2009–10 Chinese Basketball Association season
Sports season
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The 2009–10 CBA season was the 15th CBA season. Guangdong Southern Tigers won their third consecutive CBA title for the second time, defeating Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Finals, four games to one.
| 2009–10 CBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Chinese Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | December 19, 2009 – April 25, 2010 |
| TV partner(s) | CCTV-5, and many local channels. |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Season MVP |  Mengke Bateer |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Runners-up | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Finals MVP | Zhu Fangyu |
Yunnan Bulls were suspended for the season due to salary reasons, and would conditionally retain their eligibility for the 2010–11 season.
Foreign players of each team could play no more than 6 quarters (5 quarters when facing Bayi Rockets) collectively each game. Asian players were not regarded as foreign players.
In the Playoffs, the distance of 3 point line expanded from 6.25m to 6.75m.[1]
Coaching changes
| Club | Outgoing | Manner | When | Incoming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaoning Dinosaurs |  Rytis Vaišvila |
Sacked[2] | After Round 17 | Guo Shiqiang |
| Beijing Ducks |  Sidney Moncrief |
Sacked[3] | After Round 20 | Min Lulei |
| Fujian Xunxing | Aaron McCarthy |
Sacked[4] | After Round 23 | Zhang Degui |
| Jiangsu Dragons | Jason Rabedeaux |
Sacked[5] | After Round 32 | Xu Qiang |
Regular season standings
| # | 2009–10 CBA season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker | |
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 30 | 2 | .938 | - | 15–1 | 15–1 | |
| 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 27 | 5 | .844 | 3 | 15–1 | 12–4 | |
| 3 | Zhejiang Lions | 26 | 6 | .813 | 4 | 15–1 | 11–5 | |
| 4 | Shanghai Sharks | 25 | 7 | .781 | 5 | 14–2 | 11–5 | |
| 5 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 21 | 11 | .656 | 9 | 14–2 | 7–9 | |
| 6 | Jiangsu Dragons | 20 | 12 | .625 | 10 | 13–3 | 7–9 | |
| 7 | Fujian Xunxing | 17 | 15 | .531 | 13 | 13–3 | 4–12 | |
| 8 | Bayi Rockets | 15 | 17 | .469 | 15 | 10–6 | 5–11 | |
| 9 | Shandong Lions | 14 | 18 | .438 | 16 | 10–6 | 4–12 | SD 1-1(198-176) ZJ |
| 10 | Zhejiang Whirlwinds | 14 | 18 | .438 | 16 | 9–7 | 5–11 | |
| 11 | Dongguan Leopards | 13 | 19 | .406 | 17 | 9–7 | 4–12 | |
| 12 | Tianjin Ronggang | 11 | 21 | .344 | 19 | 9–7 | 2–14 | |
| 13 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 10 | 22 | .313 | 20 | 7–9 | 3–13 | JL 2-0 SX |
| 14 | Shanxi Zhongyu | 10 | 22 | .313 | 20 | 6–10 | 4–12 | |
| 15 | Beijing Ducks | 8 | 24 | .250 | 22 | 6–10 | 2–14 | |
| 16 | Qingdao DoubleStar | 7 | 25 | .219 | 23 | 7–9 | 0–16 | |
| 17 | Shaanxi Kylins | 4 | 28 | .125 | 26 | 3–13 | 1–15 | |
| Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs |
All-star weekend
Rookie Challenge
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March 20 19:00 |
| Southern Rookies 91, Northern Rookies 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19-30, 24-23, 20-13, 28-14 | ||
| Pts: Dong Hanlin 19 Rebs: Xu Zhonghao 7 Asts: Feng Qi, Zhang Chengyu 3 |
Pts: Yu Shulong 18 Rebs: Zhong Cheng 7 Asts: Yu Shulong 8 | |
All-star game
March 21 19:00 |
| Southern All-stars 121, Northern All-stars 133 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31-28, 27-29, 28-33, 35-43 | ||
| Pts: Rodney White 32 Rebs: Rodney White 9 Asts: John Lucas III 7 |
Pts: Stephon Marbury 30 Rebs: Olumide Oyedeji 16 Asts: Stephon Marbury 10 | |
Slam Dunk Contest
| Pos. | Player | Team | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st dunk | 2nd dunk | Total | 1st dunk | 2nd dunk | Total | |||
| C | Sean Williams | Fujian Xunxing | 47 | 50 | 97 | 42 | 45 | 87 |
| F | Zhang Zhihan | Tianjin Ronggang | 40 | 45 | 85 | 35 | 42 | 77 |
| F | Wu Nan | Jiangsu Dragons | 49 | 50 | 99 | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| F | Cai Lilong | Jiangsu Dragons | 40 | 43 | 83 | — | ||
| F | Zhang Ji | Tianjin Ronggang | 44 | 34 | 78 | — | ||
| G | Wang Fei | Zhejiang Lions | 30 | 42 | 72 | — | ||
| F | Stromile SwiftINJ | Shandong Lions | — | |||||
^INJ Unable to participate due to injury. Zhang Zhihan and Zhang Ji were named as replacements for Stromile Swift.
Three-Point Shootout
| Pos. | Player | Team | Preliminary | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Zhang Qingpeng | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 19 | 22 |
| G | Jin Lipeng | Zhejiang Lions | 15 | 15 |
| G | John Lucas III | Shanghai Sharks | 15 | 11 |
| F | Wang Ligang | Shanghai Sharks | 12 | — |
| F | Wei Mingliang | Shanxi Zhongyu | 11 | — |
| F | Xu Guochong | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 10 | — |
Skills Challenge
| Pos. | Player | Team | Preliminary | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G |  Lin Chih-Chieh | Zhejiang Lions | 46.97 | 38.07 |
| G | Liu Wei | Shanghai Sharks | 45.35 | 45.67 |
| G | Xie Libin | Beijing Ducks | 53.80 | — |
| G | Yang Ming | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 57.47 | — |
| G | Stephon MarburyPER | Shanxi Zhongyu | — | |
^PER Unable to participate for personal reasons. Yang Ming was named as the replacement for Stephon Marbury.
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.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Bayi Rockets | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Shanghai Sharks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Shanghai Sharks | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Zhejiang Lions | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Jiangsu Dragons | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Zhejiang Lions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Fujian Xunxing | 0 | ||||||||||||
Statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Andre Emmett | Shandong Lions | 32.0 |
| Rebounds per game |  Peter John Ramos | Zhejiang Lions | 13.0 |
| Assists per game | Lü Xiaoming | Fujian Xunxing | 7.2 |
| Steals per game | Chris Williams | Qingdao DoubleStar | 3.8 |
| Blocks per game |  Herve Lamizana | Tianjin Ronggang | 3.8 |
| 3-pointers per game | John Lucas III | Shanghai Sharks | 4.3 |
| Dunks per game | Stromile Swift | Shandong Lions | 2.7 |