2015–16 CBA season

CBA
Competition details
Season 2015–16
Teams 20
Games played 38
Dates October 31, 2015 – February 5, 2016 (regular season）
February 15, 2016 – March 6, 2016 (Playoffs)
March 11, 2016 – March 25, 2016 (Finals)
Final positions
Champions Sichuan Blue Whales (1st title)
Runners-up Liaoning Flying Leopards
Awards
Finals MVP Iran Hamed Haddadi
Domestic MVP China Yi Jianlian
International MVP United States Michael Beasley
Statistical leaders
Points United States Jordan Crawford
43.1
Rebounds United States Alan Williams
15.4
Assists United States Jeremy Pargo
8.5

The 2015–16 CBA season was the 21st season of the Chinese Basketball Association. The regular season began on Saturday, October 31, 2015, with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. The regular season ended on Friday, February 5, 2016, and the playoffs began on Monday, February 15, 2016.

Team changes

Two teams relocated ahead of the season.

Name changes

  • The Chongqing Soaring Dragons moved to Beijing and initially changed their name to Beijing BG in September 2015.[1] To avoid confusion with the city's soccer club from the second-tier China League One, which is also called Beijing BG or Beijing Beikong, as well as to avoid confusion with the Beijing Ducks when only the geographical names of CBA teams are used—a large number of Chinese sports websites have decided to refer to the team as the Beikong Fly Dragons (the club's official logo has always used the badly-translated English term "Fly Dragons" instead of "Soaring Dragons").[2] The practice is consistent with the way a lot of Chinese sports websites shorten the second Zhejiang team's name to Guangsha Lions and the second Jiangsu team's name to Tongxi Monkey Kings. So this means Beikong replaces Beijing as the club's "geographical" designation.[3]
  • The Dongguan Leopards moved to Shenzhen and changed their name to the Shenzhen Leopards in October 2015.[4]

Regular season

Standings

# 2015–16 CBA season
Team W L PCT Pts Tiebreaker
1 Liaoning Flying Leopards317.81669
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers308.78968
3 Sichuan Blue Whales308.78968
4 Guangdong Southern Tigers2810.73766
5 Shandong Golden Stars2810.73766
6 Zhejiang Guangsha Lions2711.71165
7 Beijing Ducks2315.60561
8 Zhejiang Golden Bulls2216.57960
9 Shenzhen Leopards1919.50057
10 Shanxi Brave Dragons1820.47456
11 Jiangsu Dragons1820.47456
12 Shanghai Sharks1820.47456
13 Fujian Sturgeons1622.42154
14 Qingdao Eagles1622.42154
15 Beikong Fly Dragons1325.34251
16 Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings1226.31650
17 Jilin Northeast Tigers1028.26348
18 Tianjin Gold Lions830.21146
19 Bayi Rockets731.18445
20 Foshan Long-Lions632.15844
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

Foreign Players Policy

All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players. The bottom 5 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 who competed in the CBA during the 2015-16 season.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Asian Player Replaced During Season
Bayi Rockets––––
Beijing DucksUnited States Stephon MarburyUnited States Randolph Morris––
Beikong Fly DragonsUruguay Esteban BatistaUnited States Dorell WrightIran Mehdi Kamrani–
Foshan Long-LionsUnited States Jerrelle BenimonUnited States Jabari Brown–United States Scotty Hopson
Fujian SturgeonsUnited States Dwight BuycksUnited States Jeremy TylerLebanon Fadi El KhatibUnited States Jarrid Famous
Guangdong Southern TigersUnited States Justin CarterNigeriaUnited States Ike Diogu–United States Will Bynum
Jiangsu DragonsUnited States MarShon BrooksUnited States Greg Oden–United States Will McDonald
Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey KingsJamaica Jerome JordanUnited States Von WaferState of Palestine Sani SakakiniCanada Liam McMorrow
Jilin Northeast TigersUnited StatesNigeria Josh AkognonPuerto Rico Peter John Ramos-United States Marcus Williams
Liaoning Flying LeopardsUnited States Lester HudsonUnited States Shavlik Randolph––
Qingdao EaglesUnited States Jonathan GibsonUnited States Alan Williams––
Shandong Golden StarsUnited States Michael BeasleyUnited StatesUkraine Eugene Jeter––
Shanghai SharksUnited States Bernard JamesUnited States A.J. Price--
Shanxi Brave DragonsUnited States Jamaal FranklinHaitiCanada Samuel Dalembert–United States Yancy Gates
United States Dominique Jones
Shenzhen LeopardsUnited States Bobby BrownUnited States Dominic McGuire––
Sichuan Blue WhalesUnited States Justin DentmonUnited States Mike HarrisIran Hamed Haddadi–
Tianjin Gold LionsUnited States Jordan CrawfordUnited States Casper Ware–United States Jason Maxiell
Xinjiang Flying TigersUnited StatesPhilippines Andray BlatcheUnited States Bryce Cotton–United States Andrew Goudelock
Zhejiang Golden BullsUnited States Charles GainesUnited States Willie WarrenIran Samad Nikkhah Bahrami–
Zhejiang Guangsha LionsUnited States Eli HolmanUnited States Jeremy Pargo––

Statistical Leaders

The CBA statistical leaders list combines numbers from both regular season and playoff games.

Individual statistical leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamGPTotalAVG
Points per gameJordan CrawfordTianjin Gold Lions261,12143.1
Rebounds per gameAlan WilliamsQingdao Eagles3553815.4
Assists per gameJeremy PargoZhejiang Guangsha Lions403358.5
Steals per gameHu XuefengJiangsu Dragons341103.2
Blocks per gameZhou QiXinjiang Flying Tigers421343.5

Playoffs

The 2016 CBA Playoffs began on Monday, February 15, 2016.

Bracket

This is the bracket for the 2016 CBA Playoffs.

Quarterfinals
Best of 5 		Semifinals
Best of 5 		Finals
Best of 7
         
1 Liaoning Flying Leopards 3
8 Zhejiang Golden Bulls 0
1 Liaoning Flying Leopards 3
4 Guangdong Southern Tigers 1
4 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
5 Shandong Golden Stars 0
1 Liaoning Flying Leopards 1
3 Sichuan Blue Whales 4
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 3
7 Beijing Ducks 1
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 0
3 Sichuan Blue Whales 3
3 Sichuan Blue Whales 3
6 Zhejiang Guangsha Lions 0
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italics Team with home-court advantage

CBA Awards

Playoffs

Iran Hamed Haddadi (Sichuan Blue Whales)[5]

Regular Season

China Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers)[6]
United States Michael Beasley (Shandong Golden Stars)[6]

All-Star Game

  • CBA All-Star Game MVP
United States Michael Beasley (Shandong Golden Stars)[7]

See also

Chinese Basketball Association

References

  1. ↑ 重庆翱龙正式变更为北京控股男篮
  2. ↑ CBA Teams Webpage at Hupu
  3. ↑ CBA English Webpage at Sohu
  4. ↑ 深圳新世纪烈豹队将正式诞生
  5. ↑ Sichuan Claims Maiden CBA Title
  6. 1 2 "Michael Beasley Named International MVP, Yi Jianlian Named Domestic MVP of CBA". Bleacher Report. February 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ Michael Beasley's CBA All-Star Money Was Stolen
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