro Martinez (Liaoning Flying Leopards)
China Xie Libin (Beijing Ducks)

Players of the Week

This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Player of the Week award winners.

Players of the Month

This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Player of the Month award winners.

Young Rising Stars of the Month

This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Young Rising Star of the Month award winners.

All-Star Weekend

The 25th CBA All-Star Game and associated events were held in January 2020. Saturday features the Rising Stars Challenge, in which a team of CBA Rookies & Sophomores face a squad of students from the Chinese University Basketball Association, as well as the preliminaries of the Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Shootout, and Skills Competition. Sunday features the All-Star Game, with the South hosting the North, and the finals of the three individual events taking place at halftime.

Notes
  1. Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

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