The 2010–11 CBA season is the 16th CBA season. Guangdong Southern Tigers won their fourth consecutive and overall seventh CBA title, defeating Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Finals for a third year in a row, four games to two.
Changes After a one-year suspension due to salary reasons, Yunnan Bulls were removed from the CBA.
All teams except Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players while the bottom 5 teams of last season have an extra right to sign an Asian player. Generally, Asian players are not counted as foreign players, and foreign players of each team can play no more than 6 quarters collectively each game. However, when facing Bayi Rockets, Asian players are counted as foreign ones while foreign players can play no more than 5 quarters collectively. Players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei are counted as domestic players in either situation.
Coaching changes ClubOutgoingMannerWhenIncomingQingdao Eagles Wang WeiliHealth issuesAfter Round 6 (Dec 24, 2010) Kang Jung-SooShanxi Brave Dragons Gao ShuminSackedAfter Round 8 (Dec 30, 2010) Patrick Sellers (caretaker)Fujian Xunxing J. C. OwensSackedAfter Round 9 (Jan 2, 2011) Ma LianbaoShanxi Brave Dragons Patrick Sellers (caretaker)ReplacedAfter Round 10 (Jan 3, 2011) Yang Xuezeng
Regular season standings
# 2010–11 CBA season Team 1Xinjiang Flying Tigers 31 1 .969 - 16–0 15–1 2Guangdong Southern Tigers 25 7 .781 6 11–5 14–2 GD 1-1(227-220) DG3Dongguan Leopards 25 7 .781 6 13–3 12–4 4Jiangsu Dragons 20 12 .625 11 10–6 10–6 5Zhejiang Golden Bulls 19 13 .594 12 11–5 8–8 6Zhejiang Lions 18 14 .562 13 11–5 7–9 7Bayi Rockets 17 15 .531 14 13–3 4–12 8Beijing Ducks 16 16 .500 15 11–5 5–11 9Shanxi Brave Dragons 15 17 .469 16 9–7 6–10 10Liaoning Dinosaurs 14 18 .438 17 11–5 3–13 LN 2-0 SD11Shandong Lions 14 18 .438 17 10–6 4–12 12Shanghai Sharks 12 20 .375 19 10–6 2–14 SH 2-0 JL13Jilin Northeast Tigers 12 20 .375 19 9–7 3–1314Foshan Dralions 11 21 .344 20 8–8 3–13 15Qingdao Eagles 10 22 .312 21 7–9 3–13 16Fujian Xunxing 8 24 .250 23 6–10 2–14 17Tianjin Golden Lions 5 27 .156 26 5–11 0–16 + Key to colors Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs
All-star weekend
Rookie Challenge
+Southern Rookies Pos. Player Team F Gu Quan Dongguan Leopards G/F He Zhongmian Dongguan Leopards C Ren Junfei Guangdong Southern Tigers C Li Yuanyu Guangdong Southern Tigers F Wang Junjie Jiangsu Dragons C Zhang Zhuojun Zhejiang Cyclone F Ji Xiang Shanghai Sharks F Zhang Chengyu Bayi Rockets G Jin Jiming Foshan Dralions G Zhao Dapeng Zhejiang Lions Head coach: Ding Wei (Zhejiang Cyclone)
+Northern Rookies Pos. Player Team C Yu Changdong Shanxi Brave Dragons C Tao Hanlin Shandong Lions C Li An Jilin Northeast Tigers F Lian Ming Liaoning Dinosaurs G Guo Ailun Liaoning Dinosaurs F/G Zhang Zhihan Tianjin Golden Lions G Shentu Jun Tianjin Golden Lions C Han Chongkai Beijing Ducks G Chen Shidong Beijing Ducks G Sun Weibo Xinjiang Flying Tigers Head coach: Wang Han (Jilin Northeast Tigers)
Guo Ailun was awarded the MVP of the game.
All-star game
+Southern All-Stars Pos. Player Team Total votes Starters G Stephon Marbury Foshan Dralions 150031 G Mo Ke Bayi Rockets 118908 F Wang Shipeng Guangdong Southern Tigers 139887 F Zhang Kai Dongguan Leopards 141345 C Wang Zhizhi Bayi Rockets 209632 Reserves G Lin Chih-Chieh Zhejiang Lions - F Zhu Fangyu Guangdong Southern Tigers - C Su Wei Guangdong Southern Tigers - G Liu Wei Guangdong Southern Tigers - G/F Yi Li Jiangsu Dragons - C Ding Jinhui Zhejiang Cyclone - G Marcus Williams Zhejiang Cyclone - Head coach: Li Chunjiang (Guangdong Southern Tigers)
+Northern All-Stars Pos. Player Team Total votes Starters G Zhang Qingpeng Liaoning Dinosaurs 199924 G Quincy Douby Xinjiang Flying Tigers 149661 F Li Xiaoxu Liaoning Dinosaurs 140897 F Zhang Nan Tianjin Ronggang 89087 C Mengke Bateer Xinjiang Flying Tigers 181531 Reserves F/C Randolph Morris Beijing Ducks - G Lee Hsueh-Lin Beijing Ducks - G Yu Shulong Jilin Northeast Tigers - F Zhong Cheng Jilin Northeast Tigers - G/F Chen Lei Beijing Ducks - G Sun Jie Shandong Lions - F Zhang Xuewen Shanxi Brave Dragons - Head coach: Jiang Xingquan (Xinjiang Flying Tigers)
Quincy Douby 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 F Zhao Tailong Fujian Xunxing 43 47 90 50 44 94 F Wu Nan Jiangsu Dragons 41 49 90 45 45 90 G James Singleton Zhejiang Lions 42 47 89 44 45 89 C Zhang Xuewen Shanxi Brave Dragons 44 45 89 — C Wu Ke Shandong Lions 39 41 80 — F Zhang Ji Tianjin Ronggang 37 36 73 —
Singleton advanced to the final with 46 points in an extra dunk, in which Zhang Xuewen got 41 points.
Three-Point Shootout +Contestants Pos. Player Team Preliminary Final G Sun Jie Shandong Lions 16 21 G Zhang Qingpeng Liaoning Dinosaurs 14 19 F Zhang Bo Bayi Rockets 10 15 G Lee Hsueh-Lin Beijing Ducks 8 — G Stephon Marbury Foshan Dralions 7 — G Quincy Douby Xinjiang Flying Tigers —
Unable to participate due to injury.
Skills Challenge +Contestants Pos. Player Team Preliminary Final G Lin Chih-Chieh Zhejiang Lions 35.4 38.1 G Guo Ailun Liaoning Dinosaurs 40.5 40.6 G Xie Libin Beijing Ducks 40.6 — G Yu Shulong Jilin Northeast Tigers 62.9 —
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.
Awards Week Players of the Week award Domestic Foreign1 Zhang Kai (Dongguan) James Singleton (Xinjiang) 2 Zhang Kai (Dongguan) (2) Quincy Douby (Xinjiang) 3 Wang Shipeng (Guangdong) Jackson Vroman (Dongguan) 4 Tang Zhengdong (Jiangsu) James Singleton (Xinjiang) (2) 5 Wang Lei (Bayi) Mike Harris (Shanghai) 6 Ding Jinhui (Zhejiang C.) Mike Harris (Shanghai) (2) 7 Ding Jinhui (Zhejiang C.) (2) Stephon Marbury (Foshan) 8 Hu Xuefeng (Jiangsu) Quincy Douby (Xinjiang) (2) 9 Wang Zhizhi (Bayi) Marcus Williams (Zhejiang C.) Playoffs 10 Su Wei (Guangdong) James Singleton (Xinjiang) (3) 11 Wang Zhizhi (Bayi) (2) Quincy Douby (Xinjiang) (3)
Statistical leaders Source Category Player Team Stat Points per game Charles Gaines Qingdao Eagles 33.7 Rebounds per game Dwayne Jones Fujian Xunxing 15.8 Assists per game Osama Daghles Shanxi Brave Dragons 9.1 Steals per game Hu Xuefeng Jiangsu Dragons 4.1 Blocks per game Hervé Lamizana Tianjin Ronggang 3.6
References
External links Official Website 163 CBA Coverage