2017–18 WCBA season

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WCBA
Season2017–18
DurationNovember 13, 2017 – January 17, 2018 (regular season)
January 24, 2018 – March 5, 2018 (Playoffs)
March 10, 2018 – March 14, 2017 (Finals)
Number of games26
Number of teams14
Finals
ChampionsBeijing Great Wall
  Runners-upShanxi Flame
SemifinalistsGuangdong Dolphins
Shanghai Swordfish

The 2017–18 WCBA season was the 16th season of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.

The regular season began on Monday, November 13, 2017 and ended on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. The playoffs began on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 and ended on Wednesday, March 14, 2018.[1]

Venues[edit]

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Bayi Kylin Nanchang Nanchang International Sports Center Gymnasium N/A
Beijing Great Wall Beijing Shougang Basketball Center N/A
Guangdong Dolphins Dongguan Dalang Arena 4,000
Shenzhen Bao'an Gymnasium N/A
Heilongjiang Dragons Daqing Daqing Gymnasium N/A
Harbin Heilongjiang University Gymnasium N/A
Jiangsu Phoenix Nanjing Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium 5,500
Liaoning Flying Eagles Anshan Angang Gymnasium N/A
Shaanxi Red Wolves Weinan Weinan Sports Center Gymnasium N/A
Shandong Six Stars Penglai Penglai Gymnasium N/A
Shanghai Swordfish Shanghai Baoshan Sports Center Gymnasium N/A
Shanxi Flame Taiyuan Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium N/A
Shenyang Army Golden Lions Dandong Dandong Sports Centre Gymnasium N/A
Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales Chengdu Wenjiang Gymnasium N/A
Xinjiang Magic Deer Ürümqi Xinjiang Sports Centre Gymnasium N/A
Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls Yiwu Meihu Arena 6,000

Foreign Players[edit]

Team Player Replaced During Season
Bayi Kylin
Beijing Great Wall United States Sylvia Fowles United States Imani Boyette
Guangdong Dolphins United States Glory Johnson United States Amber Harris
Heilongjiang Dragons Jamaica Aneika Henry
Jiangsu Phoenix Russia Viktoria Medvedeva
Liaoning Flying Eagles United States Elizabeth Williams
Shaanxi Red Wolves United States Morgan Tuck
Shandong Six Stars United States Lynetta Kizer
Shanghai Swordfish United States Breanna Stewart
Shanxi Flame The Bahamas Jonquel Jones
Shenyang Army Golden Lions
Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales Belarus Yelena Leuchanka
Xinjiang Magic Deer United States Candace Parker United States Tina Charles
Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls United States Natasha Howard

Regular Season Standings[edit]

# 2017–18 WCBA season
Team W L PCT Pts Tiebreaker
1 Beijing Great Wall 21 5 .808 47
2 Xinjiang Magic Deer 20 6 .769 46
3 Shanxi Flame 19 7 .731 45
4 Shanghai Swordfish 18 8 .692 44
5 Jiangsu Phoenix 15 11 .577 41
6 Heilongjiang Dragons 15 11 .577 41
7 Guangdong Dolphins 13 13 .500 39
8 Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls 12 14 .462 38
9 Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales 11 15 .423 37
10 Bayi Kylin 10 16 .385 36
11 Liaoning Flying Eagles 9 17 .346 35
12 Shandong Six Stars 8 18 .308 34
13 Shenyang Army Golden Lions 8 18 .308 34
14 Shaanxi Red Wolves 3 23 .115 29
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

Playoffs[edit]

The 2018 WCBA Playoffs began on January 24, 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
24 January–3 February
Semifinals
Finals
         
1 Beijing Great Wall 3
8 Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls 1
1 Beijing Great Wall 3
4 Shanghai Swordfish 0
4 Shanghai Swordfish 3
5 Jiangsu Phoenix 0
1 Beijing Great Wall 3
3 Shanxi Flame 0
2 Xinjiang Magic Deer 1
7 Guangdong Dolphins 3
7 Guangdong Dolphins 0
3 Shanxi Flame 3
3 Shanxi Flame 3
6 Heilongjiang Dragons 0
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italics Team with home-court advantage


Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WCBA赛程出炉:揭幕战北京客战浙江" (in Chinese). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.