1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season
| 1995–96 CBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Chinese Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | December 10, 1995 – April 7, 1996 |
| TV partner(s) | CCTV-5 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Bayi Rockets |
| Season MVP |  Hu Weidong |
| Relegated to Second Division | Nanjing Army Vanguard / Police |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Bayi Rockets |
| Runners-up | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
The 1995–96 CBA season was the first season of the Chinese Basketball Association.
The season ran from December 10, 1995, to April 7, 1996.
The league had 12 teams for its inaugural campaign and every club played each other twice in the regular season.[1][2]
Regular season standings
These are the final standings for the 1995-96 CBA regular season.[2]
| # | 1995–96 CBA season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker | |
| 1 | Bayi Rockets | 22 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 11–0 | 11–0 | |
| 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 18 | 4 | .818 | 4 | 10–1 | 8–3 | GD 1-1 (170-167) LN |
| 3 | Liaoning Hunters | 18 | 4 | .818 | 4 | 10–1 | 8–3 | |
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 17 | 5 | .773 | 5 | 10–1 | 7–4 | |
| 5 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 12 | 10 | .545 | 10 | 6–5 | 6–5 | |
| 6 | Zhejiang Squirrels | 10 | 12 | .455 | 12 | 4–7 | 6–5 | |
| 7 | Ji'nan Army | 9 | 13 | .458 | 11 | 6–5 | 3–8 | |
| 8 | Shenyang Army | 8 | 14 | .364 | 14 | 4–7 | 4–7 | |
| 9 | Air Force | 7 | 15 | .318 | 15 | 4–7 | 3–8 | |
| 10 | Jiangsu Dragons | 6 | 16 | .273 | 16 | 4–7 | 2–9 | |
| 11 | Nanjing Army | 4 | 18 | .182 | 18 | 2–9 | 2–9 | |
| 12 | Vanguard / Police | 1 | 21 | .045 | 21 | 1–10 | 0–11 | |
| Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs | |
| Bottom 4 teams advance to the Relegation Round |
Playoffs
The Playoffs used a Home-Away system. Total points were used to decide the winner.[2]
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Relegations
The bottom 4 teams competed in a knock-out phase. The Nanjing Army and Vanguard / Police were relegated to the Second Division.[2]
| 9-12 Classification | 9th Place | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Air Force | 78 | 75 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | Vanguard / Police | 64 | 67 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Air Force | 65 | 81 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 | Jiangsu Dragons | 58 | 64 | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | Jiangsu Dragons | 75 | 102 | 1(177) | |||||||||
| 11 | Nanjing Army | 79 | 93 | 1(172) | |||||||||
CBA Awards
These are the award winners for the 1995-96 CBA regular season.[1]
- CBA Most Valuable Player: Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)
- Best Coach: Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets) & Wang Lifa (Guangdong Southern Tigers)
All-Star Game
The first CBA All-Star Game was played on April 9, 1996, in Beijing.
The Blue Team, featuring players including Wang Zhizhi and Adiljan Jun, defeated the White Team 106-98.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c 网易体育 (2008-10-29). "1995-1996赛季CBA大事记：史上第一的产生". Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ^ a b c d 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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