| 1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season | |
| League: | CBA |
| Season: | 1995–96 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Regular Season: | Regular season |
| Regular Season Link: | 1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season#Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Bayi Rockets |
| Relegated: | Nanjing Army Vanguard/Police |
| Relegate To: | Second Division |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Link: | 1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season#Playoffs |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: | 1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season#Finals |
| Runners Up: | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Semifinalists: | Beijing Ducks Liaoning Hunters |
| Mvp: | Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons) |
| Mvp N: | CHN |
| Mvp Link: | CBA Most Valuable Player |
| Award4: | CBA Coach of the Year |
| Award4 Winner: | Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets) Wang Lifa (Guangdong Southern Tigers) |
| Top Scorer: | Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons) |
| Ppg: | 28.0 |
| Ppg N: | CHN |
| Top Scorer Link: | Chinese Basketball Association scoring leaders |
| Rebounds Leader: | Yu Leping (Zhejiang Squirrels) |
| Rpg: | 13.0 |
| Rpg N: | CHN |
| Assists Leader: | Huang Yunlong (Guangdong Southern Tigers) |
| Apg: | 4.4 |
| Apg N: | CHN |
The 1995–96 CBA season was the first season of the Chinese Basketball Association. The season was held from 10 December 1995 to 7 April 1996.
The league had 12 teams for its inaugural campaign and every club played each other twice in the regular season.[1] [2]
| Team | Head coach | City | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force |  Ma Lianzhong | ||||
| Bayi Rockets | Wang Fei | ||||
| Beijing Ducks | Yuan Chao | ||||
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | Wang Lifa | ||||
| Jiangsu Dragons | Yi Dehua | ||||
| Jinan Army | Zhang Bin | ||||
| Liaoning Hunters | Li Ge | ||||
| Nanjing Army | Yang Xuezeng | ||||
| Shandong Flaming Bulls | Zhao Xuanmin | ||||
| Shenyang Army | Xuan Chengbin | ||||
| Vanguard/Police | Yu Long | ||||
| Zhejiang Squirrels | Pan Jianping |
| Rank | 1995–96 CBA regular season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||||||
| 1 | 22 | 0 | 44 | 100.0% | |||
| 2 | 18 | 4 | 40 | 81.8% | |||
| 3 | 18 | 4 | 40 | 81.8% | |||
| 4 | 17 | 5 | 39 | 77.3% | |||
| 5 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 54.5% | |||
| 6 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 45.5% | |||
| 7 | Jinan Army | 9 | 13 | 31 | 40.9% | ||
| 8 | Shenyang Army | 8 | 14 | 30 | 36.4% | ||
| 9 | Air Force | 7 | 15 | 29 | 31.8% | ||
| 10 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 27.3% | |||
| 11 | Nanjing Army | 4 | 18 | 26 | 18.2% | ||
| 12 | Vanguard/Police | 1 | 21 | 23 | 4.5% | ||
| Qualification for quarter-finals | ||
| Qualification for 5th–8th place playoffs | ||
| Qualification for relegation playoffs |
12 teams played against each other teams twice.
The Playoffs used a Home-Away system. Total points were used to decide the winner.
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.
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 28.0 | |||
| Rebounds per game | 13.0 | |||
| Assists per game | 4.4 | |||
| Steals per game | 3.5 | |||
| Blocks per game | 3.8 | |||
| Turnovers per game | 4.6 | |||
| Fouls per game | 3.9 | |||
| Minutes per game | 39.7 | |||
| FG% | 67.3% | |||
| FT% | 85.0% | |||
| 3P% | 64.0% |
| Category | Team | Statistic[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 103.0 | ||
| Rebounds per game | 34.3 | ||
| Assists per game | 14.5 | ||
| Steals per game | 11.5 | ||
| Blocks per game | 5.7 | ||
| Turnovers per game | Jinan Army | 14.5 | |
| Fouls per game | Air Force | 17.9 | |
| FG% | 56.7% | ||
| FT% | 70.6% | ||
| 3P% | 44.9% |
These are the award winners for the 1995-96 CBA regular season.[5]
| Award | Recipient(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| CBA Most Valuable Player | Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons) | |
| CBA Coach of the Year | Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets) Wang Lifa (Guangdong Southern Tigers) |