2015–16 Chinese Basketball Association season
| CBA | |
|---|---|
| Duration | October 31, 2015 – February 5, 2016 (regular season） February 15, 2015 – March 6, 2015 (Playoffs) March 11, 2015 – March 25, 2015 (Finals) |
| Games played | 38 |
| Teams | 20 |
← 14–15 16–17 → | |
The 2015–16 CBA season is the 21st Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) season.
The regular season began on Saturday, October 31, 2015 with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. The regular season will end on Friday, February 5, 2016, and the playoffs will begin on Monday, February 15, 2016.
Team Changes
Name Changes
- The Chongqing Soaring Dragons moved to Beijing and initially changed their name to Beijing BG in September 2015.[1] To avoid confusion with the city's soccer club from the second-tier China League One, which is also called Beijing BG or Beijing Beikong, as well as to avoid confusion with the Beijing Ducks when only the geographical names of CBA teams are used -- a large number of Chinese sports websites have decided to refer to the team as the Beikong Fly Dragons (the club's official logo has always used the badly-translated English term "Fly Dragons" instead of "Soaring Dragons").[2] The practice is consistent with the way a lot of Chinese sports websites shorten the second Zhejiang team's name to Guangsha Lions and the second Jiangsu team's name to Tongxi Monkey Kings. So this means Beikong replaces Beijing as the club's "geographical" designation.[3]
- The Dongguan Leopards moved to Shenzhen and changed their name to the Shenzhen Leopards in October 2015.[4]
Regular Season
The regular season began on Saturday, October 31, 2015 with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. The regular season ended on Friday, February 5, 2016.
Standings
Template:2015–16 CBA standings
Foreign players policy
All teams except Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players, while the bottom 5 teams (not counting Bayi Rockets) of last season have an extra right to sign an Asian player.
The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:
| # | Facing other teams | Facing Bayi Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese players+ | No Limit | No Limit |
| Asian players++ | 4 quarters collectively+++ | |
| International players | 6 quarters collectively+++ |
+ Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei.
++ If teams waive their rights to sign the extra Asian player, they may use foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.
+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.
Foreign players
Awards
Players of the week
The following players were named the Chinese and foreign Players of the Week.
| Week | Chinese Players | Foreign Players | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31 – Nov. 7 | Gu Quan (Shenzhen Leopards) (1/1) | Michael Beasley (Shandong Golden Stars) (1/1) | [5] |
References
- ^ 重庆翱龙正式变更为北京控股男篮
- ^ CBA Teams Webpage at Hupu
- ^ CBA English Webpage at Sohu
- ^ 深圳新世纪烈豹队将正式诞生
- ^ "2015-2016CBA第1周MVP评选结果". cba.gov.cn. November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
External links
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