The 2009–10 CBA season was the 15th CBA season. Guangdong Southern Tigers won their third consecutive CBA title for the second time, defeating Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Finals, four games to one.

Yunnan Bulls were suspended for the season due to salary reasons, and would conditionally retain their eligibility for the 2010–11 season.

Foreign players of each team could play no more than 6 quarters (5 quarters when facing Bayi Rockets) collectively each game. Asian players were not regarded as foreign players.

In the Playoffs, the distance of 3 point line expanded from 6.25m to 6.75m.

Coaching changes ClubOutgoingMannerWhenIncomingLiaoning Dinosaurs Rytis VaišvilaSackedAfter Round 17 Guo ShiqiangBeijing Ducks Sidney MoncriefSackedAfter Round 20 Min LuleiFujian Xunxing Aaron McCarthySackedAfter Round 23 Zhang DeguiJiangsu Dragons Jason RabedeauxSackedAfter Round 32 Xu Qiang

Regular season standings # 2009–10 CBA season Team 1Guangdong Southern Tigers 30 2 .938 - 15–1 15–1 2Xinjiang Flying Tigers 27 5 .844 3 15–1 12–4 3Zhejiang Lions 26 6 .813 4 15–1 11–5 4Shanghai Sharks 25 7 .781 5 14–2 11–5 5Liaoning Dinosaurs 21 11 .656 9 14–2 7–9 6Jiangsu Dragons 20 12 .625 10 13–3 7–9 7Fujian Xunxing 17 15 .531 13 13–3 4–12 8Bayi Rockets 15 17 .469 15 10–6 5–11 9Shandong Lions 14 18 .438 16 10–6 4–12 SD 1-1(198-176) ZJ10Zhejiang Whirlwinds 14 18 .438 16 9–7 5–11 11Dongguan Leopards 13 19 .406 17 9–7 4–12 12Tianjin Ronggang 11 21 .344 19 9–7 2–14 13Jilin Northeast Tigers 10 22 .313 20 7–9 3–13 JL 2-0 SX14Shanxi Zhongyu 10 22 .313 20 6–10 4–12 15Beijing Ducks 8 24 .250 22 6–10 2–14 16Qingdao DoubleStar 7 25 .219 23 7–9 0–16 17Shaanxi Kylins 4 28 .125 26 3–13 1–15 + Key to colors     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

All-star weekend

Rookie Challenge

+Southern Rookies Pos. Player Team F Cao Fei Zhejiang Whirlwinds C Xu Zhonghao Bayi Rockets G/F Zhang Chengyu Bayi Rockets G Feng Qi Dongguan Leopards G/F He Zhongmian Dongguan Leopards C Sun Zhe Dongguan Leopards F Dong Hanlin Guangdong Southern Tigers F Li Gen Shanghai Sharks F Liu Yahui Jiangsu Dragons F Wu Nan Jiangsu Dragons Head coach: Bob Donewald, Jr. (Shanghai Sharks)

+Northern Rookies Pos. Player Team G Sui Ran Shandong Lions C Tao Hanlin Shandong Lions G Yu Shulong Jilin Northeast Tigers F Zhong Cheng Jilin Northeast Tigers F Zhang Biao Jilin Northeast Tigers G Xiralijan Muhtar Xinjiang Flying Tigers G Yang Wenbo Shaanxi Kylins F Sun Shengyue Qingdao DoubleStar F Zhang Zhihan Tianjin Ronggang F/C Zhang Ji Tianjin Ronggang Head coach: Gong Xiaobin (Shandong Lions)

All-star game

+Southern All-Stars Pos. Player Team Total votes Starters G John Lucas III Shanghai Sharks 46168 G Hu Xuefeng Jiangsu Dragons 32987 F Zhu Fangyu Guangdong Southern Tigers 73765 F Zhang Kai Dongguan Leopards 33338 C Wang Zhizhi Bayi Rockets 82805 Reserves F Ding Jinhui Zhejiang Whirlwinds - F Rodney White Zhejiang Lions - F Lin Chih-Chieh Zhejiang Lions - G Yi Li Jiangsu Dragons - G Gong Songlin Fujian Xunxing - G Liu Wei Shanghai Sharks - G Wang Shipeng Guangdong Southern Tigers - Head coach: Li Chunjiang (Guangdong Southern Tigers)

Hu Xuefeng was replaced by Liu Wei in the starting lineup due to finger injury.

+Northern All-Stars Pos. Player Team Total votes Starters G Zhang Qingpeng Liaoning Dinosaurs 89924 G Yang Ming Liaoning Dinosaurs 36180 F Li Xiaoxu Liaoning Dinosaurs 64389 F Zhang Nan Tianjin Ronggang 35332 C Mengke Bateer Xinjiang Flying Tigers 62194 Reserves G Stephon Marbury Shanxi Zhongyu - G Chen Lei Beijing Ducks - F Duan Jiangpeng Shanxi Zhongyu - F Xu Guochong Xinjiang Flying Tigers - F Stromile Swift Shandong Lions - F Ji Zhe Beijing Ducks - C Zheng Zhun Shaanxi Kylins - C Olumide Oyedeji Liaoning Dinosaurs - Head coach: Jiang Xingquan (Xinjiang Flying Tigers)

Unable to participate due to injury. Olumide Oyedeji was named as the replacement for Stromile Swift. Stephon Marbury was awarded the MVP of the game.

Slam Dunk Contest +Contestants Pos. Player Team Preliminary Final 1st dunk 2nd dunk Total 1st dunk 2nd dunk Total C Sean Williams Fujian Xunxing 47 50 97 42 45 87 F Zhang Zhihan Tianjin Ronggang 40 45 85 35 42 77 F Wu Nan Jiangsu Dragons 49 50 99 35 30 65 F Cai Lilong Jiangsu Dragons 40 43 83 — F Zhang Ji Tianjin Ronggang 44 34 78 — G Wang Fei Zhejiang Lions 30 42 72 — F Stromile Swift Shandong Lions —

Unable to participate due to injury. Zhang Zhihan and Zhang Ji were named as replacements for Stromile Swift.

Three-Point Shootout +Contestants Pos. Player Team Preliminary Final G Zhang Qingpeng Liaoning Dinosaurs 19 22 G Jin Lipeng Zhejiang Lions 15 15 G John Lucas III Shanghai Sharks 15 11 F Wang Ligang Shanghai Sharks 12 — F Wei Mingliang Shanxi Zhongyu 11 — F Xu Guochong Xinjiang Flying Tigers 10 —

Skills Challenge +Contestants Pos. Player Team Preliminary Final G Lin Chih-Chieh Zhejiang Lions 46.97 38.07 G Liu Wei Shanghai Sharks 45.35 45.67 G Xie Libin Beijing Ducks 53.80 — G Yang Ming Liaoning Dinosaurs 57.47 — G Stephon Marbury Shanxi Zhongyu —

Unable to participate for personal reasons. Yang Ming was named as the replacement for Stephon Marbury.

Playoffs

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.

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat Points per game Andre Emmett Shandong Lions 32.0 Rebounds per game Peter John Ramos Zhejiang Lions 13.0 Assists per game Lü Xiaoming Fujian Xunxing 7.2 Steals per game Chris Williams Qingdao DoubleStar 3.8 Blocks per game Herve Lamizana Tianjin Ronggang 3.8 3-pointers per game John Lucas III Shanghai Sharks 4.3 Dunks per game Stromile Swift Shandong Lions 2.7

Notes and references

External links Official Website Sina CBA Coverage