The 2005–06 CBA season is the 11th CBA season.
The season ran from November 20, 2005 to April 19, 2006. Dongguan Leopards joined CBA in this season and was divided into the South Division. The name of the league in Chinese is no longer the "Jia A" league (男子篮球甲A联赛) but the "professional league" (中国男子篮球职业联赛).
In the Regular Season, the eight South Division teams played 42 games each and the seven North Division teams played 40 games each. The Divisional Championships established in the previous season were abolished.
The all-star game was played on March 18, 2006 in Shanghai, after the end of the regular season and before the beginning of the playoffs: the South Division defeated the North Division 93-90. Also, all-star games were played against the KBL, on January 22, 2006 in Korea and January 24, 2006 in Jiyuan, Henan, China. Korea won the first game 96-86; China won the second game 104-85. (in Chinese; note some things planned in April 2005 have since changed)
Foreign Players Draft The draft for foreign players was held in Eugene, United States.
PGPoint guardSGShooting guardSFSmall forward PFPower forwardCCenter PlayerTeam11Anthony MylesFDongguan Leopards12Tyrone WashingtonCFujian Sturgeons13Soumaila SamakeCZhejiang Cyclones14Eddy FobbsCShandong Lions15Jackson WilliamsGHenan Dragons16Brandon CrumpCShaanxi Kylins17Reggie OkosaFShanghai Sharks18Roderick GregoireGJilin Northeast Tigers19Lorenzo ColemanCXinjiang Flying Tigers110Nate WilliamsCBeijing Ducks111Reggie ButlerCLiaoning Hunters112Jon SmithFYunnan Bulls113Ryan Forehan-KellyGJiangsu Dragons114Jason DixonCGuangdong Southern Tigers21Charles MasonFDongguan Leopards22Chris PorterFFujian Sturgeons23Curtis MillageGZhejiang Cyclones24Joel Johnes CamachoGShandong Lions25Kit RhymerCHenan Dragons26Trey MooreGShaanxi Kylins27Rob LittleCShanghai Sharks28Babacar CamaraCJilin Northeast Tigers29Randell JacksonFXinjiang Flying Tigers210Nate BurtonFBeijing Ducks211Ernest BrownCLiaoning Hunters212B. B.WaldonFYunnan Bulls213Jason KlotzCJiangsu Dragons214Terrance GreenGGuangdong Southern Tigers31John MillsapFDongguan Leopards32Ejelu OkaforCFujian Sturgeons33Eric WashingtonGZhejiang Cyclones34Leroy HickersonFShandong Lions35Corey WilliamsGHenan Dragons36Antonio HudsonGShaanxi Kylins37Mack TuckFShanghai Sharks38Matt VaughnGJilin Northeast Tigers39Pat SimpsonCXinjiang Flying Tigers310Nate LoftonCBeijing Ducks311Antoine HymanFLiaoning Hunters312Jerod WardFYunnan Bulls313Carlos DixonGJiangsu Dragons314Billy KnightFGuangdong Southern Tigers41Geoff BrownCDongguan Leopards42Seamus BoxleyFFujian Sturgeons43Andre JosephGZhejiang Cyclones44Zoran ViskovicCShandong Lions45Darrall JohnsCHenan Dragons46Mike MathewsFShaanxi Kylins47Mustapha HoffFShanghai Sharks48Cameron KofordCJilin Northeast Tigers49Wayland WhiteFXinjiang Flying Tigers410Austin NicholsGBeijing Ducks411Devonne GilesFLiaoning Hunters412Leon TrimminghaFYunnan Bulls413Anderson FerreiraFJiangsu Dragons414Kei MadisonFGuangdong Southern Tigers
Regular season standings
# 2005–06 CBA seasonNorth DivisionSouth Division Team Team 1Beijing Ducks 30 10 .750 – 37 5 .881 –2Xinjiang Flying Tigers 27 13 .675 3 Bayi Rockets 28 14 .667 9 3Liaoning Hunters 21 19 .525 9 Jiangsu Dragons 27 15 .643 104Jilin Northeast Tigers 17 23 .425 13 Yunnan Bulls 21 21 .500 16 5Shandong Lions 12 28 .300 18 Shanghai Sharks 20 22 .476 17 6Shaanxi Kylins 11 29 .275 19 Fujian Xunxing 20 22 .476 177Henan Dragons 9 31 .225 21 Zhejiang Cyclones 17 25 .405 208 Dongguan Leopards 11 31 .262 26 + Key to colors Top 4 teams of each division advance to the Playoffs
Playoffs The quarter-finals were once again expanded to best-of-five series, and the finals were expanded to best-of-seven series for the very first time.
In the Final series, Guangdong Southern Tigers defeated Bayi Rockets (4-1), claimed its 3rd straight CBA championship.
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. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
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See also Chinese Basketball Association