The 2021–22 CBA season was the 27th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The regular season was reduced to 38 games for each team and was divided into three stages. The first stage, which was played in Zhuji, Zhejiang, began on 16 October 2021 and ended on 14 November 2021. The second stage, which was played in Changchun, Jilin, began on 25 December 2021 and ended on 28 January 2022. The third stage, which was played in Foshan, Guangdong and Shenyang, Liaoning, began on 1 March 2022 and ended on 22 March 2022. The playoffs, which were played in Nanchang, Jiangxi, began on 1 April 2022 and ended on 26 April 2022.
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Teams Team Head coach Home city Arena Capacity Ref. Beijing Ducks Yannis Christopoulos Beijing Cadillac Center 17,178 Beijing Royal Fighters Stephon Marbury Beijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium 6,500 Fujian Sturgeons Cui Wanjun Jinjiang Zuchang Gymnasium 4,500 Guangdong Southern Tigers Du Feng Dongguan Dongguan Basketball Center 16,000 Guangzhou Loong Lions Guo Shiqiang Guangzhou Tianhe Gymnasium 8,000 Jiangsu Dragons Li Nan Suzhou Suzhou Sports Center Gymnasium 6,000 Jilin Northeast Tigers Wang Han Changchun Changchun Gymnasium 4,000 Liaoning Flying Leopards Yang Ming Shenyang Liaoning Gymnasium 12,000 Nanjing Monkey Kings Ma Zhuang (caretaker) Nanjing Wutaishan Gymnasium 9,300 Ningbo Rockets Li Ke Ningbo Ningbo Youngor Gynmasium Qingdao Eagles Wu Qinglong Qingdao Conson Gymnasium 12,500 Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin Xu Changsuo Jinan Shandong Arena 8,000 Shanghai Sharks Li Chunjiang Shanghai Yuanshen Sports Centre Gymnasium 5,091 Shanxi Loongs Yang Xuezeng Taiyuan Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium 8,131 Shenzhen Leopards Qiu Biao Shenzhen Shenzhen Dayun Arena 18,000 Sichuan Blue Whales Zhou Jinli Chengdu Wenjiang Gymnasium 4,500 Tianjin Pioneers Zhang Degui Tianjin TUFE Gymnasium 4,000 Xinjiang Flying Tigers Adiljan Jun Ürümqi Hongshan Arena 4,000 Zhejiang Golden Bulls Liu Weiwei Hangzhou Binjiang Gymnasium 5,000 Zhejiang Lions Wang Bo Zhuji Zhuji Jiyang Sports Center Gymnasium 6,077
Team changes New team Ningbo Rockets
Draft The 2021 CBA Draft, the seventh edition of the CBA draft, took place on 18 July 2021 in Qingdao, Shandong.
Foreign players This is the full list of international players competing in the CBA during the 2021–22 season.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Replaced Beijing Ducks Barry Brown Jr. Justin Hamilton Jonathan Gibson Jeremy Lin - Beijing Royal Fighters Isaac Haas Sylven Landesberg Marko Todorović - - Fujian Sturgeons Trae Golden - - - - Guangdong Southern Tigers Ricky Ledo Sonny Weems - - - Guangzhou Loong Lions Nate Mason T. J. Leaf - - - Jiangsu Dragons - - - - - Jilin Northeast Tigers Dominique Jones - - - - Liaoning Flying Leopards Kyle Fogg Eric Moreland - - - Nanjing Monkey Kings D'Montre Edwards - - - - Ningbo Rockets Clarence Trotter III Vladimir Štimac - - - Qingdao Eagles Dakari Johnson Dez Wells - - - Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin Troy Gillenwater Lester Hudson - - - Shanghai Sharks Jamaal Franklin Noah Vonleh - - - Shanxi Loongs Kay Felder Jonathon Simmons - - - Shenzhen Leopards Askia Booker Jared Sullinger - - - Sichuan Blue Whales Hamed Haddadi Sterling Manley - - - Tianjin Pioneers Kenny Boynton Taylor Rochestie - - - Xinjiang Flying Tigers Arnett Moultrie - - - - Zhejiang Golden Bulls Erick Green Nick Rakocevic - - - Zhejiang Lions Jarrod Jones Jahlil Okafor - - -
Regular season League table # 2021–22 CBA regular season Team 1Liaoning Flying Leopards 32 6 .842 2Zhejiang Lions 31 7 .816 3Shanghai Sharks 28 10 .737 4Zhejiang Golden Bulls 28 10 .737 5Guangdong Southern Tigers 26 12 .684 6Shenzhen Leopards 26 12 .684 7Beijing Ducks 24 14 .632 8Guangzhou Loong Lions 23 15 .605 9Shanxi Loongs 23 15 .605 10Jilin Northeast Tigers 22 16 .579 11Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin 20 18 .526 12Tianjin Pioneers 19 19 .500 13Beijing Royal Fighters 18 20 .474 14Xinjiang Flying Tigers 18 20 .474 15Qingdao Eagles 13 25 .342 16Sichuan Blue Whales 12 26 .316 17Fujian Sturgeons 7 31 .184 18Jiangsu Dragons 5 33 .132 19Ningbo Rockets 3 35 .079 20Nanjing Monkey Kings 2 36 .053 + Key to colors Top 4 teams advance directly to Quarter-finals of CBA Playoffs 5th-12th place teams progress to First Round of CBA Playoffs
Results The regular season was reduced to 38 games for each team. 20 teams will play against each other twice.
Playoffs Bracket
First round (5) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (12) Tianjin Pioneers
(6) Shenzhen Leopards vs. (11) Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin
(7) Beijing Ducks vs. (10) Jilin Northeast Tigers
(8) Guangzhou Loong Lions vs. (9) Shanxi Loongs
Quarter-finals (1) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (9) Shanxi Loongs
(2) Zhejiang Lions vs. (10) Jilin Northeast Tigers
(3) Shanghai Sharks vs. (6) Shenzhen Leopards
(4) Zhejiang Golden Bulls vs. (5) Guangdong Southern Tigers
Semi-finals (1) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (5) Guangdong Southern Tigers
(2) Zhejiang Lions vs. (3) Shanghai Sharks
Finals (1) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (2) Zhejiang Lions
Final standings
All-Star Weekend jeremy lin
Statistics
Awards Category Player Team(s) Ref. Most Valuable PlayerHu JinqiuZhejiang Lions Finals MVP Zhao Jiwei Liaoning Flying Leopards
References
External links CBA Official Website CBA China - 2020-21 Standings and Stats on Basketball-Reference.com