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32-451: The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Finals MVP is the annual award that is handed out at the end of each Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) playoff finals series to the most valuable player of that season's CBA Finals. The award was first distributed at the end of the 2003–04 season and Du Feng was the first winner. Before that, the award was named the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League MVP . From that year until

64-521: A contract but never steps on the court does not count. As of early 2024, over 100 basketball professionals from the United States, Europe, and Australia work in the CBA. Every team can register up to four foreign players per season. During the regular season, the policy of four (maximum) foreign players on the field for four quarters and four times per game (full of one per quarter) is adopted, while

96-510: A list of single game, single season, and career record holders in various statistical categories. Furthermore, a CBA All-Star Game MVP award is given to the player deemed to have the most impactful performance in the league's annual mid-season exhibition contest. The CBA Best Defender award is presented to the league's most hard-skilled and efficient defender in a given season of the CBA. The CBA's highest single season scoring average, depending on how many games are required to be recognized as

128-412: A statistical qualifier, is either 43.1 points per game by Jordan Crawford , who played in 26 of Tianjin's 38 games (68.4%) in 2015–16 , or 42.0 points per game by Jonathan Gibson , who played in 36 of Qingdao's 38 games (94.7%) in 2015–16 . This is a list of individual records separated into two categories — career records and single game records. Records last updated and confirmed on March 13, 2019,

160-597: Is a list of the teams which have advanced to the CBA Finals and the overall win–loss records they have registered in the Championship Series. The CBA Most Valuable Player award is presented to the league's best player in a given CBA season. Since the 2012–13 campaign, two awards have been handed out each year, Domestic MVP and International MVP. The rules for the selection of the MVP in the regular season are:

192-489: Is a professional minor league . There is also a Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). A few Chinese players who competed in the CBA in the early stages of their careers—including Wang Zhizhi , Mengke Bateer , Yao Ming , Yi Jianlian , Sun Yue , and Zhou Qi —have also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Others such as Xue Yuyang and Wang Zhelin were chosen in

224-610: Is the club's corporate sponsor. The team plays at the Liaoning Gymnasium . Founded in 1953, Liaoning became a fully professional organization and member of the CBA in 1995, and since then they have won four championships. 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. The club's history dates back to 1953, when

256-766: The 1995–96 season . The league should not be confused with the Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) , which was founded in June 1956 and represents the country in matters involving the sport's governing body, FIBA . Basketball in China is currently regulated by the Chinese Basketball Management Center . Other Chinese basketball leagues include the National Basketball League (NBL),

288-484: The 2011–12 season , international players (non Chinese/Taiwanese) were not allowed to win the award. Starting with the 2012–13 season , international players became eligible to win the award. Chinese Basketball Association The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis. The CBA should not be confused with the National Basketball League (NBL), which

320-413: The 2017–18 CBA season , Liaoning defeated Zhejiang Lions in the finals (4–0) and won their first CBA league title. The team relocated their home stadium from Benxi to Shenyang during the play-offs semi-finals. In 2019, 3SBio Inc. officially took the sponsorship, and changed the team name. In the 2020–21 season, former national team player Yang Ming became the new head coach. Under his guidance,

352-762: The Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA), and the Chinese High School Basketball League (CHBL). At one time there was a league called the Chinese New Basketball Alliance (CNBA), one of whose most prominent teams was the Beijing Sea Lions, but this venture lasted for just one winter (1996–97). The first non-Chinese player to compete in the CBA was Mihail Savinkov of Uzbekistan , who joined

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384-684: The Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey issued a tweet in support of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests . Morey's tweet resulted in the Chinese Basketball Association's suspension of its relationship with the Houston Rockets and China Central Television 's removal of all NBA games from its broadcast schedule until further notice. Liaoning Flying Leopards The Liaoning Flying Leopards ( simplified Chinese : 辽宁飞豹 ; traditional Chinese : 遼寧飛豹 ; pinyin : Liáoníng Fēibào ), also known as

416-779: The Liaoning Shenyang Sansheng Flying Leopard Club or Liaoning Bengang ( 辽宁本钢 ), are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Hunnan District , Shenyang , Liaoning , which plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The team used to play their home games at the Benxi Gymnasium in Benxi , but relocated to Shenyang in the 2017–18 season. The biopharmacy company 3SBio Inc.

448-572: The Shandong team switched from Flaming Bulls (1995) to Lions (2003) to Gold Lions (2004) to Golden Stars (2014). Other examples include the Liaoning team dumping Hunters (1995) for Dinosaurs (2008) and then Flying Leopards (2011) -- as well as the Foshan team's evolving attempts to "Anglicize" its nickname—by going from Kylins (2001) to Dralions to Long-Lions . In previous years,

480-687: The Zhejiang Squirrels in the league's inaugural 1995–96 campaign. During the 1996–97 season, James Hodges became one of the first Americans to play in the CBA, and his signing by the Liaoning Hunters helped pave the way for many more imports from the United States to follow in the ensuing years. Some other notable foreign pioneers included John Spencer , who joined the Jiangsu Dragons later in

512-567: The draft , but have not played in the NBA. Only a limited number of foreign players are allowed on each CBA team. Notable imports include former NBA All-Stars Stephon Marbury , Tracy McGrady , Gilbert Arenas , Steve Francis , Metta World Peace and Kenyon Martin —as well as several NBA veterans who would become CBA All-Stars— Michael Beasley , Aaron Brooks , Jimmer Fredette , Al Harrington , Lester Hudson , Randolph Morris , Shavlik Randolph , Jeremy Lin and J.R. Smith . The CBA began play in

544-678: The 1996–97 campaign, and David Vanterpool , who inked a deal with the Jilin Northeast Tigers the following winter, and helped the team move up to the CBA in time for the 1998–99 season . The CBA's first international coach was American Robert Hoggard, who led the Sichuan Pandas for the last eight games of the 1997–98 campaign. For a full list of teams, see Current clubs section below. Also see Category:Chinese Basketball Association teams . The full name of each team usually consists of three parts, in

576-440: The CBA does not use these designations for regular season purposes anymore, as each squad now plays each other once at home and once on the road (plus eight additional games within each of the four rotating "strength of schedule" sub-groupings). Divisions are used for the league's annual All-Star Game, however, and are shown here for the sake of convenience. This is a chronological listing of current and former CBA teams according to

608-548: The CBA title again, powered by such players as Guo, Han Dejun , and multi-time CBA International MVP Lester Hudson . Liaoning lost to the Beijing Ducks in six games in the 2015 CBA Finals , and to Sichuan Blue Whales in five games in the 2016 CBA Finals . 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. In

640-545: 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. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. To appear in this section

672-479: The Liaoning Panpan Group Co., Ltd. Before the 2012–13 CBA season began, the roster received a massive upheaval. 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. One of the most significant player transactions that occurred was

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704-674: The Northeast Sports Training Class Basketball Team ( Chinese : 东北体育训练班篮球队 ) was formed, which later became the Liaoning Provincial Basketball Team ( Chinese : 辽宁省篮球队 ). Liaoning won the national basketball championship in 1985, as well as in 1988, 1989, 1991 and 1992. During the late 1980s and 1990s, Liaoning represented China in the ABC Champions Cup and won a title in 1990. Following

736-404: The United States and played several NBA Summer League teams during the 2018 NBA Summer League season while the combined Chinese National Team did likewise during the 2019 NBA Summer League season. Listed below are some of the most accomplished foreign imports who have competed in the CBA. Players must appear in at least one game for the team to receive credit for a season. Someone who signs

768-504: The decision to let go of Zhang Qingpeng. It would later be revealed that this move was made in the interest of developing sharpshooter Guo Ailun . On December 2, 2012, the Flying Leopards beat the Tianjin Gold Lions 100–81. This was Liaoning's sixth straight home victory against Tianjin. In 2013, the team started to receive sponsorship from Benxi Steel Group . The Flying Leopards have since become regular contenders for

800-594: The establishment of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) in 1995, the club was officially founded as a professional team as Liaoning Hunters. During the 2004–05 CBA season , Liaoning finished in first place in the North Division, but lost in the quarter-finals of the CBA Playoffs to the South Division's Yunnan Bulls . The team would then go on to place seventh and fourth, respectively, over

832-478: The final day of the 2018–19 CBA regular season. Listed below are some of the most accomplished Chinese players who have competed in the CBA. Time spent with teams in lower leagues before they joined the CBA, or after they left the CBA, cannot be counted as CBA seasons. Notes will be made of such service below a player's CBA information. Note: The Red Squad of the Chinese National Team toured

864-654: The following order: The presence of corporate sponsor names can occasionally lead to confusion about what name to use in English because many variants may be seen. Team names are usually abbreviated (in Chinese or English ), so that either the corporate sponsor name or the nickname is used interchangeably (rarely both). In addition, team nicknames can sometimes be translated into English in more than one way, and corporate sponsors tend to change frequently over time. Nickname changes are rare, but occasionally happen, such as when

896-563: The next two years, before advancing to the CBA Finals following the 2007–08 CBA season . Although Liaoning eventually lost to the Guangdong Southern Tigers , the club did win the fourth game of the series. This was the team's first victory in the CBA Finals, despite multiple appearances. After finishing in fifth place in the 2009–10 CBA season , Liaoning would miss both the 2010–11 and the 2011–12 CBA playoffs. In 2011, Liaoning Scale Industry took over sponsorship from

928-477: The number of games must reach 28 or more; The comprehensive score of individual technical indicators ranks among the best; The team won the top three in the regular season. At the conclusion of each season, the CBA Finals MVP award is bestowed upon the most outstanding player in that year's championship series. Each campaign's scoring leader is also recognized on an annual basis and the league maintains

960-527: The season that they entered the league. Current teams Defunct Teams In 2005, the league unveiled the Mou Zuoyun Cup ( Chinese : 牟作云杯 ), which was awarded for the first time to the winning team in the CBA Finals. Mou Zuoyun (1913–2007) was a member of the Chinese men's national basketball team which competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics , and he later served as a coach and a pioneer in building Chinese basketball. Jonas Kazlauskas This

992-416: The team ranked in the bottom four last season may adopt the policy of four (maximum) foreign players for four quarters and five times per game (full of two times per quarter in the first three quarters and one time per quarter in the last quarter). During the playoffs, all teams will adopt a four-player (maximum) four-period four-times policy for foreign players (maximum of one per period) On October 4, 2019,

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1024-588: The title of the league itself was available for corporate naming sponsorship. In 1999–2000 and 2000–2001 it was known as the Hilton League , in 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 it was the Motorola League , and in 2003–2004 it was sponsored by China Unicom . These corporate league titles were not always used in the news media, however, and this sponsorship practice was discontinued at the start of the 2004–2005 season. While clubs are listed by division here,

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