2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season

CBA
CBA
Season	2017–18
Duration	October 28, 2017 – February 11, 2018 (regular season）; March 3, 2018 – April 12, 2018 (Playoffs) ; April 15, 2018 – 1 May, 2017 (Finals)
Number of games	38
Number of teams	20
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 CBA season is the 23rd season of the Chinese Basketball Association.

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 ends on Sunday, February 11, 2018, and the playoffs begin on Saturday, March 3, 2018.

In this season, the playoffs will be expanded from 8 teams to 10 teams.

Team Changes

One team was renamed ahead of the season.

Name Changes

The Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings changed their name to the Nanjing Monkey Kings on 2017 September 29.^[3]

Venues

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Bayi Rockets	Ningbo	Beilun Gymnasium	8,000
Beijing Ducks	Beijing	Cadillac Arena	18,000
Beijing Ducks	Beijing	Shougang Basketball Center	N/A
Beikong Fly Dragons	Beijing	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium	7,000
Fujian Sturgeons	Jinjiang	Zuchang Gymnasium	6,000
Guangdong Southern Tigers	Dongguan	Nissan Sports Centre	14,730
Guangzhou Long-Lions	Guangzhou	Tianhe Gymnasium	N/A
Guangzhou Long-Lions	Foshan	Nanhai Gymnasium	N/A
Jiangsu Dragons	Suzhou	Suzhou Industrial Park Sports Center	13,000
	Suzhou	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	Gymnasium of Youth Olympic Games Sport Park	22,000
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Nanjing	Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium	5,500
Qingdao Eagles	Qingdao	Guoxin Gymnasium	12,500
Qingdao Eagles	Qingdao	Gymnasium of Ocean University of China	N/A
Shandong Golden Stars	Jinan	Shandong Arena	8,800
Shanghai Sharks	Shanghai	Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium	5,000
Shanxi Brave Dragons	Taiyuan	Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium	N/A
Shenzhen Leopards	Shenzhen	Shenzhen Dayun Arena	18,000
	Shenzhen	Bao'an Gymnasium	N/A
	Zhongshan	Zhongshan Gymnasium	N/A
Sichuan Blue Whales	Chengdu	Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium	9,200
Tianjin Gold Lions	Tianjin	Dongli Gymnasium	N/A
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Ürümqi	Hongshan Arena	3,800
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Hangzhou	Binjiang Gymnasium	N/A
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions	Hangzhou	Hangzhou Gymnasium	5,136

Draft

The 2017 CBA Draft, the third editon of the CBA draft, took place on 2017 August 2. 11 players were selected in the draft.^[4]

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Nationality^{[n 1]}	Team	School / club team
1	1	Chen Ying-chun	Chinese Taipei	Guangzhou Long-Lions
1	2	Chou Yi-hsiang	Chinese Taipei	Nanjing Monkey Kings
1	3	Duncan Reid	Hong Kong	Zhejiang Golden Bulls
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

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:

#	Facing other teams	Facing Bayi Rockets
Chinese players+	No Limit	No Limit
Asian players++	No Limit	4 quarters collectively+++
International players	6 quarters collectively+++	4 quarters collectively+++

+ 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.

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Asian Player	Replaced During Season
Bayi Rockets	–	–	–	–
Beijing Ducks	Aaron Jackson	Justin Hamilton	–	–
Beikong Fly Dragons	Stephon Marbury	Shavlik Randolph	Zaid Abbas	–
Fujian Sturgeons	Russ Smith	Mike Harris	–	–
Guangdong Southern Tigers	Edwin Jackson	Andrew Nicholson	–	–
Guangzhou Long-Lions	Kyle Fogg	Tyler Hansbrough	Sani Sakakini	–
Jiangsu Dragons	MarShon Brooks	Miroslav Raduljica	–	–
Jilin Northeast Tigers	Von Wafer	Carl Landry	–	–
Liaoning Flying Leopards	Lester Hudson	Brandon Bass	–	–
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Dominique Jones	JJ Hickson	Samad Nikkhah Bahrami	–
Qingdao Eagles	Jonathan Gibson	Terrence Jones	–	–
Shandong Golden Stars	Ty Lawson	Donatas Motiejūnas	–	–
Shanghai Sharks	Jimmer Fredette	Nick Minnerath	–	–
Shanxi Brave Dragons	Brandon Jennings	Luis Scola	–	–
Shenzhen Leopards	Keith Langford	Jared Sullinger	–	–
Sichuan Blue Whales	Jamaal Franklin	Hamed Haddadi	–	–
Tianjin Gold Lions	Eugene Jeter	Eli Holman	–	–
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Darius Adams	Shawn Long	–	–
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Sonny Weems	Jarnell Stokes	–	–
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions	Courtney Fortson	Ioannis Bourousis	–	–

Regular Season Standings

#	2017–18 CBA season
#	Team	W	L	PCT	Pts	Tiebreaker
1	Bayi Rockets
2	Beijing Ducks
3	Beikong Fly Dragons
4	Fujian Sturgeons
5	Guangdong Southern Tigers
6	Guangzhou Long-Lions
7	Jiangsu Dragons
8	Jilin Northeast Tigers
9	Liaoning Flying Leopards
10	Nanjing Monkey Kings
11	Qingdao Eagles
12	Shandong Golden Stars
13	Shanghai Sharks
14	Shanxi Brave Dragons
15	Shenzhen Leopards
16	Sichuan Blue Whales
17	Tianjin Gold Lions
18	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
19	Zhejiang Golden Bulls
20	Zhejiang Guangsha Lions

Key to colors
	Top 10 teams advance to the Playoffs

Notes

^ 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.

References

^ "CBA赛程变更:揭幕战为广东战深圳新疆战吉林改期" (in Chinese). 12 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ "CBA新版赛程公布新疆重回揭幕战可主场领冠军戒" (in Chinese). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^ "关于江苏同曦大圣篮球俱乐部变更球队名称的公告" (in Chinese). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ "2017CBA选秀大会：状元榜眼探花均为港台球员" (in Chinese). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^ "CBA3外援球队将逐步减为两支末节亚外将受限" (in Chinese). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

External links

CBA Official Website

[nationality-5] 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.

[1] "CBA赛程变更:揭幕战为广东战深圳新疆战吉林改期" (in Chinese). 12 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

[2] "CBA新版赛程公布新疆重回揭幕战可主场领冠军戒" (in Chinese). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

[3] "关于江苏同曦大圣篮球俱乐部变更球队名称的公告" (in Chinese). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

[4] "2017CBA选秀大会：状元榜眼探花均为港台球员" (in Chinese). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[6] "CBA3外援球队将逐步减为两支末节亚外将受限" (in Chinese). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

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