2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season

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The 2018–19 CBA season was the 24th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). In this campaign, the regular season expands from 38 games to 46 games, while the playoffs expand from 10 teams to 12 teams.^[1]

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Team changes[edit]

The Shanxi Brave Dragons changed their official English name to the Shanxi Loongs at a lavish unveiling ceremony in September. “Loongs” is the Cantonese term for Dragons and was chosen by team ownership, even though people living in Shanxi speak Mandarin Chinese.

The Bayi Rockets began playing their home games in Nanchang after spending many years in Ningbo, and the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions began playing their home games in Zhuji to cultivate a fanbase away from central Hangzhou and stop splintering local support with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls.

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Bayi Rockets	Nanchang	Nanchang International Sports Center Gymnasium	11,000
Beijing Ducks	Beijing	Cadillac Arena	18,000
Beikong Fly Dragons	Beijing	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium	6,300
Fujian Sturgeons	Jinjiang	Zuchang Gymnasium	6,000
Guangdong Southern Tigers	Dongguan	Nissan Sports Centre	14,730
Guangzhou Long-Lions	Guangzhou	Tianhe Gymnasium	8,628
Jiangsu Dragons	Suzhou	Suzhou Sports Center Gymnasium	N/A
Jilin Northeast Tigers	Changchun	Changchun Gymnasium	4,150
Liaoning Flying Leopards	Shenyang	Liaoning Gymnasium	6,521
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Nanjing	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park	22,000
Qingdao Eagles	Qingdao	Guoxin Gymnasium	12,500
Shandong Golden Stars	Jinan	Shandong Arena	8,800
Shanghai Sharks	Shanghai	Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium	5,000
Shanxi Loongs	Taiyuan	Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium	8,000
Shenzhen Leopards	Shenzhen	Shenzhen Dayun Arena	18,000
Sichuan Blue Whales	Chengdu	Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium	9,200
Tianjin Gold Lions	Tianjin	Dongli Gymnasium	3,000
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Ürümqi	Hongshan Arena	3,800
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Hangzhou	Binjiang Gymnasium	6,000
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions	Zhuji	Zhuji Sports Centre Gymnasium	5,136

Head coaches[edit]

The 2018 CBA Draft, the fourth edition of the CBA draft, took place on 29 July 2018. 14 players were selected in the draft.^[5]

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Foreign players policy[edit]

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[edit]

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++	No Limit	4 quarters collectively+++
International players	6 quarters collectively+++	4 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[edit]

This is the full list of international players who competed in the CBA during the 2018-19 season.

^1 Sichuan and Bayi, the bottom two teams of last season, renounced the right of signing an Asian player.^[6]

Regular Season Standings[edit]

Key to colors
	Top 4 teams advance directly to Quarterfinals of CBA Playoffs
	5th-12th place teams progress to First Round of CBA Playoffs

Playoffs[edit]

Bold Series winner
Italics Team with home-court advantage

Statistics[edit]

The CBA is like the NCAA, and unlike the NBA, as the CBA combines regular season statistics with playoff statistics, so these lists are not yet final.

Statistical leaders – Individual[edit]

Statistical leaders – Team[edit]

Yearly awards[edit]

This is a list of the 2018–19 CBA season’s yearly awards winners.^[10]

Players of the Week[edit]

This is a list of the 2018–19 CBA season’s Player of the Week award winners.^[17]

Players of the Month[edit]

This is a list of the 2018–19 CBA season’s Player of the Month award winners.^[18]

Young Rising Stars of the Month[edit]

This is a list of the 2018–19 CBA season’s Young Rising Star of the Month award winners.^[19]

All-Star Weekend[edit]

The 24th CBA All-Star Game and associated events were held in Qingdao on January 12–13, 2019. Saturday featured the Rising Stars Challenge, in which a team of CBA Rookies & Sophomores faced 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 featured the All-Star Game, with the North hosting the South, and the finals of the three individual events taking place at halftime.

^ 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[edit]

External links[edit]

[nationality-6] 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.