| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
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| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Champions: | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Runners Up: | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Semifinalists: | Liaoning Flying Leopards Shenzhen Leopards |
| Teams: | 20 |
| Games: | 38 |
| Duration: | October 29, 2016 – February 19, 2017 (regular season） February 24, 2017 – March 19, 2017 (Playoffs) March 31, 2017 – April 16, 2017 (Finals) |
| Top Seed: | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Award4: | Domestic MVP |
| Award4 Link: | CBA Most Valuable Player |
| Award4 N: | CHN |
| Award5: | International MVP |
| Award5 Link: | CBA Most Valuable Player |
| Award5 N: | USA |
| Ppg: | 37.5 |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Rpg: | 16.4 |
| Rpg N: | USA |
| Apg: | 8.8 |
| Apg N: | USA |
The 2016–17 CBA season is the 22nd season of the Chinese Basketball Association.
The regular season began on Saturday, October 29, 2016, with the defending champion Sichuan Blue Whales hosting the Beikong Fly Dragons.
The regular season ends on Sunday, February 19, 2017, and the playoffs begin on Friday, February 24, 2017.
One team relocated ahead of the season.
All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players. The bottom 4 teams from the previous season (except Bayi) have the additional right to sign an extra Asian player.
The rules for using foreign players in each game are 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 Taiwan.
++ If a team waives its right to sign an extra Asian player, it may use its 2 foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.
+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.
This is the full list of international players who competed in the CBA during the 2016-17 season.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Asian Player | Replaced During Season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | ||
| – | Randolph Morris | ||||
| – | – | ||||
| – | Sebastian Telfair | ||||
| – | – | ||||
| Ryan Boatright Alex Kirk | |||||
| – | Samardo Samuels | ||||
| DeJuan Blair | |||||
| – | |||||
| – | – | ||||
| – | Jerrelle Benimon | ||||
| – | Norris Cole Justin Dentmon | ||||
| – | – | ||||
| – | Henry Sims | ||||
| – | – | ||||
| – | Josh Smith | ||||
| – | |||||
| – | Ben Bentil | ||||
| – | Cady Lalanne | ||||
| – | – |
| 2016–17 CBA season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||||
| 1 | 32 | 6 | .833 | 70 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 8 | .778 | 68 | ||
| 3 | 30 | 8 | .806 | 68 | ||
| 4 | 30 | 8 | .778 | 68 | ||
| 5 | 29 | 9 | .778 | 67 | ||
| 6 | 23 | 15 | .667 | 61 | ||
| 7 | 23 | 15 | .583 | 61 | ||
| 8 | 22 | 16 | .583 | 60 | ||
| 9 | 21 | 17 | .556 | 59 | ||
| 10 | 20 | 18 | .556 | 58 | ||
| 11 | 18 | 20 | .500 | 56 | ||
| 12 | 16 | 22 | .444 | 54 | ||
| 13 | 16 | 22 | .389 | 54 | ||
| 14 | 14 | 24 | .333 | 52 | ||
| 15 | 12 | 26 | .306 | 50 | ||
| 16 | 10 | 28 | .278 | 48 | ||
| 17 | 9 | 29 | .250 | 47 | ||
| 18 | 8 | 30 | .222 | 46 | ||
| 19 | 7 | 31 | .194 | 45 | ||
| 20 | 7 | 31 | .167 | 45 | ||
| Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs |
See main article: 2017 CBA Playoffs. The 2017 CBA Playoffs began on February 24 and ended on April 7, 2017.