1995–96 CBA season
The 1995–96 CBA season was the first Chinese Basketball Association season.
The season ran from December 10, 1995 to April 7, 1996. 12 teams played each other twice in the regular season.[1][2]
Regular Season Standings
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| # |
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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 Thunder | 4 | 18 | .182 | 18 | 2–9 | 2–9 | |
| 12 |
Vanguard | 1 | 21 | .045 | 21 | 1–10 | 0–11 | |
Playoffs
The Playoffs used a Home-Away system. Total points were used to decide the winner.[2]
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| Third Place | | | | | | | | | | 4
| Beijing Ducks
| 72
| 73
| 1(145)
| | | 3
| Liaoning Hunters
| 75
| 62
| 1(137)
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Relegations
Bottom 4 teams competed in a knock-out phase, Nanjing Army and Vanguard were relegated to the Second Division.[2]
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9-12 Classification |
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9th Place |
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9 |
Air Force |
78 |
75 |
2 |
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12 |
Vanguard |
64 |
67 |
0 |
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9 |
Air Force |
65 |
81 |
2 |
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10 |
Jiangsu Dragons |
58 |
64 |
0 |
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10 |
Jiangsu Dragons |
75 |
102 |
1(177) |
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11 |
Nanjing Army Thunder |
79 |
93 |
1(172) |
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All-star Game
The first CBA All-star Game was played on April 4, 1996 in Beijing. The Blue team, featuring players including Wang Zhizhi and Adiljan defeated the White team 106-98.[1]
CBA Awards
[1]
See also
References