The 2017–18 WCBA season was the 16th season of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.
The regular season began on Monday, November 13, 2017 and ended on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Beijing Great Wall topped the regular season standings with a 21–5 record, having won the previous two WCBA titles. The playoffs began on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 and ended on Wednesday, March 14, 2018.
Beijing swept Shanxi Flame 3–0 in the best-of-five WCBA finals, clinching an 85–63 home victory in the deciding game on March 14 at the Shougang Basketball Center to secure their third consecutive title. Center Sylvia Fowles helped Beijing pull away with a 10–0 run in the second quarter, while guard Shao Ting's three-pointers had earlier given the team an early lead. New head coach Zhang Yun credited former coach Xu Limin, saying he "laid the foundation of the team in the last 12 years."
Venues TeamHome cityArena Capacity Bayi Kylin Nanchang Nanchang International Sports Center Gymnasium N/A Beijing Great Wall Beijing Shougang Basketball Center N/A Guangdong Dolphins Dongguan Dalang Arena 4,000 Shenzhen Bao'an Gymnasium N/A Heilongjiang Dragons Daqing Daqing Gymnasium N/A Harbin Heilongjiang University Gymnasium N/A Jiangsu Phoenix Nanjing Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium 5,500 Liaoning Flying Eagles Anshan Angang Gymnasium N/A Shaanxi Red Wolves Weinan Weinan Sports Center Gymnasium N/A Shandong Six Stars Penglai Penglai Gymnasium N/A Shanghai Swordfish Shanghai Baoshan Sports Center Gymnasium N/A Shanxi Flame Taiyuan Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium N/A Shenyang Army Golden Lions Dandong Dandong Sports Centre Gymnasium N/A Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales Chengdu Wenjiang Gymnasium N/A Xinjiang Magic Deer Ürümqi Xinjiang Sports Centre Gymnasium N/A Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls Yiwu Meihu Arena 6,000
Foreign Players
Team Player Replaced During Season Bayi Kylin – – Beijing Great Wall Sylvia Fowles Imani Boyette Guangdong Dolphins Glory Johnson Amber Harris Heilongjiang Dragons Aneika Henry – Jiangsu Phoenix Viktoria Medvedeva – Liaoning Flying Eagles Elizabeth Williams – Shaanxi Red Wolves Morgan Tuck – Shandong Six Stars Lynetta Kizer – Shanghai Swordfish Breanna Stewart – Shanxi Flame Jonquel Jones – Shenyang Army Golden Lions – – Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales Yelena Leuchanka – Xinjiang Magic Deer Candace Parker Tina Charles Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls Natasha Howard –
Ahead of the season's semifinal round, Jonquel Jones of Shanxi Flame led the league in scoring and rebounding, averaging 28.8 points and 18.3 rebounds per game, while Sylvia Fowles of Beijing Great Wall averaged 20.7 points and 12.3 rebounds.
Regular Season Standings # 2017–18 WCBA season Team 1Beijing Great Wall 21 5 .808 47 2Xinjiang Magic Deer 20 6 .769 46 3Shanxi Flame 19 7 .731 45 4Shanghai Swordfish 18 8 .692 44 5Jiangsu Phoenix 15 11 .577 41 6Heilongjiang Dragons 15 11 .577 41 7Guangdong Dolphins 13 13 .500 39 8Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls 12 14 .462 38 9Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales 11 15 .423 37 10Bayi Kylin 10 16 .385 36 11Liaoning Flying Eagles 9 17 .346 35 12Shandong Six Stars 8 18 .308 34 13Shenyang Army Golden Lions 8 18 .308 34 14Shaanxi Red Wolves 3 23 .115 29 + Key to colors Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs
Playoffs
The 2018 WCBA Playoffs began on January 24, 2018.
Beijing Great Wall defeated Shanxi Flame 3–0 in the finals to win their third consecutive WCBA title, the third time in league history a team achieved a three-peat.
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