2019–20 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 2019–20 CBA season is 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]
| Competition details | |||
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| Season | 2019–20 | ||
| Teams | 20 | ||
| Games played | 46 | ||
| Dates |
1 November 2019–21 January 2020; 20 June–26 July 2020 (regular season) | ||
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← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |||
The CBA regular season was suspended starting on 1 February 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] The season was resumed on 20 June 2020.[3] The regular season will be concluded on 27 July 2020.
Team changes
Name changes
The 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
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.
Head coaches
Listed below are the head coaches for the 2019–20 CBA season.
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| Beijing Ducks |  |
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| Beikong Royal Fighters |  |
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| Fujian Sturgeons |  |
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| Guangdong Southern Tigers | |
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| Guangzhou Loong-Lions |  |
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| Jiangsu Dragons |  |
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| Jilin Northeast Tigers | |
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| Liaoning Flying Leopards | |
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| Nanjing Monkey Kings | |
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| Qingdao Eagles | |
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| Shandong Heroes | |
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| Shanghai Sharks | |
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| Shanxi Loongs | |
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| Shenzhen Aviators | |
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| Sichuan Blue Whales | |
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| Tianjin Pioneers | |
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| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | |
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| Zhejiang Golden Bulls | |
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| Zhejiang Guangsha Lions | |
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]
Foreign players policy
All teams except the Bayi Rockets 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 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
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.
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Regular Season Standings
| # | 2019–20 CBA regular season | |||||
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| Team | W | L | Pct. | Tiebreaker | ||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 31 | 2 | .939 | ||
| 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 24 | 7 | .774 | ||
| 3 | Zhejiang Lions | 22 | 11 | .667 | ||
| 4 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 21 | 11 | .656 | ||
| 5 | Qingdao Eagles | 20 | 12 | .625 | ||
| 6 | Beijing Ducks | 20 | 12 | .625 | ||
| 7 | Shandong Heroes | 20 | 12 | .625 | ||
| 8 | Liaoning Flying Leopards | 20 | 12 | .625 | ||
| 9 | Beijing Royal Fighters | 20 | 12 | .625 | ||
| 10 | Shanxi Loongs | 19 | 13 | .594 | ||
| 11 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 19 | 13 | .594 | ||
| 12 | Fujian Sturgeons | 14 | 18 | .438 | ||
| 13 | Shenzhen Aviators | 13 | 19 | .406 | ||
| 14 | Nanjing Monkey Kings | 13 | 20 | .394 | ||
| 15 | Jiangsu Dragons | 12 | 21 | .364 | ||
| 16 | Shanghai Sharks | 9 | 23 | .281 | ||
| 17 | Sichuan Blue Whales | 9 | 23 | .281 | ||
| 18 | Guangzhou Loong Lions | 8 | 24 | .250 | ||
| 19 | Tianjin Pioneers | 6 | 26 | .188 | ||
| 20 | Bayi Rockets | 2 | 31 | .061 | ||
| Top 4 teams advance directly to Quarterfinals of CBA Playoffs | |
| 5th-12th place teams progress to First Round of CBA Playoffs |
Playoffs
Main article: 2020 CBA 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.
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.
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.
Yearly awards
This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's yearly awards 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
- 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.
References
- "CBA赛程出炉! 辽粤11月1日揭幕战 总决赛4月26". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "比赛延期公告". cbaleague.com (in Chinese). 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "篮协：经体育和卫健部门同意 CBA6月20日复赛". Sinasports (in Chinese). 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "终于来了！CBA官方正式公布9支球队全新队标". Sina sports (in Chinese). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "2019CBA选秀：北大王少杰成新科状元 16人获选创纪录" (in Chinese). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
