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1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season

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The 1995–96 CBA season was the first season of the Chinese Basketball Association. The season was held from 10 December 1995 to 7 April 1996.

1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season
LeagueCBA
Season1995–96
Duration
  • 10 December 1995–6 March 1996 (regular season)
  • 10 March–7 April 1996 (playoffs)
  • 31 March–7 April 1996 (finals)
Teams12
Regular season
Season championsBayi Rockets
Season MVPChina Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)
RelegatedNanjing Army
Vanguard/Police
Finals
ChampionsBayi Rockets (1st title)
  Runners-upGuangdong Southern Tigers
SemifinalistsBeijing Ducks
Liaoning Hunters
Awards
CBA Coach of the YearWang Fei (Bayi Rockets)
Wang Lifa (Guangdong Southern Tigers)
Statistical leaders
Points China Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons) 28.0
Rebounds China Yu Leping (Zhejiang Squirrels) 13.0
Assists China Huang Yunlong (Guangdong Southern Tigers) 4.4

The league had 12 teams for its inaugural campaign and every club played each other twice in the regular season.[1][2]

Teams

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Team Head coach City Arena Capacity
Air Force   Ma Lianzhong
Bayi Rockets   Wang Fei
Beijing Ducks   Yuan Chao
Guangdong Southern Tigers   Wang Lifa
Jiangsu Dragons   Yi Dehua
Jinan Army   Zhang Bin
Liaoning Hunters   Li Ge
Nanjing Army   Yang Xuezeng
Shandong Flaming Bulls   Zhao Xuanmin
Shenyang Army   Xuan Chengbin
Vanguard/Police   Yu Long
Zhejiang Squirrels   Pan Jianping

Regular season

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League table

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Rank 1995–96 CBA regular season
Team W L Pts Pct. Tiebreaker
1 Bayi Rockets 22 0 44 100.0%
2 Guangdong Southern Tigers 18 4 40 81.8%
3 Liaoning Hunters 18 4 40 81.8%
4 Beijing Ducks 17 5 39 77.3%
5 Shandong Flaming Bulls 12 10 34 54.5%
6 Zhejiang Squirrels 10 12 32 45.5%
7 Jinan Army 9 13 31 40.9%
8 Shenyang Army 8 14 30 36.4%
9 Air Force 7 15 29 31.8%
10 Jiangsu Dragons 6 16 28 27.3%
11 Nanjing Army 4 18 26 18.2%
12 Vanguard/Police 1 21 23 4.5%
Key to colors
     Qualification for quarter-finals
     Qualification for 5th–8th place playoffs
     Qualification for relegation playoffs

Results

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12 teams played against each other teams twice.

Home \ Away AFO BYR BJD GDS JSD JNA LNH NJA SDB SYA VAN ZJS
Air Force 75–103 74–86 71–83 92–73 78–80 86–89 76–68 85–94 60–67 116–83 87–68
Bayi Rockets 101–56 100–69 108–80 128–89 117–78 108–80 101–88 83–63 115–82 117–87 99–69
Beijing Ducks 64–58 74–98 84–77 89–61 86–77 89–70 101–77 80–70 83–55 85–56 79–59
Guangdong Southern Tigers 106–75 86–97 68–60 96–60 95–80 92–69 100–73 89–68 98–81 89–84 111–78
Jiangsu Dragons 70–67 80–109 70–96 81–89 82–68 78–87 97–106 61–72 87–81 95–84 70–71
Jinan Army 87–78 76–109 72–64 72–87 77–67 63–75 89–71 87–65 60–73 86–83 59–84
Liaoning Hunters 91–69 65–87 92–75 98–78 107–86 98–74 109–58 96–78 90–68 107–87 104–54
Nanjing Army 60–95 79–95 66–79 94–99 83–88 90–78 85–99 85–94 78–80 92–89 72–94
Shandong Flaming Bulls 83–78 71–95 51–63 69–72 97–80 90–78 74–80 92–90 93–66 84–70 51–75
Shenyang Army 82–72 63–88 78–87 88–92 97–76 66–68 70–79 92–77 80–93 84–78 67–70
Vanguard/Police 61–80 74–100 64–87 67–95 69–93 83–96 74–89 85–88 73–88 80–68 60–79
Zhejiang Squirrels 65–75 79–108 57–62 77–104 84–70 83–74 67–70 87–81 73–83 55–60 61–51
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

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The Playoffs used a Home-Away system. Total points were used to decide the winner.[2]

Bracket

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Semi-finals Finals
          
1 Bayi Rockets 96 112 2
4 Beijing Ducks 76 100 0
1 Bayi Rockets 97 88 2
2 Guangdong Southern Tigers 63 74 0
2 Guangdong Southern Tigers 81 74 2
3 Liaoning Hunters 79 69 0 Third place game
4 Beijing Ducks 72 73 1 (145)
3 Liaoning Hunters 75 62 1 (137)
5–8th classification semi-finals Fifth place game
          
5 Shandong Flaming Bulls 67 106 1 (173)
8 Shenyang Army 68 63 1 (131)
5 Shandong Flaming Bulls 76 71 2
6 Zhejiang Squirrels 61 45 0
6 Zhejiang Squirrels 74 77 1 (151)
7 Jinan Army 66 78 1 (144) Seventh place game
8 Shenyang Army 57 87 1 (144)
7 Jinan Army 63 82 1 (145)
Relegation playoffs Ninth place game
          
9 Air Force 78 75 2
12 Vanguard/Police 64 67 0
9 Air Force 65 81 2
10 Jiangsu Dragons 58 64 0
10 Jiangsu Dragons 75 102 1 (177)
11 Nanjing Army 79 93 1 (172)
  • Bold Series winner

Semi-finals

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(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (4) Beijing Ducks

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10 March 1996
19:30
Beijing Ducks 76–96 Bayi Rockets
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
17 March 1996
19:30
Bayi Rockets 112–100 Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(2) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (3) Liaoning Hunters

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10 March 1996
19:30
Liaoning Hunters 79–81 Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
17 March 1996
19:30
Guangdong Southern Tigers 74–69 Liaoning Hunters
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Finals

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(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (2) Guangdong Southern Tigers

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31 March 1996
19:30
Guangdong Southern Tigers 63–97 Bayi Rockets
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
7 April 1996
19:30
Bayi Rockets 88–74 Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Third place game

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(3) Liaoning Hunters vs. (4) Beijing Ducks

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27 March 1996
19:30
Liaoning Hunters 75–72 Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
7 April 1996
19:30
Beijing Ducks 73–62 Liaoning Hunters
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

5–8th classification semi-finals

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(5) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (8) Shenyang Army

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10 March 1996
19:30
Shenyang Army 68–67 Shandong Flaming Bulls
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
17 March 1996
19:30
Shandong Flaming Bulls 106–63 Shenyang Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(6) Zhejiang Squirrels vs. (7) Jinan Army

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13 March 1996
19:30
Jinan Army 66–74 Zhejiang Squirrels
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
20 March 1996
19:30
Zhejiang Squirrels 77–78 Jinan Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Fifth place game

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(5) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (6) Zhejiang Squirrels

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24 March 1996
19:30
Zhejiang Squirrels 61–76 Shandong Flaming Bulls
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
3 April 1996
19:30
Shandong Flaming Bulls 71–45 Zhejiang Squirrels
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Seventh place game

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(7) Jinan Army vs. (8) Shenyang Army

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24 March 1996
19:30
Jinan Army 63–57 Shenyang Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
31 March 1996
19:30
Shenyang Army 87–82 Jinan Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Relegation playoffs

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(9) Air Force vs. (12) Vanguard/Police

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13 March 1996
19:30
Vanguard/Police 64–78 Air Force
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
20 March 1996
19:30
Air Force 75–67 Vanguard/Police
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(10) Jiangsu Dragons vs. (11) Nanjing Army

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13 March 1996
19:30
Nanjing Army 79–75 Jiangsu Dragons
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
20 March 1996
19:30
Jiangsu Dragons 102–93 Nanjing Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Ninth place game

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(9) Air Force vs. (10) Jiangsu Dragons

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27 March 1996
19:30
Jiangsu Dragons 58–65 Air Force
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
3 April 1996
19:30
Air Force 81–64 Jiangsu Dragons
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

All-Star Game

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The first CBA All-Star Game was played on April 9, 1996, in Beijing.

The Blue Team, featuring players including Wang Zhizhi and Adiljan Jun, defeated the White Team 106–98.[1]

Statistics

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Individual statistic leaders

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Category Player Team(s) Statistic[3]
Points per game Hu Weidong Jiangsu Dragons 28.0
Rebounds per game Yu Leping Zhejiang Squirrels 13.0
Assists per game Huang Yunlong Guangdong Southern Tigers 4.4
Steals per game Ju Weisong Shandong Flaming Bulls 3.5
Blocks per game Wang Zhizhi Bayi Rockets 3.8
Turnovers per game Hu Weidong Jiangsu Dragons 4.6
Fouls per game Shen Zhenhai Jiangsu Dragons 3.9
Minutes per game Ju Weisong Shandong Flaming Bulls 39.7
FG% Ma Yongzhong Guangdong Southern Tigers 67.3%
FT% Yu Xuepeng Liaoning Hunters 85.0%
3P% Li Nan Bayi Rockets 64.0%

Team statistic leaders

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Category Team Statistic[4]
Points per game Bayi Rockets 103.0
Rebounds per game Guangdong Southern Tigers 34.3
Assists per game Guangdong Southern Tigers 14.5
Steals per game Bayi Rockets 11.5
Blocks per game Bayi Rockets 5.7
Turnovers per game Jinan Army 14.5
Fouls per game Air Force 17.9
FG% Bayi Rockets 56.7%
FT% Bayi Rockets 70.6%
3P% Bayi Rockets 44.9%

Awards

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These are the award winners for the 1995-96 CBA regular season.[1][5]

Annual awards

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1995–96 CBA awards
Award Recipient(s)
CBA Most Valuable Player Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)
CBA Coach of the Year Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets)
Wang Lifa (Guangdong Southern Tigers)

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 网易体育 (2008-10-29). "1995-1996赛季CBA大事记：史上第一的产生". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  2. ^ a b 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  3. ^ "球员 - 基础数据". cbaleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ "球队 - 基础数据". cbaleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ "荣誉榜". cbaleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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