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 | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Duration | 1 November 2019–21 January 2020; 20 June–27 July 2020 (Regular season) 31 July–15 August 2020 (Playoffs) |
| Games played | 46 |
| Teams | 20 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Runners-up | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Semifinalists | Beijing Ducks Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
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
editName changes
editThe CBA changed the name of the following five teams as a part of an ongoing plan.[4]
- Beikong Fly Dragons changed their name to Beijing Royal Fighters in May 2019.
- Guangzhou Long-Lions changed their name to Guangzhou Loong Lions in May 2019.
- Shandong Golden Stars changed their name to Shandong Heroes in May 2019.
- Shenzhen Leopards changed their name to Shenzhen Aviators in May 2019.
- Tianjin Gold Lions changed their name to Tianjin Pioneers in May 2019.
Venues
editListed 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.
Head coaches
editListed below are the head coaches for the 2019–20 CBA season.
| Team | Head Coach | Replaced During Season |
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| Bayi Rockets |  Wang Zhizhi
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| Beijing Ducks |  Yannis Christopoulos
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| Beikong Royal Fighters |  Stephon Marbury
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| Fujian Sturgeons |  Aleksandar Kesar
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Zhu Shilong
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| Guangdong Southern Tigers | Du Feng
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| Guangzhou Loong-Lions |  Juan Antonio Orenga
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| Jiangsu Dragons |  Memi Becirovic
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| Jilin Northeast Tigers | Wang Han
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| Liaoning Flying Leopards | Guo Shiqiang
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Alejandro Martínez
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| Nanjing Monkey Kings | Cui Wanjun
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| Qingdao Eagles | Wu Qinglong
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| Shandong Heroes | Gong Xiaobin
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| Shanghai Sharks | Li Qiuping
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| Shanxi Loongs | Wang Fei
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| Shenzhen Aviators | Wang Jianjun
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| Sichuan Blue Whales | Zhou Jinli
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Ying Kui
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| Tianjin Pioneers | Liu Tie
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Manolo Hussein
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| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | Adiljan Suleyman
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| Zhejiang Golden Bulls | Liu Weiwei
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| Zhejiang Guangsha Lions | Li Chunjiang
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Draft
editThe 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]
Foreign players policy
editAll 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
editThe rules for using foreign players in each game are described in this chart:
| # | Facing other teams | Facing Bayi Rockets |
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| Chinese players+ | No Limit | No Limit |
| Asian players++ | 4 quarters collectively+++ | |
| International players | 6 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
editThis 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.
Regular Season Standings
edit| # | 2019–20 CBA regular season | |||||
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| Team | W | L | Pct. | Tiebreaker | ||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 44 | 2 | .957 | ||
| 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 36 | 10 | .783 | ||
| 3 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 32 | 14 | .696 | ||
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 32 | 14 | .696 | ||
| 5 | Zhejiang Lions | 30 | 16 | .652 | ||
| 6 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 30 | 16 | .652 | ||
| 7 | Beijing Royal Fighters | 29 | 17 | .630 | ||
| 8 | Qingdao Eagles | 25 | 21 | .543 | ||
| 9 | Shandong Heroes | 24 | 22 | .522 | ||
| 10 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 24 | 22 | .522 | ||
| 11 | Shanxi Loongs | 24 | 22 | .522 | ||
| 12 | Fujian Sturgeons | 24 | 22 | .522 | ||
| 13 | Shenzhen Aviators | 20 | 26 | .435 | ||
| 14 | Nanjing Monkey Kings | 18 | 28 | .391 | ||
| 15 | Jiangsu Dragons | 17 | 29 | .370 | ||
| 16 | Shanghai Sharks | 16 | 30 | .348 | ||
| 17 | Sichuan Blue Whales | 11 | 35 | .239 | ||
| 18 | Guangzhou Loong Lions | 10 | 36 | .217 | ||
| 19 | Tianjin Pioneers | 8 | 38 | .174 | ||
| 20 | Bayi Rockets | 6 | 40 | .130 | ||
| Top 4 teams advance directly to Quarter-finals of CBA Playoffs | |
| 5th-12th place teams progress to First Round of CBA Playoffs |
Playoffs
editBecause 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
First round
edit(5) Zhejiang Lions vs. (12) Fujian Sturgeons
edit31 July 2020
15:00 |
| Zhejiang Lions | 119–132 | Fujian Sturgeons |
| Scoring by quarter: 34–34, 27–34, 31–31, 27–33 | ||
(6) Zhejiang Golden Bulls vs. (11) Shanxi Loongs
edit1 August 2020
15:00 |
| Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 91–82 | Shanxi Loongs |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 28–23, 27–25, 14–16 | ||
(7) Beijing Royal Fighters vs. (10) Jilin Northeast Tigers
edit1 August 2020
20:00 |
| Beijing Royal Fighters | 108–106 | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 24–29, 26–17, 31–31 | ||
(8) Qingdao Eagles vs. (9) Shandong Heroes
edit31 July 2020
20:00 |
| Qingdao Eagles | 129–120 | Shandong Heroes |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 33–20, 30–36, 38–34 | ||
Quarter-finals
edit(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (8) Qingdao Eagles
edit2 August 2020
15:00 |
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 110–88 | Qingdao Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 22–19, 28–24, 32–31 | ||
(2) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (7) Beijing Royal Fighters
edit3 August 2020
15:00 |
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 103–91 | Beijing Royal Fighters |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 22–21, 31–24, 25–22 | ||
(3) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (6) Zhejiang Golden Bulls
edit3 August 2020
20:00 |
| Liaoning Flying Leopards | 127–123 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–32, 34–34, 32–29, 31–28 | ||
(4) Beijing Ducks vs. (12) Fujian Sturgeons
edit2 August 2020
20:00 |
| Beijing Ducks | 107–75 | Fujian Sturgeons |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 32–13, 26–27, 19–20 | ||
Semi-finals
edit(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (4) Beijing Ducks
edit4 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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
(2) Xinjiang Flying Tigers vs. (3) Liaoning Flying Leopards
edit5 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 | ||
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 | ||
Finals
edit(1) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (3) Liaoning Flying Leopards
edit11 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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Statistics
editListed 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
editMore info needed
Awards
editListed below are the 2019–20 CBA season's weekly, monthly, and annual awards.
Yearly awards
editThis is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's yearly awards winners.
| Award | Recipient(s) | Runner(s)-up/Finalists | Ref. |
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| Domestic Most Valuable Player | Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) |
Han Dejun (Liaoning Flying Leopards) Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Guangsha Lions) Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) Zhou Qi (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) |
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| Defensive Player of the Year | Zhou Qi (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) |
Jeremy Lin (Beijing Ducks) Sonny Weems (Guangdong Southern Tigers) Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) Zhai Xiaochuan (Beijing Ducks) |
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| Sixth Man of the Year | Fang Shuo (Beijing Ducks) |
Dai Huaibo (Jilin Northeast Tigers) Lai Junhao (Zhejiang Golden Bulls) Yu Changdong (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) Zeng Lingxu (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) |
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| Most Improved Player | Sun Minghui (Zhejiang Lions) |
Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong Southern Tigers) Yuan Shuai (Shanxi Loongs) |
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| Young Rising Star of the Year | Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong Southern Tigers) |
 Chen Ying-chun (Guangzhou Looog Lions) Cheng Shuaipeng (Zhejiang Golden Bulls) Wang Shaojie (Beijing Royal Fighters) |
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| Coach of the Year | Du Feng (Guangdong Southern Tigers) |
Adiljan Jun (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) Alejandro Martinez (Liaoning Flying Leopards) Xie Libin (Beijing Ducks) |
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Players of the Week
editThis is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Player of the Week award winners.
Players of the Month
editThis is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Player of the Month award winners.
Young Rising Stars of the Month
editThis is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Young Rising Star of the Month award winners.
All-Star Weekend
editThe 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
editReferences
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