2021–22 Chinese Basketball Association season explained

CBA
T Bg:	CC0001
T Color:	EBEAD5
Season:	2021–22
Champions:	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Runners Up:	Zhejiang Lions
Semifinalists:	Guangdong Southern Tigers Shanghai Sharks
Teams:	20
Games:	38
Duration:	16 October–14 November 2021; 25 December 2021–28 January 2022; 1–22 March 2022 (Regular season) 1–26 April 2022 (Playoffs)
Mvp:	Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang)
Mvp Link:	CBA Most Valuable Player
Finals Mvp:	Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning)
Finals Mvp Link:	CBA Finals MVP
Prevseason:	2020–21

The 2021–22 CBA season was the 27th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The regular season was reduced to 38 games for each team and was divided into three stages. The first stage, which was played in Zhuji, Zhejiang, began on 16 October 2021 and ended on 14 November 2021.^[1] The second stage, which was played in Changchun, Jilin, began on 25 December 2021 and ended on 28 January 2022.^{[2] [3]} The third stage, which was played in Foshan, Guangdong and Shenyang, Liaoning, began on 1 March 2022 and ended on 22 March 2022.^[4] The playoffs, which were played in Nanchang, Jiangxi, began on 1 April 2022 and ended on 26 April 2022.^[5]

Teams

Team	Head Coach	Home city	Arena	Capacity	Ref.
Beijing Ducks	Yannis Christopoulos	Beijing	Cadillac Center	17,178	^[6]
Beijing Royal Fighters	Stephon Marbury	Beijing	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium	6,500	^[7]
Fujian Sturgeons	Cui Wanjun	Jinjiang	Zuchang Gymnasium	4,500	^[8]
Guangdong Southern Tigers	Du Feng	Dongguan	Dongguan Basketball Center	16,000	^[9]
Guangzhou Loong Lions	Guo Shiqiang	Guangzhou	Tianhe Gymnasium	8,000	^[10]
Jiangsu Dragons	Li Nan	Suzhou	Suzhou Sports Center Gymnasium	6,000	^[11]
Jilin Northeast Tigers	Wang Han	Changchun	Changchun Gymnasium	4,000	^[12]
Liaoning Flying Leopards	Yang Ming	Shenyang	Liaoning Gymnasium	12,000	^[13]
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Ma Zhuang (caretaker)	Nanjing	Wutaishan Gymnasium	9,300	^[14]
Ningbo Rockets	Li Ke	Ningbo	Ningbo Youngor Gynmasium
Qingdao Eagles	Wu Qinglong	Qingdao	Conson Gymnasium	12,500	^[15]
Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin	Xu Changsuo	Jinan	Shandong Arena	8,000	^[16]
Shanghai Sharks	Li Chunjiang	Shanghai	Yuanshen Sports Centre Gymnasium	5,091	^[17]
Shanxi Loongs	Yang Xuezeng	Taiyuan	Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium	8,131	^[18]
Shenzhen Leopards	Qiu Biao	Shenzhen	Shenzhen Dayun Arena	18,000	^[19]
Sichuan Blue Whales	Zhou Jinli	Chengdu	Wenjiang Gymnasium	4,500	^[20]
Tianjin Pioneers	Zhang Degui	Tianjin	TUFE Gymnasium	4,000	^[21]
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Adiljan Jun	Ürümqi	Hongshan Arena	4,000	^[22]
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Liu Weiwei	Hangzhou	Binjiang Gymnasium	5,000	^[23]
Zhejiang Lions	Wang Bo	Zhuji	Zhuji Jiyang Sports Center Gymnasium	6,077	^[24]

Team changes

New team

• Ningbo Rockets^[25]

Draft

The 2021 CBA Draft, the seventh edition of the CBA draft, took place on 18 July 2021 in Qingdao, Shandong.^{[26] [27]}

Foreign players

This is the full list of international players competing in the CBA during the 2021–22 season.^[28]

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Regular season

League table

	2021–22 CBA regular season
	Team
1		32	6	.842
2		31	7	.816
3		28	10	.737
4		28	10	.737
5		26	12	.684
6		26	12	.684
7		24	14	.632
8		23	15	.605
9		23	15	.605
10		22	16	.579
11		20	18	.526
12		19	19	.500
13		18	20	.474
14		18	20	.474
15		13	25	.342
16		12	26	.316
17		7	31	.184
18		5	33	.132
19		3	35	.079
20		2	36	.053

Key to colors

	Top 4 teams advance directly to Quarter-finals of CBA Playoffs
	5th-12th place teams progress to First Round of CBA Playoffs

Results

The regular season was reduced to 38 games for each team. 20 teams will play against each other twice.

Playoffs

Bracket

• Bold Series winner

First round

(8) Guangzhou Loong Lions vs. (9) Shanxi Loongs

Quarter-finals

(4) Zhejiang Golden Bulls vs. (5) Guangdong Southern Tigers

Semi-finals

(2) Zhejiang Lions vs. (3) Shanghai Sharks

Finals

(1) Liaoning Flying Leopards vs. (2) Zhejiang Lions

All-Star Weekend

jeremy lin

External links

• CBA Official Website
• CBA China - 2020-21 Standings and Stats on Basketball-Reference.com

Notes and References

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4. Web site: CBA联盟关于2021-2022赛季CBA联赛第三阶段相关信息的公告. cbaleague.com. zh. 14 February 2022. 12 March 2022.
5. Web site: CBA联盟关于2021-2022赛季CBA联赛季后赛相关信息的公告. cbaleague.com. zh. 22 March 2022. 22 March 2022.
6. Web site: 球队详情：北京鸭首钢俱乐部·北京首钢. CBA. 13 October 2020. 17 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200817211410/https://www.cbaleague.com/#/match/team/detail/29115. dead.
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21. Web site: 球队详情：天津荣钢先行者俱乐部·天津先行者. CBA. 13 October 2020. 17 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200817211410/https://www.cbaleague.com/#/match/team/detail/29138. dead.
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29. News: Zhejiang's Hu claims CBA regular season MVP . 20 May 2022 . www.chinadaily.com.cn.