The 2017–18 CBA season was the 23rd season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The regular season was initially scheduled to begin on Saturday, October 21, 2017, with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Shenzhen Leopards, but later rescheduled to Saturday, October 28, 2017, with the defending champion Xinjiang Flying Tigers hosting the Jilin Northeast Tigers. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 11, 2018, and the playoffs begin on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
In this season, the playoffs were expanded from eight to ten teams.
Team changes Two teams relocated and one of those teams was renamed ahead of the season.
City changes The Jiangsu Dragons relocated out of Nanjing and will play the majority of their home games in Suzhou with several contests hosted in Changzhou.
Name changes The Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings moved from Changzhou to Nanjing and changed their name to the Nanjing Monkey Kings on September 29, 2017.
Venues TeamHome cityArena Capacity Bayi Rockets Ningbo Beilun Gymnasium 6500 Beijing Ducks Beijing Cadillac Arena 18,000 Shougang Basketball Center 6000 Beikong Fly Dragons Beijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium 6300 Fujian Sturgeons Jinjiang Zuchang Gymnasium 6,000 Guangdong Southern Tigers Dongguan Nissan Sports Centre 14,730 Guangzhou Long-Lions Guangzhou Tianhe Gymnasium 8628 Foshan Nanhai Gymnasium 4000 Jiangsu Dragons Suzhou Suzhou Industrial Park Sports Center 13,000 Suzhou Sports Center Gymnasium N/A Changzhou Changzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium 6,200 Jilin Northeast Tigers Changchun Changchun Gymnasium 4,299 Liaoning Flying Leopards Benxi Benxi Gymnasium 4,500 Nanjing Monkey Kings Nanjing Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park 22,000 Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium 5,500 Qingdao Eagles Qingdao Guoxin Gymnasium 12,500 Gymnasium of Ocean University of China 4145 Shandong Golden Stars Jinan Shandong Arena 8,800 Shanghai Sharks Shanghai Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium 5,000 Shanxi Brave Dragons Taiyuan Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium 8000 Shenzhen Leopards Shenzhen Shenzhen Dayun Arena 18,000 Bao'an Gymnasium 8188 Zhongshan Zhongshan Gymnasium 5000 Sichuan Blue Whales Chengdu Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium 9,200 Tianjin Gold Lions Tianjin Dongli Gymnasium 5630 Xinjiang Flying Tigers Ürümqi Hongshan Arena 3,800 Zhejiang Golden Bulls Hangzhou Binjiang Gymnasium 6000 Zhejiang Guangsha Lions Hangzhou Hangzhou Gymnasium 5,136
Draft The 2017 CBA Draft, the third edition of the CBA draft, took place on 2017 August 2. 11 players were selected in the draft.
Player Team 11Guangzhou Long-Lions Liberty University (United States)12Nanjing Monkey Kings Dacin Tigers (Chinese Taipei)13Zhejiang Golden Bulls SCAA (Hong Kong)14Fujian Sturgeons Hunan Yongsheng 15Jilin Northeast Tigers Liaoning Flying Leopards Youth16Shanxi Brave Dragons Tsinghua University 17Qingdao Eagles Peking University 18Jiangsu Dragons Tsinghua University 21Nanjing Monkey Kings Luoyang Zhonghe 22Beikong Fly Dragons Guangzhou Long-Lions Youth 23Shenzhen Leopards Shenzhen Leopards Youth
Foreign players policy All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players. The bottom 4 teams from the previous season (except Bayi) have the additional right to sign an extra Asian player.
Rules Chart The rules for using foreign players in each game are described in this chart:
# Facing other teams Facing Bayi Rockets Chinese players+ No Limit No Limit Asian players++ 4 quarters collectively+++ International players 6 quarters collectively+++
+ Including players from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
++ If a team waives its right to sign an extra Asian player, it may use its 2 foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.
+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.
Import chart This is the full list of international players who competed in the CBA during the 2017-18 season.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Asian Player Replaced During Season Bayi Rockets – – – – Beijing Ducks Aaron Jackson Justin Hamilton – Marcus Thornton Randolph Morris (DNP) Beikong Fly Dragons Stephon Marbury Shavlik Randolph Wael Arakji Zaid Abbas Fujian Sturgeons Russ Smith Mike Harris – - Guangdong Southern Tigers Donald Sloan Andrew Nicholson – Edwin Jackson Darius Morris Guangzhou Long-Lions Kyle Fogg Tyler Hansbrough Sani Sakakini Semaj Christon Jiangsu Dragons MarShon Brooks Miroslav Raduljica – Jabari Brown Jilin Northeast Tigers Von Wafer Carl Landry – – Liaoning Flying Leopards Lester Hudson Brandon Bass – – Nanjing Monkey Kings Jeremy Pargo JJ Hickson Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Dominique Jones Qingdao Eagles Jonathan Gibson James Mays – Terrence Jones Maciej Lampe Shandong Golden Stars Ty Lawson Donatas Motiejūnas – – Shanghai Sharks Jimmer Fredette Nick Minnerath – – Shanxi Brave Dragons Willie Warren Luis Scola – Brandon Jennings Shenzhen Leopards Tyrese Rice Jared Sullinger – Keith Langford Sichuan Blue Whales Ike Diogu Hamed Haddadi – Jamaal Franklin Tianjin Gold Lions Eugene Jeter Derrick Williams – Eli Holman Xinjiang Flying Tigers Darius Adams Andray Blatche – Shawn Long Augusto Lima Zhejiang Golden Bulls Sonny Weems Arinze Onuaku – Jarnell Stokes Zhejiang Lions Courtney Fortson Ioannis Bourousis – –
Regular Season Standings # 2017–18 CBA season Team 1Zhejiang Lions 31 7 .816 69 2Liaoning Flying Leopards 29 9 .763 67 3Guangdong Southern Tigers 28 10 .737 66 4Shandong Golden Stars 27 11 .711 65 5Jiangsu Dragons 26 12 .684 64 6Xinjiang Flying Tigers 25 13 .658 63 XJ 3-1BJ 2-2SZ 1-37Beijing Ducks 25 13 .658 63 8Shenzhen Leopards 25 13 .658 63 9Guangzhou Long-Lions 21 17 .553 59 10Shanghai Sharks 20 18 .526 58 SH 1-1(SH 200-187 ZJ)11Zhejiang Golden Bulls 20 18 .526 58 12Beikong Fly Dragons 18 20 .474 56 13Fujian Sturgeons 16 22 .421 54 FJ 1-1(FJ 241-224 SX)14Shanxi Brave Dragons 16 22 .421 54 15Nanjing Monkey King 15 23 .395 53 16Qingdao Eagles 11 27 .289 49 17Jilin Northeast Tigers 8 30 .211 46 JL 3-1TJ 2-2SC 1-318Tianjin Gold Lions 8 30 .211 46 19Sichuan Blue Whales 8 30 .211 46 20Bayi Rockets 3 35 .079 41 + Key to colors Top 6 teams advance to the Playoffs 7th-10th teams advance to the pre-elimination Playoffs
Playoffs
The 2018 CBA Playoffs began on 3 March 2018.
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team StatisticCBA公司关于2017-2018赛季CBA联赛技术统计单项奖评选结果出炉 Points per game Ding Yanyuhang (Domestic Player) Darius Adams (International Player) Shandong Golden StarsXinjiang Flying Tigers 28.040.1 Rebounds per game Yi Jianlian (Domestic Player) Jared Sullinger (International Player) Guangdong Southern TigersShenzhen Leopards 13.316.7 Assists per game Zeng Lingxu (Domestic Player) Courtney Fortson (International Player) Shanxi Brave DragonsZhejiang Lions 7.612.0 Steals per game Wu Qian (Domestic Player) Darius Adams (International Player) Zhejiang Golden BullsXinjiang Flying Tigers 2.22.7 Blocks per game Zhang Zhaoxu (Domestic Player) Justin Hamilton (International Player) Shanghai SharksBeijing Ducks 2.21.8
Awards
Players of the Week The following players were named the Players of the Week. WeekDomestic Player of the WeekInternational Player of the WeekRef.Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (1/3)Jared Sullinger (Shenzhen Leopards) (1/3)Ding Yanyuhang (Shandong Golden Stars) (1/1)Jimmer Fredette (Shanghai Sharks) (1/1)Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (1/5)Eli Holman (Tianjin Gold Lions) (1/1)Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (2/5)Jared Sullinger (Shenzhen Leopards) (2/3)Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (3/5)Courtney Fortson (Zhejiang Lions) (1/2)Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (4/5)Russ Smith (Fujian Sturgeons) (1/1)Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (5/5)Courtney Fortson (Zhejiang Lions) (2/2)Han Dejun (Liaoning Flying Leopards) (1/1)Darius Adams (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) (1/3)Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (2/3)Jared Sullinger (Shenzhen Leopards) (3/3)Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (3/3)Darius Adams (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) (2/3)Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (1/2)Donatas Motiejūnas (Shandong Golden Stars) (1/1)Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (2/2)Darius Adams (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) (3/3)
Young Player of the Month The following players were named the Young Player of the Month.2017-2018赛季CBA联赛月度最佳星锐球员评选 MonthYoung Player of the MonthRef.October/NovemberZhao Rui (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (1/1)DecemberGao Shiyan (Jilin Northeast Tigers) (1/1)January/FebruaryHu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (1/1)
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References
External links CBA Official Website CBA China - 2017-18 Standings and Stats on Basketball-Reference.com