1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season

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)
Number of teams12
Regular season
Season championsBayi Rockets
Season MVP 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 Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons) 28.0
Rebounds Yu Leping (Zhejiang Squirrels) 13.0
Assists 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
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

League table
Rank 1995–96 CBA regular season
Team W L Pts Pct. Tiebreaker
1 Bayi Rockets22044100.0%
2 Guangdong Southern Tigers1844081.8%
3 Liaoning Hunters1844081.8%
4 Beijing Ducks1753977.3%
5 Shandong Flaming Bulls12103454.5%
6 Zhejiang Squirrels10123245.5%
7 Jinan Army9133140.9%
8 Shenyang Army8143036.4%
9 Air Force7152931.8%
10 Jiangsu Dragons6162827.3%
11 Nanjing Army4182618.2%
12 Vanguard/Police121234.5%
Key to colors
     Qualification for quarter-finals
     Qualification for 5th–8th place playoffs
     Qualification for relegation playoffs

Results

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:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

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

Bracket
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

(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (4) Beijing Ducks
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
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: –, –, –, –

(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (2) Guangdong Southern Tigers
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: –, –, –, –

(3) Liaoning Hunters vs. (4) Beijing Ducks
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) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (8) Shenyang Army
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
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: –, –, –, –

(5) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (6) Zhejiang Squirrels
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: –, –, –, –

(7) Jinan Army vs. (8) Shenyang Army
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: –, –, –, –

(9) Air Force vs. (12) Vanguard/Police
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
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: –, –, –, –

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

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

Individual statistic leaders
CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic[3]
Points per gameHu WeidongJiangsu Dragons28.0
Rebounds per gameYu LepingZhejiang Squirrels13.0
Assists per gameHuang YunlongGuangdong Southern Tigers4.4
Steals per gameJu WeisongShandong Flaming Bulls3.5
Blocks per gameWang ZhizhiBayi Rockets3.8
Turnovers per gameHu WeidongJiangsu Dragons4.6
Fouls per gameShen ZhenhaiJiangsu Dragons3.9
Minutes per gameJu WeisongShandong Flaming Bulls39.7
FG%Ma YongzhongGuangdong Southern Tigers67.3%
FT%Yu XuepengLiaoning Hunters85.0%
3P%Li NanBayi Rockets64.0%

Team statistic leaders
CategoryTeamStatistic[4]
Points per gameBayi Rockets103.0
Rebounds per gameGuangdong Southern Tigers34.3
Assists per gameGuangdong Southern Tigers14.5
Steals per gameBayi Rockets11.5
Blocks per gameBayi Rockets5.7
Turnovers per gameJinan Army14.5
Fouls per gameAir Force17.9
FG%Bayi Rockets56.7%
FT%Bayi Rockets70.6%
3P%Bayi Rockets44.9%

Awards

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

Annual awards
1995–96 CBA awards
AwardRecipient(s)
CBA Most Valuable PlayerHu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)
CBA Coach of the YearWang Fei (Bayi Rockets)
Wang Lifa (Guangdong Southern Tigers)

Notes

    References
    1. 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. 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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