| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
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| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Champions: | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Runners Up: | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Semifinalists: | Beijing Ducks Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Teams: | 20 |
| Games: | 46 |
| Duration: | 1 November 2019–21 January 2020; 20 June–27 July 2020 (Regular season) 31 July–15 August 2020 (Playoffs) |
| Top Seed: | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Award4: | Domestic MVP |
| Award4 Link: | CBA Most Valuable Player |
| Award5: | International MVP |
| Award5 Link: | CBA Most Valuable Player |
The 2019–20 CBA season was the 25th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The regular season began on 1 November 2019 with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Liaoning Flying Leopards.[1]
The CBA regular season was suspended since 1 February 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] The season was resumed on 20 June 2020.[3] The regular season was concluded on 27 July 2020. The playoffs started on 31 July 2020 and concluded on 15 August 2020.
The CBA changed the name of the following five teams as a part of an ongoing plan.[4]
Listed below are the home arenas for the 2019–20 CBA season.
Note: Venues in italics denote the ones will be used from 20 June 2020 to the end of the season.
Listed below are the head coaches for the 2019–20 CBA season.
| Team | width=270 | Head Coach | width=270 | Replaced During Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayi Rockets |  Wang Zhizhi | |||
| Beijing Ducks | Yannis Christopoulos | |||
| Beikong Royal Fighters |  Stephon Marbury | |||
| Fujian Sturgeons |  Aleksandar Kesar | Zhu Shilong | ||
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | Du Feng | |||
| Guangzhou Loong-Lions |  Juan Antonio Orenga | |||
| Jiangsu Dragons | Memi Becirovic | |||
| Jilin Northeast Tigers | Wang Han | |||
| Liaoning Flying Leopards | Guo Shiqiang | Alejandro Martínez | ||
| Nanjing Monkey Kings | Cui Wanjun | |||
| Qingdao Eagles | Wu Qinglong | |||
| Shandong Heroes | Gong Xiaobin | |||
| Shanghai Sharks | Li Qiuping | |||
| Shanxi Loongs | Wang Fei | |||
| Shenzhen Aviators | Wang Jianjun | |||
| Sichuan Blue Whales | Zhou Jinli | Ying Kui | ||
| Tianjin Pioneers | Liu Tie | Manolo Hussein | ||
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers | Adiljan Suleyman | |||
| Zhejiang Golden Bulls | Liu Weiwei | |||
| Zhejiang Guangsha Lions | Li Chunjiang |
The 2019 CBA Draft, the fifth edition of the CBA draft, took place on 29 July 2019 in Shanghai. 16 players were selected in the draft.[5]
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Beijing Royal Fighters | Peking University | |||
| 1 | 2 | Nanjing Monkey Kings | California State University, Northridge (US NCAA) | |||
| 1 | 3 | Sichuan Blue Whales | Xiamen University | |||
| 1 | 4 | Tianjin Pioneers | Shanghai Sharks Youth | |||
| 1 | 5 | Qingdao Eagles | Yulon Luxgen Dinos (SBL) | |||
| 1 | 8 | Shanghai Sharks | Formosa Dreamers (SBL) | |||
| 1 | 9 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | Peking University | |||
| 1 | 11 | Shandong Heroes | Shandong Heroes Youth | |||
| 1 | 13 | Fujian Sturgeons | Wuhan Dangdai (NBL) | |||
| 1 | 18 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers Youth | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Beijing University of Technology | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Anhui Jiangzhun (NBL) | ||||
| 2 | 4 | Shanxi University | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Nanchang University | ||||
| 2 | 11 | Anhui Wenyi (NBL) | ||||
| 2 | 18 | Free Agent |
All teams except the Bayi Rockets (a club owned by the People's Liberation Army) can have two foreign players. The bottom two 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 competing in the CBA during the 2019–20 season. One major change is that many teams began to actively sign "reserve" imports this season to provide insurance for injuries. Players who sign contracts but are not actually playing will be listed under the heading of "Inactive Or Replaced" during the 2019–20 season. Those who never actually play in games before the end of the season will have their names removed from this list when the season ends.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Asian Player | Inactive Or Replaced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | - | – | ||
| Jeremy Lin | N/A | Justin Hamilton | |||
| - | |||||
| N/A | Ty Lawson Erick Green | ||||
| N/A | - | ||||
| - | N/A | Marcus Georges-Hunt Keifer Sykes | |||
| N/A | Antonio Blakeney | ||||
| N/A | - | ||||
| N/A | - | ||||
 Behnam Yakhchali | |||||
| N/A | Kenny Boynton (DNP YET) | ||||
| N/A | - | ||||
| N/A | James Nunnally | ||||
| N/A | Malcolm Thomas | ||||
| N/A | Shabazz Muhammad Pierre Jackson | ||||
| N/A | Thomas Robinson | ||||
| N/A | - | ||||
| N/A | Jarnell Stokes Ian Clark (DNP YET) | ||||
| N/A | - | ||||
| N/A | Kenneth Faried |
| 2019–20 CBA regular season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||||
| 1 | 44 | 2 | .957 | |||
| 2 | 36 | 10 | .783 | |||
| 3 | 32 | 14 | .696 | |||
| 4 | 32 | 14 | .696 | |||
| 5 | 30 | 16 | .652 | |||
| 6 | 30 | 16 | .652 | |||
| 7 | 29 | 17 | .630 | |||
| 8 | 25 | 21 | .543 | |||
| 9 | 24 | 22 | .522 | |||
| 10 | 24 | 22 | .522 | |||
| 11 | 24 | 22 | .522 | |||
| 12 | 24 | 22 | .522 | |||
| 13 | 20 | 26 | .435 | |||
| 14 | 18 | 28 | .391 | |||
| 15 | 17 | 29 | .370 | |||
| 16 | 16 | 30 | .348 | |||
| 17 | 11 | 35 | .239 | |||
| 18 | 10 | 36 | .217 | |||
| 19 | 8 | 38 | .174 | |||
| 20 | 6 | 40 | .130 | |||
| Top 4 teams advance directly to Quarter-finals of CBA Playoffs | ||
| 5th-12th place teams progress to First Round of CBA Playoffs |
Because of the format change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Playoffs in this season will be shortened - the first two rounds will be played as one-off matches, and the last two rounds will be played in best-of-three games.
Listed below are the 2019–20 CBA season's final individual and team statistical leaders. The CBA is like the NCAA, and unlike the NBA, in the practice of combining regular season statistics with playoff statistics.
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Listed below are the 2019–20 CBA season's weekly, monthly, and annual awards.
This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's yearly awards winners.
| Award | Recipient(s) | Runner(s)-up/Finalists | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) | Han Dejun (Liaoning Flying Leopards) Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Guangsha Lions) Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) Zhou Qi (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) | |||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Zhou Qi (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) | Jeremy Lin (Beijing Ducks) Sonny Weems (Guangdong Southern Tigers) Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) Zhai Xiaochuan (Beijing Ducks) | ||
| Sixth Man of the Year | Fang Shuo (Beijing Ducks) | Dai Huaibo (Jilin Northeast Tigers) Lai Junhao (Zhejiang Golden Bulls) Yu Changdong (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) Zeng Lingxu (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) | ||
| Most Improved Player | Sun Minghui (Zhejiang Lions) | Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong Southern Tigers) Yuan Shuai (Shanxi Loongs) | ||
| Young Rising Star of the Year | Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong Southern Tigers) | Chen Ying-chun (Guangzhou Looog Lions) Cheng Shuaipeng (Zhejiang Golden Bulls) Wang Shaojie (Beijing Royal Fighters) | ||
| Coach of the Year | Du Feng (Guangdong Southern Tigers) | Adiljan Jun (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) Alejandro Martinez (Liaoning Flying Leopards) Xie Libin (Beijing Ducks) |
This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Player of the Week award winners.
This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Player of the Month award winners.
This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Young Rising Star of the Month award winners.
The 25th CBA All-Star Game and associated events were held in January 2020. Saturday features the Rising Stars Challenge, in which a team of CBA Rookies & Sophomores face a squad of students from the Chinese University Basketball Association, as well as the preliminaries of the Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Shootout, and Skills Competition. Sunday features the All-Star Game, with the South hosting the North, and the finals of the three individual events taking place at halftime.