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2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season

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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.[1][2] The regular season ended on Sunday, February 11, 2018, and the playoffs begin on Saturday, March 3, 2018.

Season2017–18
Duration28 October 2017 – 1 May 2018
Games played38
Teams20
Quick facts CBA, Season ...
CBA
Season2017–18
Duration28 October 2017 – 1 May 2018
Games played38
Teams20
Regular season
Top seedZhejiang Lions
Finals
ChampionsLiaoning Flying Leopards (1st title)
Runners-upZhejiang Lions
Awards
Domestic MVPChina Ding Yanyuhang
International MVPUnited States Courtney Fortson
Statistical leaders
Points United States Bulgaria Darius Adams 40.1
Rebounds United States Jared Sullinger 16.7
Assists United States Courtney Fortson 12.0
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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

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.[3]

Venues

More information Team, Home city ...
Team Home city Arena 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
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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.[4]

More information Rnd., Pick ...
Rnd. Pick Player Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Chen Ying-chun  Chinese Taipei Guangzhou Long-Lions Liberty University (United States)
1 2 Chou Yi-hsiang  Chinese Taipei Nanjing Monkey Kings Dacin Tigers (Chinese Taipei)
1 3 Duncan Reid  Hong Kong Zhejiang Golden Bulls SCAA (Hong Kong)
1 4 Yang Kai  China Fujian Sturgeons Hunan Yongsheng
1 5 Zhang Jin  China Jilin Northeast Tigers Liaoning Flying Leopards Youth
1 6 Ban Duo  China Shanxi Brave Dragons Tsinghua University
1 7 Liu Hongbo  China Qingdao Eagles Peking University
1 8 Liu Lei  China Jiangsu Dragons Tsinghua University
2 1 Qiao Wenhan  China Nanjing Monkey Kings Luoyang Zhonghe
2 2 Wang Zixu  China Beikong Fly Dragons Guangzhou Long-Lions Youth
2 3 Wang Yuyao  China Shenzhen Leopards Shenzhen Leopards Youth
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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.[5]

Rules Chart

The rules for using foreign players in each game are described in this chart:

More information #, Facing other teams ...
#Facing other teamsFacing Bayi Rockets
Chinese players+No LimitNo Limit
Asian players++4 quarters collectively+++
International players6 quarters collectively+++
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+ 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.

More information Team, Player 1 ...
Team Player 1 Player 2 Asian Player Replaced During Season
Bayi Rockets––––
Beijing DucksUnited States Aaron Jackson[6]United StatesCroatia Justin Hamilton[7]–United States Marcus Thornton
United States Randolph Morris (DNP)
Beikong Fly DragonsUnited States Stephon MarburyUnited States Shavlik RandolphLebanon Wael ArakjiJordan Zaid Abbas
Fujian SturgeonsUnited States Russ SmithUnited States Mike Harris–-
Guangdong Southern TigersUnited States Donald SloanCanada Andrew Nicholson[8]–France Edwin Jackson
United States Darius Morris
Guangzhou Long-LionsUnited States Kyle FoggUnited States Tyler Hansbrough[9]Palestine Sani SakakiniUnited States Semaj Christon
Jiangsu DragonsUnited States MarShon BrooksSerbia Miroslav Raduljica–United States Jabari Brown
Jilin Northeast TigersUnited States Von WaferUnited States Carl Landry––
Liaoning Flying LeopardsUnited States Lester HudsonUnited States Brandon Bass––
Nanjing Monkey KingsUnited States Jeremy PargoUnited States JJ Hickson[10]Iran Samad Nikkhah BahramiUnited States Dominique Jones
Qingdao EaglesUnited States Jonathan GibsonUnited StatesCentral African Republic James Mays–United States Terrence Jones
PolandSweden Maciej Lampe
Shandong Golden StarsUnited States Ty Lawson[11]Lithuania Donatas Motiejūnas[12]––
Shanghai SharksUnited States Jimmer FredetteUnited States Nick Minnerath[13]––
Shanxi Brave DragonsUnited States Willie WarrenArgentina Luis Scola–United States Brandon Jennings
Shenzhen LeopardsUnited StatesMontenegro Tyrese RiceUnited States Jared Sullinger–United States Keith Langford
Sichuan Blue WhalesUnited StatesNigeria Ike DioguIran Hamed Haddadi–United States Jamaal Franklin
Tianjin Gold LionsUnited StatesUkraine Eugene JeterUnited States Derrick Williams–United States Eli Holman
Xinjiang Flying TigersUnited StatesBulgaria Darius AdamsUnited StatesPhilippines Andray Blatche–United States Shawn Long
BrazilSpain Augusto Lima
Zhejiang Golden BullsUnited States Sonny Weems[14]United States Arinze Onuaku–United States Jarnell Stokes[15]
Zhejiang LionsUnited States Courtney FortsonGreece Ioannis Bourousis[16]––
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Regular Season Standings

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# 2017–18 CBA season
Team W L PCT Pts Tiebreaker
1 Zhejiang Lions317.81669
2 Liaoning Flying Leopards299.76367
3 Guangdong Southern Tigers2810.73766
4 Shandong Golden Stars2711.71165
5 Jiangsu Dragons2612.68464
6 Xinjiang Flying Tigers2513.65863XJ 3-1
BJ 2-2
SZ 1-3
7 Beijing Ducks2513.65863
8 Shenzhen Leopards2513.65863
9 Guangzhou Long-Lions2117.55359
10 Shanghai Sharks2018.52658SH 1-1
(SH 200-187 ZJ)
11 Zhejiang Golden Bulls2018.52658
12 Beikong Fly Dragons1820.47456
13 Fujian Sturgeons1622.42154FJ 1-1
(FJ 241-224 SX)
14 Shanxi Brave Dragons1622.42154
15 Nanjing Monkey King1523.39553
16 Qingdao Eagles1127.28949
17 Jilin Northeast Tigers830.21146JL 3-1
TJ 2-2
SC 1-3
18 Tianjin Gold Lions830.21146
19 Sichuan Blue Whales830.21146
20 Bayi Rockets335.07941
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     Top 6 teams advance to the Playoffs
     7th-10th teams advance to the pre-elimination Playoffs

Playoffs

Main article: 2018 CBA Playoffs

The 2018 CBA Playoffs began on 3 March 2018. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home court advantage are shown in italics.

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Zhejiang Lions 3
8 Shenzhen Leopards 2 8 Shenzhen Leopards 2
9 Guangzhou Long-Lions 0 1 Zhejiang Lions 4
4 Shandong Golden Stars 3
4 Shandong Golden Stars 3
5 Jiangsu Dragons 0
1 Zhejiang Lions 0
2 Liaoning Flying Leopards 4
2 Liaoning Flying Leopards 3
7 Beijing Ducks 2 7 Beijing Ducks 1
10 Shanghai Sharks 1 2 Liaoning Flying Leopards 4
3 Guangdong Southern Tigers 1
3 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
6 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 1

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

More information Category, Player ...
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic[17]
Points per gameChina Ding Yanyuhang (Domestic Player)
United StatesBulgaria Darius Adams (International Player)		Shandong Golden Stars
Xinjiang Flying Tigers		28.0
40.1
Rebounds per gameChina Yi Jianlian (Domestic Player)
United States Jared Sullinger (International Player)		Guangdong Southern Tigers
Shenzhen Leopards		13.3
16.7
Assists per gameChina Zeng Lingxu (Domestic Player)
United States Courtney Fortson (International Player)		Shanxi Brave Dragons
Zhejiang Lions		7.6
12.0
Steals per gameChina Wu Qian (Domestic Player)
United StatesBulgaria Darius Adams (International Player)		Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Xinjiang Flying Tigers		2.2
2.7
Blocks per gameChina Zhang Zhaoxu (Domestic Player)
United StatesCroatia Justin Hamilton (International Player)		Shanghai Sharks
Beijing Ducks		2.2
1.8
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Awards

Players of the Week

The following players were named the Players of the Week.[18]

More information Week, Domestic Player of the Week ...
Week Domestic Player of the Week International Player of the Week Ref.
October 28–November 5 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (1/3) Jared Sullinger (Shenzhen Leopards) (1/3) [19]
November 7–12 Ding Yanyuhang (Shandong Golden Stars) (1/1) Jimmer Fredette (Shanghai Sharks) (1/1) [20]
November 14–17 Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (1/5) Eli Holman (Tianjin Gold Lions) (1/1) [21]
November 29–December 10 Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (2/5) Jared Sullinger (Shenzhen Leopards) (2/3) [22]
December 12–17 Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (3/5) Courtney Fortson (Zhejiang Lions) (1/2) [23]
December 19–24 Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (4/5) Russ Smith (Fujian Sturgeons) (1/1) [24]
December 26–31 Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (5/5) Courtney Fortson (Zhejiang Lions) (2/2) [25]
January 2–11 Han Dejun (Liaoning Flying Leopards) (1/1) Darius Adams (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) (1/3) [26]
January 16–21 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (2/3) Jared Sullinger (Shenzhen Leopards) (3/3) [27]
January 23–28 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (3/3) Darius Adams (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) (2/3) [28]
January 30–February 4 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (1/2) Donatas Motiejūnas (Shandong Golden Stars) (1/1) [29]
February 6–11 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (2/2) Darius Adams (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) (3/3) [30]
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Young Player of the Month

The following players were named the Young Player of the Month.[31]

More information Month, Young Player of the Month ...
Month Young Player of the Month Ref.
October/November Zhao Rui (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (1/1) [32]
December Gao Shiyan (Jilin Northeast Tigers) (1/1) [33]
January/February Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (1/1) [34]
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

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