The 1995–96 CBA season was the first season of the Chinese Basketball Association. The season was held from 10 December 1995 to 7 April 1996.
The league had 12 teams for its inaugural campaign and every club played each other twice in the regular season.
Teams TeamHead coachCityArenaCapacityAir Force Ma LianzhongBayi Rockets Wang FeiBeijing Ducks Yuan ChaoGuangdong Southern Tigers Wang LifaJiangsu Dragons Yi DehuaJinan Army Zhang BinLiaoning Hunters Li GeNanjing Army Yang XuezengShandong Flaming Bulls Zhao XuanminShenyang Army Xuan ChengbinVanguard/Police Yu LongZhejiang Squirrels Pan Jianping
Regular season League table Rank1995–96 CBA regular seasonTeam1Bayi Rockets 22 0 44 100.0% 2Guangdong Southern Tigers 18 4 40 81.8% 3Liaoning Hunters 18 4 40 81.8% 4Beijing Ducks 17 5 39 77.3% 5Shandong Flaming Bulls 12 10 34 54.5% 6Zhejiang Squirrels 10 12 32 45.5% 7Jinan Army 9 13 31 40.9% 8Shenyang Army 8 14 30 36.4% 9Air Force 7 15 29 31.8% 10Jiangsu Dragons 6 16 28 27.3% 11Nanjing Army 4 18 26 18.2% 12Vanguard/Police 1 21 23 4.5% +Key to colors Qualification for quarter-finals Qualification for 5th–8th place playoffs Qualification for relegation playoffs
Results 12 teams played against each other teams twice.
Playoffs The Playoffs used a Home-Away system. Total points were used to decide the winner. Bracket
Semi-finals (1) Bayi Rockets vs. (4) Beijing Ducks
(2) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (3) Liaoning Hunters
Finals (1) Bayi Rockets vs. (2) Guangdong Southern Tigers
Third place game (3) Liaoning Hunters vs. (4) Beijing Ducks
5–8th classification semi-finals (5) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (8) Shenyang Army
(6) Zhejiang Squirrels vs. (7) Jinan Army
Fifth place game (5) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (6) Zhejiang Squirrels
Seventh place game (7) Jinan Army vs. (8) Shenyang Army
Relegation playoffs (9) Air Force vs. (12) Vanguard/Police
(10) Jiangsu Dragons vs. (11) Nanjing Army
Ninth place game (9) Air Force vs. (10) Jiangsu Dragons
All-Star Game The first CBA All-Star Game was played on April 9, 1996, in Beijing.
The Blue Team, featuring players including Wang Zhizhi and Adiljan Jun, defeated the White Team 106–98.
Statistics Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team(s) StatisticPoints per game Hu Weidong Jiangsu Dragons 28.0Rebounds per game Yu Leping Zhejiang Squirrels 13.0Assists per game Huang Yunlong Guangdong Southern Tigers 4.4Steals per game Ju Weisong Shandong Flaming Bulls 3.5Blocks per game Wang Zhizhi Bayi Rockets 3.8Turnovers per game Hu Weidong Jiangsu Dragons 4.6Fouls per game Shen Zhenhai Jiangsu Dragons 3.9Minutes per game Ju Weisong Shandong Flaming Bulls 39.7FG% Ma Yongzhong Guangdong Southern Tigers 67.3%FT% Yu Xuepeng Liaoning Hunters 85.0%3P% Li Nan Bayi Rockets 64.0%
Team statistic leaders Category Team StatisticPoints per game Bayi Rockets 103.0Rebounds per game Guangdong Southern Tigers 34.3Assists per game Guangdong Southern Tigers 14.5Steals per game Bayi Rockets 11.5Blocks per game Bayi Rockets 5.7Turnovers per game Jinan Army 14.5Fouls per game Air Force 17.9FG% Bayi Rockets 56.7%FT% Bayi Rockets 70.6%3P% Bayi Rockets 44.9%
Awards These are the award winners for the 1995-96 CBA regular season. Annual awards +1995–96 CBA awardsAward Recipient(s)CBA Most Valuable Player Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)CBA Coach of the Year Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets)Wang Lifa (Guangdong Southern Tigers)
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References
External links CBA Official Website CBA Official Data Website