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The Chinese Basketball Association , often abbreviated to the CBA, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball

Basketball

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league in China

China

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.

The league is commonly known as the CBA, and this acronym is often used even in Chinese

Chinese language

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. There is also a Women's Chinese Basketball Association

Women's Chinese Basketball Association

The Women's Chinese Basketball Association is a women's basketball league in the People's Republic of China. It is commonly known as the WCBA, and this name is often used even in Chinese.The WCBA was established in 2002...

(WCBA) for women.

The CBA should also not be confused with the National Basketball League (NBL), which is a semi-professional "Division 2" minor league

Minor league

Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...

.

A few CBA players, such as Yao Ming

Yao Ming

Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...

, Wang Zhizhi

Wang Zhizhi

Wang Zhizhi is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is a former player in the National Basketball Association.Wang is 214 cm tall. Wang's father Wang Weijun and mother Ren Huanzhen were both basketball players...

, Yi Jianlian

Yi Jianlian

Yi Jianlian is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers. He has also played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and Washington Wizards. Yi played power forward for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2002 and...

, Sun Yue, and Mengke Bateer

Mengke Bateer

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, have also played in the NBA

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

. Conversely, a limited number of foreign players are allowed for each CBA team. Notable players include NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury

Stephon Marbury

Stephon Xavier Marbury is an American professional basketball player.The , point guard was selected out of the Georgia Institute of Technology by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 4th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly thereafter to the Minnesota Timberwolves.He was an NBA...

Background

The league began play in 1995. However, the CBA as the name of a league should not be confused with the "Chinese Basketball Association" organisation, which was founded in June 1956 http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/2004-2005cba/118959.htm. 1996 James Hodges was one of the first Americans to play in this League. Today, the regulating body for basketball in China

China

is the Chinese Basketball Management Center .

Other Chinese basketball leagues include the National Basketball League (NBL), the Chinese University Basketball Association

Chinese University Basketball Association

Chinese University Basketball Association or CUBA, was founded in 1996 and the league was launched in 1998. It is the most competitive and popular college basketball competition in China...

(CUBA) and the Chinese High School Basketball League (CHBL) http://big5.china.com.cn/english/features/2004-2005cba/118956.htm. At one time there was a league called the Chinese New Basketball Alliance (CNBA) http://www.zhouguoping.com/archives/2010/02/46.html, one of whose teams was the Beijing Sea Lions, but it lasted only one season (1996-97) http://sports.163.com/08/1022/15/4OSAE49600052UUC.html.

Team names

For a full list of teams, see :Category:Chinese Basketball Association teams.

The full name of each team usually consists of three parts, in the following order:

A geographic designation (except in the case of the Bayi
Bayi Rockets
Bayi Shuanglu Rockets or Bayi Rockets or Bayi Army Rockets or Bayi Shuanglu are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ningbo, Zhejiang...

or "August First" team). Currently all of these are province-level designations (either a province or a Chinese municipality).
A corporate sponsor name; this sponsor may change from year to year or perhaps even in mid-season.
A nickname, such as the name of an animal. This rarely changes.

This can sometimes 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). Also, the nickname can sometimes be translated into English in more than one way; also the corporate sponsor name can change frequently over time.

Changes in nickname are rare, but occasionally happen, as when the Shandong

Shandong Lions

The Shandong Kingston Lions are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinan, Shandong with some home games played in Linyi...

team changed their nickname from the "Flaming Bulls" to the "Lions".

In previous years, the title of the league itself was available for corporate naming sponsorship. In 1999–2000 and 2000–2001 it was known as the "Hilton

Hilton Hotels Corporation

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League", in 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 it was the "Motorola

Motorola

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League", and in 2003–2004 it was sponsored by China Unicom

China Unicom

China Unicom or China United Netcom Ltd , is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator in the People's Republic of China.-History:...

. However, this corporate league title was not always used in the news media, and this sponsorship practice was discontinued at the start of the 2004–2005 season. http://english.people.com.cn/200404/29/eng20040429_141879.shtml

Current clubs

Team	City, Region	Arena	Head coach
Northern Divison
Beijing Shougang Ducks Beijing Ducks Beijing Jinyu Ducks or Beijing Ducks or Beijing Jinyu is a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Beijing. They were formerly known as the Beijing Shougang Ducks or Beijing Shougang; the name change was likely due to a change of corporate sponsorship...	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	Shougang Gymnasium Shougang Gymnasium Shougang Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Beijing, China. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 spectators and opened in 2002. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association....	Mainland China Min Lulei
Guangdong Foshan Dralions	Foshan Foshan Foshan is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper .... , Guangdong Guangdong Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...	Foshan Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium Foshan Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium Foshan Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Dongguan, China. The capacity of the arena is 8,324 spectators and opened in 2006. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Foshan Dralions of the Chinese Basketball Association. It...	United States Jay Humphries
Jilin GBT Northeast Tigers Jilin Northeast Tigers Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers or Jilin Northeast Tigers or Jilin Tonggang are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Changchun, Jilin....	Changchun Changchun Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and... , Jilin Jilin Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...	Changchun Gymnasium Changchun Gymnasium Changchun Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Changchun, China. The capacity of the arena is 4,299 spectators and opened in 1957. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association....	Mainland China Wang Han Wang Han Wang Han was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty, with one of his poems being included in the famous anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.-Poetry:...
Liaoning Dinosaurs	Yingkou Yingkou Yingkou is located in the northwestern portion of the Liaodong Peninsula, and on the left bank of the Daliao River, which enters the sea in the city. To the west is the Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Gulf, and the city thus looks across to Jinzhou and Huludao... , Liaoning Liaoning ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...	Tiexi Gymnasium Tiexi Gymnasium Tiexi Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Yingkou, China. The capacity of the arena is 4,500 spectators and opened in 2008. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Liaoning Dinosaurs of the Chinese Basketball Association....	Mainland China Guo Shiqiang Guo Shiqiang Guo Shiqiang is a former Chinese professional basketball player and current coach of the Liaoning Hunters of the Chinese Basketball Association and the assistant coach of the China men's national basketball team....
Qingdao Double Star Eagles Qingdao DoubleStar The Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Qingdao, Shandong.-Former notable players: Dee Brown Torraye Braggs Amal McCaskill...	Qingdao Qingdao ' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the... , Shandong Shandong ' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...	Qingdao University Gymnasium Qingdao University Gymnasium Qingdao University Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Qingdao, China. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 spectators and opened in 2005. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Qingdao DoubleStar of the Chinese Basketball Association....	Mainland China Wang Weili
Shandong Kingston Lions Shandong Lions The Shandong Kingston Lions are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinan, Shandong with some home games played in Linyi...	Jinan Jinan Jinan is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilisation and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub... , Shandong Shandong ' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...	Shandong Arena Shandong Arena Shandong Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Jinan, China. The capacity of the arena is 8,800 spectators and opened in 1979. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Shandong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association....	Mainland China Gong Xiaobin
Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons	Taiyuan Taiyuan Taiyuan is the capital and largest city of Shanxi province in North China. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 4,201,591 inhabitants on 6959 km² whom 3,212,500 are urban on 1,460 km². The name of the city literally means "Great Plains", referring to the location where the Fen River... , Shanxi Shanxi ' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....	Riverside Sports Arena Riverside Sports Arena Riverside Sports Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Taiyuan, China. The capacity of the arena is 5,331 spectators and opened in 1998. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association....	United States Bob Weiss Bob Weiss Robert William "Bob" Weiss is a retired American professional basketball player and head coach in the NBA. He is currently coaching Shanxi Zhongyu in the Chinese Basketball Association....
Tianjin Ronggang Gold Lions Tianjin Ronggang The Tianjin Ronggang Golden Lions are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Tianjin....	Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...	Tianjin Arena Tianjin Arena Tianjin Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Tianjin, China. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 spectators. The arena is used to host indoor sporting events, such as basketball and volleyball....	Mainland China Zhang Jian Zhang Jian Zhang Jian may refer to:* Zhang Jian , Chinese middle distance runner* Zhang Jian , Chinese fencer* Zhang Jian , Chinese politician* Zhang Jian , Chinese royal figure...
Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers Xinjiang Flying Tigers Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Guanghui are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. Its corporate sponsor is Xinjiang Guanghui Group, Ltd...	Ürümqi Ürümqi Ürümqi , formerly Tihwa , is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country.... , Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...	Hongshan Arena Hongshan Arena Hongshan Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Ürümqi, China. The capacity of the arena is 3,800 spectators and opened in 2002. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association....	Mainland China Jiang Xingquan
Southern Divison
Bayi Fubang Rockets Bayi Rockets Bayi Shuanglu Rockets or Bayi Rockets or Bayi Army Rockets or Bayi Shuanglu are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ningbo, Zhejiang...	Ningbo Ningbo Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,... , Zhejiang Zhejiang Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...	Youngor Arena Youngor Arena Youngor Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Ningbo, China. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 spectators and opened in 1994. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Bayi Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association....	Mainland China Chang Bin Adijan
DongGuan New Century Leopards	Dongguan Dongguan Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to... , Guangdong Guangdong Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...	Dalang Arena Dalang Arena Dalang Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Dongguan, China. The capacity of the arena is 4,000 spectators and opened in 1994. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Dongguan Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association....	Australia Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian Brian Goorjian is an American-Australian basketball coach. He is the most successful coach in Australian basketball history...
Fujian SBS Sturgeons Fujian Xunxing Fujian SBS Xunxing or Fujian Xunxing or Fujian SBS are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinjiang, Fujian. The "SBS" presumably reflects corporate sponsorship. Unlike all the other teams in the CBA, the team originally had no English-friendly...	Jinjiang Jinjiang Jinjiang City is a county-level city of Quanzhou Municipality in Fujian. It is located in the southeastern part of the province, on the right or south bank of the Jin River, across from Quanzhou's urban district of Fengze... , Fujian Fujian ' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...	Zuchang Gymnasium Zuchang Gymnasium Zuchang Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Jinjiang, China. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 spectators and opened in 2002. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Fujian Xunxing of the Chinese Basketball Association....	United States Casey Owens Casey Owens Corporal Casey Owens is a United States Marine, Iraq War veteran, and athlete from Houston, Texas, United States, who has come to fame from his feats of completing marathons in a wheelchair...
Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...	Dongguan Dongguan Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to... , Guangdong Guangdong Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...	Dongguan Arena Dongguan Arena Dongguan Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Dongguan, China. The capacity of the arena is 4,000 spectators and opened in 1994. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. It also...	Mainland China Li Chunjiang
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions	Hangzhou Hangzhou Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people... , Zhejiang Zhejiang Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...	Hangzhou Gymnasium Hangzhou Gymnasium Hangzhou Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Hangzhou, China. The capacity of the arena is 5,136 spectators and opened in 1966. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association....	United States Jim Cleamons Jim Cleamons James Mitchell "Jim" Cleamons is a retired American professional basketball player and current coach. He played collegiately at The Ohio State University, and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 13th pick of the 1971 NBA Draft...
Jiangsu Nangang Dragons Jiangsu Dragons Jiangsu Nangang Dragons or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or formerly known as Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu....	Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions... , Jiangsu Jiangsu ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...	Nangang Gymnasium Nangang Gymnasium Nangang Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Nanjing, China. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 spectators and opened in 1995. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball and volleyball. It hosts the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association....	Mainland China Xu Qiang
Shanghai Dongfang Sharks Shanghai Sharks The Shanghai Sharks , is a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai, China. Steven Kevelam is the first to corporate a good sponsorship, there is often an additional name used: for many years they were also known as the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks , but now are known as Shanghai Xiyang...	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...	Luwan Gymnasium Luwan Gymnasium The Luwan Gymnasium is a basketball arena, in Luwan District, Shanghai, China. The arena is home to the Shanghai Sharks, a member of the Chinese Basketball Association. The facility seats 3,000 people.- References :*...	United States Bob Donewald Bob Donewald, Jr. Bob Donewald Jr. is an American basketball coach and current head coach of the China men's national basketball team, Shanghai Sharks. He was an NBA assistant with the New Orleans Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers from 2001 to 2004, and an ABA head coach from 2004-2005...
Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Bulls	Yiwu Yiwu Yiwu is a city of about 1.2 million people in central Zhejiang Province near the central eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. The city is famous for its small commodity trade and vibrant free markets and is a regional tourist destination... , Zhejiang Zhejiang Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...	Yiwu Maeho Sports Center	Mainland China Pan JianPing

CBA Championship Series

In 2005, the league unveiled the "Mou Zuoyun Cup" (牟作云杯 Móu Zuòyún bēi), which was awarded for the first time to the winning team in the finals. Mou Zuoyun (born 1913) was a member of the Chinese basketball team at the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...

, and later served as a coach and a pioneer in building Chinese basketball. http://english.people.com.cn/english/200107/15/eng20010715_75021.html

Year	Champion	Result	Runners-up	Notes
1995-96	Bayi Rockets Bayi Rockets Bayi Shuanglu Rockets or Bayi Rockets or Bayi Army Rockets or Bayi Shuanglu are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ningbo, Zhejiang...	3 - 0	Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...	Best of five series used for 10 years
1996-97	Bayi Rockets	3 - 0	Liaoning Hunters
1997-98	Bayi Rockets	3 - 0	Liaoning Hunters
1998-99	Bayi Rockets	3 - 0	Liaoning Hunters
1999-2000	Bayi Rockets	3 - 0	Shanghai Sharks Shanghai Sharks The Shanghai Sharks , is a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai, China. Steven Kevelam is the first to corporate a good sponsorship, there is often an additional name used: for many years they were also known as the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks , but now are known as Shanghai Xiyang...
2000-01	Bayi Rockets	3 - 1	Shanghai Sharks
2001-02	Shanghai Sharks	3 - 1	Bayi Rockets
2002-03	Bayi Rockets	3 - 1	Guangdong Southern Tigers
2003-04	Guangdong Southern Tigers	3 - 1	Bayi Rockets
2004-05	Guangdong Southern Tigers	3 - 2	Jiangsu Dragons Jiangsu Dragons Jiangsu Nangang Dragons or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or formerly known as Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu....
2005-06	Guangdong Southern Tigers	4 - 1	Bayi Rockets	Best of seven series used
2006-07	Bayi Rockets	4 - 1	Guangdong Southern Tigers
2007-08	Guangdong Southern Tigers	4 - 1	Liaoning Hunters
2008-09 2008-09 CBA season The 2008-09 CBA season was the 14th CBA season. Guangdong Southern Tigers defended their CBA title after defeating Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Finals, four games to one....	Guangdong Southern Tigers	4 - 1	Xinjiang Flying Tigers Xinjiang Flying Tigers Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Guanghui are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. Its corporate sponsor is Xinjiang Guanghui Group, Ltd...
2009-10	Guangdong Southern Tigers	4 - 1	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2010-11 2010–11 CBA season -All-star game:-Slam Dunk Contest:-Three-Point Shootout:-Skills Challenge:-Playoffs:Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round...	Guangdong Southern Tigers	4 - 2	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2011-12 2011–12 CBA season The 2011–12 CBA season is the 17th CBA season. This season is scheduled to begin on November 19, 2011, while the last match of the Finals is set on March 30, 2012.-Foreign players policy:...

CBA Finals appearances

Num	Team	W	L	PCT	Notes
11	Bayi Rockets Bayi Rockets Bayi Shuanglu Rockets or Bayi Rockets or Bayi Army Rockets or Bayi Shuanglu are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ningbo, Zhejiang...	8	3	.727	Made every final from 1995-96 to 2003-04.
10	Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...	7	3	.700	Made every final from 2002-03 to 2010-2011.
3	Shanghai Sharks Shanghai Sharks The Shanghai Sharks , is a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai, China. Steven Kevelam is the first to corporate a good sponsorship, there is often an additional name used: for many years they were also known as the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks , but now are known as Shanghai Xiyang...	1	2	.333
4	Liaoning Hunters Liaoning Hunters Liaoning Panpan Dinosaurs or Liaoning Dinosaurs or Liaoning Panpan are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Yingkou, Liaoning....	0	4	.000
3	Xinjiang Flying Tigers Xinjiang Flying Tigers Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Guanghui are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. Its corporate sponsor is Xinjiang Guanghui Group, Ltd...	0	3	.000
1	Jiangsu Dragons Jiangsu Dragons Jiangsu Nangang Dragons or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or formerly known as Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu....	0	1	.000

Game

points: 71, Andre Emmett
Andre Emmett
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, 2009–2010
3-pointers: 15, Leon Rodgers, 2008–2009
rebounds: 38, Garth Joseph
Garth Joseph
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, 2001–2002
dunks: 12, James Hodges, 1998–1999
assists: 28, Li Qun, 1999–2000
steals: 13, Ju Weisong, 1995–1996; 13, Zhang Yongjun, 1996–1997; 13, Hu Xuefeng
Hu Xuefeng
Hu Xuefeng , is a professional basketball player from China. A guard, he has played for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association since 1999. He was also a member of the final roster of National Team in 2009 Asia Championship.As a guard, Hu is expert in stealing. He now holds the...

, 2004–2005
blocks: 13, Yao Ming
Yao Ming
Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...

, 2000–2001; 13, Herve Lamizana
Herve Lamizana
Herve Mamadov Lamizana is a professional basketball player from the Ivory Coast who also has a French citizenship, that recently played for Shangdong Lions from the Chinese Basketball Association in the 2006/07 season....

, 2009–2010; 13, Sean Williams, 2009–2010
performance: 49 points (FG 21/21, FT 7/12), 17 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 6 dunks, 6 blocks, Yao Ming
Yao Ming
Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...

, 2000–2001

Season

points: 1266, Anthony Myles, 2005–2006
3-pointers: 189, Yu Junkai, 2004–2005
rebounds: 727, Olumide Oyedeji
Olumide Oyedeji
Olumide Oyedeji is a Nigerian professional basketball player, most notably in the American National Basketball Association....

, 2004–2005
dunks: 140, Lorenzo Coleman, 2005–2006
assists: 325, Hu Xuefeng
Hu Xuefeng
Hu Xuefeng , is a professional basketball player from China. A guard, he has played for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association since 1999. He was also a member of the final roster of National Team in 2009 Asia Championship.As a guard, Hu is expert in stealing. He now holds the...

, 2004–2005
steals: 246, Hu Xuefeng
Hu Xuefeng
Hu Xuefeng , is a professional basketball player from China. A guard, he has played for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association since 1999. He was also a member of the final roster of National Team in 2009 Asia Championship.As a guard, Hu is expert in stealing. He now holds the...

, 2004–2005
blocks: 126, Yao Ming
Yao Ming
Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...

, 1999–2000

Career

Statistics accurate as of end of 2010-11 season.

points: 8387, Liu Yudong
Liu Yudong
Liu Yudong , is a Chinese basketball player playing for the Fujian Xunxing club in the Chinese Basketball Association. He currently holds the CBA record for most career points scored....
3-pointers: 1095, Li Nan
Li Nan
Li Nan is a former professional basketball player from the People's Republic of China. Before his retirement in 2009, he played for the Bayi Rockets, a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Ningbo...
rebounds: 4548, Mengke Bateer
Mengke Bateer
Mengke Bateer or Menk Batere , commonly referred to simply as Bateer, is a Chinese professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He currently plays center for Xinjiang Guanghui.Bateer is an ethnic minority from China's Inner Mongolia region...
dunks: 498, Jason Dixon
assists: 1807, Hu Xuefeng
Hu Xuefeng
Hu Xuefeng , is a professional basketball player from China. A guard, he has played for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association since 1999. He was also a member of the final roster of National Team in 2009 Asia Championship.As a guard, Hu is expert in stealing. He now holds the...
steals: 1313, Hu Xuefeng
Hu Xuefeng
Hu Xuefeng , is a professional basketball player from China. A guard, he has played for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association since 1999. He was also a member of the final roster of National Team in 2009 Asia Championship.As a guard, Hu is expert in stealing. He now holds the...
blocks: 736, Wang Zhizhi
Wang Zhizhi
Wang Zhizhi is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is a former player in the National Basketball Association.Wang is 214 cm tall. Wang's father Wang Weijun and mother Ren Huanzhen were both basketball players...

Team

points:
- one team: Bayi Rockets
  Bayi Rockets
  Bayi Shuanglu Rockets or Bayi Rockets or Bayi Army Rockets or Bayi Shuanglu are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ningbo, Zhejiang...
  
  163, Nanjing Army 84
- both teams: Liaoning Hunters
  Liaoning Hunters
  Liaoning Panpan Dinosaurs or Liaoning Dinosaurs or Liaoning Panpan are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Yingkou, Liaoning....
  
  141, Guangdong Hongyuan
  Guangdong Southern Tigers
  Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...
  
  146

Imports

Imports that lasted more than one season in the CBA:

James Hodges, Liaoning Hunters
Liaoning Hunters
Liaoning Panpan Dinosaurs or Liaoning Dinosaurs or Liaoning Panpan are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Yingkou, Liaoning....

1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, Jiangsu Nangang 1997-98
Ernest Brown, Liaoning Hunters
Liaoning Hunters
Liaoning Panpan Dinosaurs or Liaoning Dinosaurs or Liaoning Panpan are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Yingkou, Liaoning....

2004-05, 2006-07
Babacar Camara
Babacar Camara
Babacar Camara is a retired Senegalese professional basketball player. He lastly played for the Al-Ansa Sports Club of the D1 Saudi Arabia.-Career overview:Babacar Camara grew up in Dakar, Senegal...

, Jilin Northeast Tigers
Jilin Northeast Tigers
Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers or Jilin Northeast Tigers or Jilin Tonggang are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Changchun, Jilin....

2005-06, 2006-07
Alex Carcamo, Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...

2000-01, Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...

2001-02
Lorenzo Coleman, Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Guanghui are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. Its corporate sponsor is Xinjiang Guanghui Group, Ltd...

2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
Peter Cornell
Peter Cornell
Peter Vasilevich Cornell is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club Hitachi SunRockers. He is also an actor, who has been in over 40 national and international commercial campaigns and a few basketball themed movies...

, Zhejiang Horses 2003-04, Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...

2004-05
Brandon Crump, Shaanxi Kylins
Shaanxi Kylins
The Foshan Longlions are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Foshan, Guangdong...

2005-06, 2006-07
Carlos Dixon, Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Nangang Dragons or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or formerly known as Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu....

2005-06, 2006-07
Jason Dixon, Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...

1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
Ed Elisma
Ed Elisma
Edner Elisma is an American basketball player that currently plays for Shahrdari Gorgan BC in the Iranian Basketball Super League.-College basketball:...

, Shandong Lions
Shandong Lions
The Shandong Kingston Lions are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinan, Shandong with some home games played in Linyi...

2003-04, Henan Dragons
Henan Dragons
The Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China.-History:...

2004-05
Terrance Green, Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...

2005-06, 2006-07
Rod Gregoire, Jilin Northeast Tigers
Jilin Northeast Tigers
Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers or Jilin Northeast Tigers or Jilin Tonggang are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Changchun, Jilin....

2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06
Simeon Haley, Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Nangang Dragons or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or formerly known as Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu....

2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05
Stephen Hart, Shanghai Sharks
Shanghai Sharks
The Shanghai Sharks , is a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai, China. Steven Kevelam is the first to corporate a good sponsorship, there is often an additional name used: for many years they were also known as the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks , but now are known as Shanghai Xiyang...

2001-02, Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Nangang Dragons or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or formerly known as Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu....

2002-03
Chris Herren
Chris Herren
Christopher Albert Herren is an American former professional basketball player. He started his collegiate career at Boston College, but left after one year to join Jerry Tarkanian's Fresno State team. After college, Herren was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 2nd round of the 1999 NBA Draft...

, Beijing Ducks
Beijing Ducks
Beijing Jinyu Ducks or Beijing Ducks or Beijing Jinyu is a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Beijing. They were formerly known as the Beijing Shougang Ducks or Beijing Shougang; the name change was likely due to a change of corporate sponsorship...

2002-03, Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Nangang Dragons or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or formerly known as Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu....

2003-04
Garth Joseph
Garth Joseph
Garth McArthur Fitzgerald Joseph is a Dominican professional basketball player who previously played in the NBA....

, Shaanxi Kylins
Shaanxi Kylins
The Foshan Longlions are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Foshan, Guangdong...

2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05
Justin Love, Beijing Aoshen Olympian 2002-03, 2003-04
Tuck Mack, Shandong Lions
Shandong Lions
The Shandong Kingston Lions are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinan, Shandong with some home games played in Linyi...

2004-05, 2006-07
Gabe Muoneke
Gabe Muoneke
Nnadubem Gabriel Enyinaya Muoneke is a Nigerian American professional basketball player. Despite being born in the United States, Muoneke represents Nigeria internationally....

, Beijing Aoshen Olympian 2003-04, Zhejiang Lions 2006-07, Yunnan Bulls
Yunnan Bulls
Yunnan Honghe Bulls or Yunnan Honghe or Yunnan Bulls were a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Mengzi, Yunnan ....

2008-09
Anthony Myles, Dongguan Leopards 2005-06, 2006-07
Reggie Okosa, Shanghai Sharks
Shanghai Sharks
The Shanghai Sharks , is a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai, China. Steven Kevelam is the first to corporate a good sponsorship, there is often an additional name used: for many years they were also known as the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks , but now are known as Shanghai Xiyang...

2005-06, 2006-07
Olumide Oyedeji
Olumide Oyedeji
Olumide Oyedeji is a Nigerian professional basketball player, most notably in the American National Basketball Association....

, Beijing Ducks
Beijing Ducks
Beijing Jinyu Ducks or Beijing Ducks or Beijing Jinyu is a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Beijing. They were formerly known as the Beijing Shougang Ducks or Beijing Shougang; the name change was likely due to a change of corporate sponsorship...

2003-04, 2004-05, Liaoning Hunters
Liaoning Hunters
Liaoning Panpan Dinosaurs or Liaoning Dinosaurs or Liaoning Panpan are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Yingkou, Liaoning....

2007-08, Shanxi Zhongyu 2008-09
Chris Porter, Fujian Sturgeons 2005-06, 2006-07
Laron Profit
Laron Profit
Bronta Laron Profit is a former American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. Before college, he played for Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Delaware. Following a college career at the University of Maryland, College Park, he was a second round draft pick of the Orlando Magic...

, Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...

2002-03, 2003-04
Kit Rhymer, Henan Dragons
Henan Dragons
The Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China.-History:...

2005-06, Fujian Sturgeons 2006-07
Soumaila Samake
Soumaila Samake
Soumaila Samake is a Malian professional basketball player. A 7'0" 245 lb center, he was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft, and played for the Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers...

, Zhejiang Horses 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
Alex Scales
Alex Scales
-Biography:Scales was born on July 3, 1978 in Racine, Wisconsin. He attended Racine Lutheran High School.-Career:Scales has most recently played with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. and Oyak Renault of the Turkish Basketball League, as well as BC Kyiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague and...

, Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Nangang Dragons or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or formerly known as Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu....

2002-03, Shanghai Sharks
Shanghai Sharks
The Shanghai Sharks , is a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai, China. Steven Kevelam is the first to corporate a good sponsorship, there is often an additional name used: for many years they were also known as the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks , but now are known as Shanghai Xiyang...

2004-05
Shawnelle Scott
Shawnelle Scott
Shawnelle Scott is a retired American National Basketball Association player. A 6'10" and 250 lbs. center, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 43rd overall pick of the 1994 NBA Draft...

, Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Nangang Dragons or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or formerly known as Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu....

, Jilin Northeast Tigers
Jilin Northeast Tigers
Jilin Tonggang Northeast Tigers or Jilin Northeast Tigers or Jilin Tonggang are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Changchun, Jilin....

2004-05
God Shammgod
God Shammgod
God Shammgod is an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association with the Washington Wizards during 1997-98 after being drafted by them in the 2nd round of the 1997 NBA Draft...

, Zhejiang Horses 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, Shanxi Dragons 2006-07
Mark Strickland
Mark Strickland
Mark Strickland is an American former professional basketball player and current coach, who had a career in the NBA from 1995 to 2002 and is currently the head coach of the Oshawa Power of the National Basketball League of Canada...

, Zhejiang Horses 2002-03, 2003-04
Damon Stringer, Shanghai Sharks
Shanghai Sharks
The Shanghai Sharks , is a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai, China. Steven Kevelam is the first to corporate a good sponsorship, there is often an additional name used: for many years they were also known as the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks , but now are known as Shanghai Xiyang...

2000-01, Shaanxi Kylins
Shaanxi Kylins
The Foshan Longlions are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Foshan, Guangdong...

2001-02
Andre Reid, Liaoning Hunters
Liaoning Hunters
Liaoning Panpan Dinosaurs or Liaoning Dinosaurs or Liaoning Panpan are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Yingkou, Liaoning....

1998-99, 2000-2002

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