2009–10 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2009–10 CBA season was the 15th CBA season. Guangdong Southern Tigers won their third consecutive CBA title for the second time, defeating Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Finals, four games to one.

2009–10 CBA season
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationDecember 19, 2009 – April 25, 2010
TV partner(s)CCTV-5, and many local channels.
Regular Season
Season championsGuangdong Southern Tigers
Season MVP Mengke Bateer
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsGuangdong Southern Tigers
  Runners-upXinjiang Flying Tigers
Finals MVP Zhu Fangyu

Yunnan Bulls were suspended for the season due to salary reasons, and would conditionally retain their eligibility for the 2010–11 season.

Foreign players of each team could play no more than 6 quarters (5 quarters when facing Bayi Rockets) collectively each game. Asian players were not regarded as foreign players.

In the Playoffs, the distance of 3 point line expanded from 6.25m to 6.75m.[1]

Coaching changes

Club Outgoing Manner When Incoming
Liaoning Dinosaurs Rytis Vaišvila Sacked[2] After Round 17 Guo Shiqiang
Beijing Ducks Sidney Moncrief Sacked[3] After Round 20 Min Lulei
Fujian Xunxing Aaron McCarthy Sacked[4] After Round 23 Zhang Degui
Jiangsu Dragons Jason Rabedeaux Sacked[5] After Round 32 Xu Qiang

Regular Season standings

# 2009–10 CBA season
Team W L PCT GB Home Road Tiebreaker
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers302.938-15–115–1
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers275.844315–112–4
3 Zhejiang Lions266.813415–111–5
4 Shanghai Sharks257.781514–211–5
5 Liaoning Dinosaurs2111.656914–27–9
6 Jiangsu Dragons2012.6251013–37–9
7 Fujian Xunxing1715.5311313–34–12
8 Bayi Rockets1517.4691510–65–11
9 Shandong Lions1418.4381610–64–12SD 1-1(198-176) ZJ
10 Zhejiang Whirlwinds1418.438169–75–11
11 Dongguan Leopards1319.406179–74–12
12 Tianjin Ronggang1121.344199–72–14
13 Jilin Northeast Tigers1022.313207–93–13JL 2-0 SX
14 Shanxi Zhongyu1022.313206–104–12
15 Beijing Ducks824.250226–102–14
16 Qingdao DoubleStar725.219237–90–16
17 Shaanxi Kylins428.125263–131–15
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

All-star weekend

Rookie Challenge

March 20
19:00
Southern Rookies 91, Northern Rookies 80
Scoring by quarter: 19-30, 24-23, 20-13, 28-14
Pts: Dong Hanlin 19
Rebs: Xu Zhonghao 7
Asts: Feng Qi, Zhang Chengyu 3
Pts: Yu Shulong 18
Rebs: Zhong Cheng 7
Asts: Yu Shulong 8
Wukesong Stadium, Beijing
Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Wang Xiaochun, Duan Zhu

All-star game

March 21
19:00
Southern All-stars 121, Northern All-stars 133
Scoring by quarter: 31-28, 27-29, 28-33, 35-43
Pts: Rodney White 32
Rebs: Rodney White 9
Asts: John Lucas III 7
Pts: Stephon Marbury 30
Rebs: Olumide Oyedeji 16
Asts: Stephon Marbury 10
Wukesong Stadium, Beijing
Referees: Ma Lijun, Yu Bin, Wang Mei

Slam Dunk Contest

Contestants[8]
Pos.PlayerTeamPreliminaryFinal
1st dunk2nd dunkTotal1st dunk2nd dunkTotal
C Sean WilliamsFujian Xunxing475097424587
F Zhang ZhihanTianjin Ronggang404585354277
F Wu NanJiangsu Dragons495099353065
F Cai LilongJiangsu Dragons404383
F Zhang JiTianjin Ronggang443478
G Wang FeiZhejiang Lions304272
F Stromile SwiftINJShandong Lions

^INJ Unable to participate due to injury. Zhang Zhihan and Zhang Ji were named as replacements for Stromile Swift.

Three-Point Shootout

Contestants[8]
Pos.PlayerTeamPreliminaryFinal
G Zhang QingpengLiaoning Dinosaurs1922
G Jin LipengZhejiang Lions1515
G John Lucas IIIShanghai Sharks1511
F Wang LigangShanghai Sharks12
F Wei MingliangShanxi Zhongyu11
F Xu GuochongXinjiang Flying Tigers10

Skills Challenge

Contestants[8]
Pos.PlayerTeamPreliminaryFinal
G Lin Chih-ChiehZhejiang Lions46.9738.07
G Liu WeiShanghai Sharks45.3545.67
G Xie LibinBeijing Ducks53.80
G Yang MingLiaoning Dinosaurs57.47
G Stephon MarburyPERShanxi Zhongyu

^PER Unable to participate due to personal reasons. Yang Ming was named as the replacement for Stephon Marbury.

Playoffs

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
8 Bayi Rockets 0
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
4 Shanghai Sharks 1
4 Shanghai Sharks 3
5 Liaoning Dinosaurs 1
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 1
3 Zhejiang Lions 3
6 Jiangsu Dragons 0
3 Zhejiang Lions 0
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 3
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 3
7 Fujian Xunxing 0

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Andre EmmettShandong Lions32.0
Rebounds per game Peter John RamosZhejiang Lions13.0
Assists per game Lü XiaomingFujian Xunxing7.2
Steals per game Chris WilliamsQingdao DoubleStar3.8
Blocks per game Herve LamizanaTianjin Ronggang3.8
3-pointers per game John Lucas IIIShanghai Sharks4.3
Dunks per game Stromile SwiftShandong Lions2.7

Notes and references

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  2. "辽宁洋帅赢球却下课 郭士强回沈阳掌帅印(图)". 青岛新闻网. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  3. "CBA本季第2位主帅下课 北京首位外教变顾问". 新浪体育. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  4. "CBA本季第3位洋帅下课 福建宣布张德贵接棒麦卡锡". 新浪体育. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  5. "江苏男篮洋帅杰森被炒鱿鱼 中方教练徐强接过教鞭". 新浪体育. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  6. "全明星星锐阵容火热出炉 小姚明入选成最大亮点". 163.com. 网易体育. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  7. "全明星投票截止张庆鹏当票王 辽将闪耀北方首发". 163.com. 网易体育. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  8. "四单项赛引爆全明星周末 马布里挑战国内第一控卫". 新浪体育. March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
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