The 2016–17 CBA season is the 22nd season of the Chinese Basketball Association.
The regular season began on Saturday, October 29, 2016, with the defending champion Sichuan Blue Whales hosting the Beikong Fly Dragons.
The regular season ends on Sunday, February 19, 2017, and the playoffs begin on Friday, February 24, 2017.
Team changes One team relocated ahead of the season.
Name Changes The Foshan Long-Lions moved to Guangzhou and changed their name to Guangzhou Long-Lions on September 23, 2016.
Foreign Players Policy All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players. The bottom 4 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 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 who competed in the CBA during the 2016-17 season.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Asian Player Replaced During Season Bayi Rockets – – – – Beijing Ducks Stephon Marbury Grant Jerrett – Randolph Morris Beikong Fly Dragons Errick McCollum Esteban Batista – – Fujian Sturgeons Dwight Buycks J. J. Hickson – Sebastian Telfair Guangdong Southern Tigers Donald Sloan Carlos Boozer – – Guangzhou Long-Lions D. J. Kennedy Alex Stepheson Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Ryan Boatright Alex Kirk Jiangsu Dragons MarShon Brooks Will McDonald – Samardo Samuels Jiangsu Monkey King Jared Cunningham Ike Diogu Zaid Abbas DeJuan Blair Jilin Northeast Tigers Jabari Brown Malcolm Thomas Mehdi Kamrani – Liaoning Flying Leopards Lester Hudson Shavlik Randolph – – Qingdao Eagles Dominique Jones Loukas Mavrokefalidis – Jerrelle Benimon Shandong Golden Stars A. J. Price Jason Thompson – Norris Cole Justin Dentmon Shanghai Sharks Jimmer Fredette Guerschon Yabusele – – Shanxi Brave Dragons Jamaal Franklin Samuel Dalembert – Henry Sims Shenzhen Leopards Jeremy Pargo Maciej Lampe – – Sichuan Blue Whales Hamed Haddadi Mike Harris – Josh Smith Tianjin Gold Lions Eugene Jeter Jeremy Tyler Sani Sakakini – Xinjiang Flying Tigers Darius Adams Andray Blatche – Ben Bentil Zhejiang Golden Bulls Willie Warren Lorenzo Brown – Cady Lalanne Zhejiang Guangsha Lions Courtney Fortson Eli Holman – –
Regular season standings # 2016–17 CBA season Team 1Xinjiang Flying Tigers 32 6 .833 70 2Guangdong Southern Tigers 30 8 .778 68 3Shanghai Sharks 30 8 .806 68 4Zhejiang Lions 30 8 .778 68 5Liaoning Flying Leopards 29 9 .778 67 6Shenzhen Leopards 23 15 .667 61 7Sichuan Blue Whales 23 15 .583 61 8Shandong Golden Stars 22 16 .583 60 9Beijing Ducks 21 17 .556 59 10Jiangsu Dragons 20 18 .556 58 11Tianjin Gold Lions 18 20 .500 56 12Qingdao Eagles 16 22 .444 54 13Shanxi Brave Dragons 16 22 .389 54 14Jilin Northeast Tigers 14 24 .333 52 15Fujian Sturgeons 12 26 .306 50 16Zhejiang Golden Bulls 10 28 .278 48 17Beikong Fly Dragons 9 29 .250 47 18Jiangsu Monkey King 8 30 .222 46 19Guangzhou Long-Lions 7 31 .194 45 20Bayi Rockets 7 31 .167 45 + Key to colors Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs
Playoffs
The 2017 CBA Playoffs began on February 24 and ended on April 7, 2017.
References
External links CBA Official Website CBA China - 2016-17 Standings and Stats on Basketball-Reference.com