The 2001–02 CBA season is the seventh CBA season.

The season ran from December 8, 2001, to April 19, 2002. Shaanxi Kylins and Shenzhen Leopards were promoted from the Second Division. Taiwanese club Sina Lions joined CBA in this season.

Regular season standings #2001–02 CBA season Team 1Shanghai Sharks 23 1 .958 - 12–0 11–1 2Bayi Rockets 17 7 .708 6 12–0 5–7 3Beijing Ducks 15 9 .625 8 9–3 6–6 BJ 1-1(217–211) JL4Jilin Northeast Tigers 15 9 .625 8 10–2 5–7 5Shandong Flaming Bulls 14 10 .583 9 10–2 4–8 6Zhejiang Cyclones 13 11 .542 10 9–3 4–8 7Guangdong Southern Tigers 12 12 .500 11 8–4 4–8 8Sina Lions 11 13 .458 12 8–4 3–9 SL 2-0 JS 9Jiangsu Dragons 11 13 .458 12 8–4 3–9 10Shaanxi Kylins 10 14 .417 13 8–4 2–10 11Beijing Olympians 8 16 .333 15 4–8 4–8 12Liaoning Hunters 7 17 .292 16 6–6 1–11 13Shenzhen Leopards 0 24 .000 23 0–12 0–12 + Key to colors     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs     Bottom 4 teams advance to the Relegation Round

Playoffs

The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs. For the first time, the quarterfinals used best-of-five series to determine the advancing team.

In the Final series, Shanghai Sharks defeated Bayi Rockets (3–1), snapped a series of 6 consecutive championships for the Bayi.

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.

Relegations The bottom 4 teams played the relegation round by round-robin.

Beijing Olympians and Shenzhen Leopards were relegated to the Second Division.

TeamWLPFPAPDLiaoning Hunters51655561+94Shaanxi Kylins42660575+85Beijing Olympians33620594+26Shenzhen Leopards06585790−205 + Key to colors     Bottom 2 teams relegated to the Second Division

 BOLNSXSZ Beijing Olympians–85-9396-88130-107 Liaoning Hunters99-85–114-101126-84 Shaanxi Kylins105-96104-79–139-88 Shenzhen Leopards102-128102-144102-123–

References

See also Chinese Basketball Association