1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season
Basketball league season
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)
Teams12
Regular season
Season championsBayi Rockets
Season MVPChina 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
PointsChina Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)28.0
ReboundsChina Yu Leping (Zhejiang Squirrels)13.0
AssistsChina Huang Yunlong (Guangdong Southern Tigers)4.4

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.

The league had 12 teams for its inaugural campaign and every club played each other twice in the regular season.[1][2]

Teams

TeamHead coachCityArenaCapacity
Air ForceChina Ma Lianzhong
Bayi RocketsChina Wang Fei
Beijing DucksChina Yuan Chao
Guangdong Southern TigersChina Wang Lifa
Jiangsu DragonsChina Yi Dehua
Jinan ArmyChina Zhang Bin
Liaoning HuntersChina Li Ge
Nanjing ArmyChina Yang Xuezeng
Shandong Flaming BullsChina Zhao Xuanmin
Shenyang ArmyChina Xuan Chengbin
Vanguard/PoliceChina Yu Long
Zhejiang SquirrelsChina Pan Jianping

Regular season

League table

Rank1995–96 CBA regular season
TeamWLPtsPct.Tiebreaker
1Bayi Rockets22044100.0%
2Guangdong Southern Tigers1844081.8%
3Liaoning Hunters1844081.8%
4Beijing Ducks1753977.3%
5Shandong Flaming Bulls12103454.5%
6Zhejiang Squirrels10123245.5%
7Jinan Army9133140.9%
8Shenyang Army8143036.4%
9Air Force7152931.8%
10Jiangsu Dragons6162827.3%
11Nanjing Army4182618.2%
12Vanguard/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 \ AwayAFOBYRBJDGDSJSDJNALNHNJASDBSYAVANZJS
Air Force75–10374–8671–8392–7378–8086–8976–6885–9460–67116–8387–68
Bayi Rockets101–56100–69108–80128–89117–78108–80101–8883–63115–82117–8799–69
Beijing Ducks64–5874–9884–7789–6186–7789–70101–7780–7083–5585–5679–59
Guangdong Southern Tigers106–7586–9768–6096–6095–8092–69100–7389–6898–8189–84111–78
Jiangsu Dragons70–6780–10970–9681–8982–6878–8797–10661–7287–8195–8470–71
Jinan Army87–7876–10972–6472–8777–6763–7589–7187–6560–7386–8359–84
Liaoning Hunters91–6965–8792–7598–78107–8698–74109–5896–7890–68107–87104–54
Nanjing Army60–9579–9566–7994–9983–8890–7885–9985–9478–8092–8972–94
Shandong Flaming Bulls83–7871–9551–6369–7297–8090–7874–8092–9093–6684–7051–75
Shenyang Army82–7263–8878–8788–9297–7666–6870–7992–7780–9384–7867–70
Vanguard/Police61–8074–10064–8767–9569–9383–9674–8985–8873–8880–6860–79
Zhejiang Squirrels65–7579–10857–6277–10484–7083–7467–7087–8173–8355–6061–51
Source: [citation needed]
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-finalsFinals
          
1Bayi Rockets961122
4Beijing Ducks761000
1Bayi Rockets97882
2Guangdong Southern Tigers63740
2Guangdong Southern Tigers81742
3Liaoning Hunters79690Third place game
4Beijing Ducks72731 (145)
3Liaoning Hunters75621 (137)
5–8th classification semi-finalsFifth place game
          
5Shandong Flaming Bulls671061 (173)
8Shenyang Army68631 (131)
5Shandong Flaming Bulls76712
6Zhejiang Squirrels61450
6Zhejiang Squirrels74771 (151)
7Jinan Army66781 (144)Seventh place game
8Shenyang Army57871 (144)
7Jinan Army63821 (145)
Relegation playoffsNinth place game
          
9Air Force78752
12Vanguard/Police64670
9Air Force65812
10Jiangsu Dragons58640
10Jiangsu Dragons751021 (177)
11Nanjing Army79931 (172)
  • Bold Series winner

Semi-finals

(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (4) Beijing Ducks

10 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Beijing Ducks76–96Bayi Rockets
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
17 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Bayi Rockets112–100Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(2) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (3) Liaoning Hunters

10 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Liaoning Hunters79–81Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
17 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Guangdong Southern Tigers74–69Liaoning Hunters
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Finals

(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (2) Guangdong Southern Tigers

31 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Guangdong Southern Tigers63–97Bayi Rockets
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
7 April 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Bayi Rockets88–74Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Third place game

(3) Liaoning Hunters vs. (4) Beijing Ducks

27 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Liaoning Hunters75–72Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
7 April 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Beijing Ducks73–62Liaoning Hunters
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

5–8th classification semi-finals

(5) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (8) Shenyang Army

10 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Shenyang Army68–67Shandong Flaming Bulls
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
17 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Shandong Flaming Bulls106–63Shenyang Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(6) Zhejiang Squirrels vs. (7) Jinan Army

13 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Jinan Army66–74Zhejiang Squirrels
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
20 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Zhejiang Squirrels77–78Jinan Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Fifth place game

(5) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (6) Zhejiang Squirrels

24 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Zhejiang Squirrels61–76Shandong Flaming Bulls
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
3 April 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Shandong Flaming Bulls71–45Zhejiang Squirrels
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Seventh place game

(7) Jinan Army vs. (8) Shenyang Army

24 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Jinan Army63–57Shenyang Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
31 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Shenyang Army87–82Jinan Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Relegation playoffs

(9) Air Force vs. (12) Vanguard/Police

13 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Vanguard/Police64–78Air Force
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
20 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Air Force75–67Vanguard/Police
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(10) Jiangsu Dragons vs. (11) Nanjing Army

13 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Nanjing Army79–75Jiangsu Dragons
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
20 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Jiangsu Dragons102–93Nanjing Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Ninth place game

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

27 March 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Jiangsu Dragons58–65Air Force
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
3 April 1996
19:30
Boxscore
Air Force81–64Jiangsu 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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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