2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2020–21 CBA season will be the 26th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The regular season began on 17 October 2020.[1]

CBA
Season	2020–21
Teams	20
Games played	56
Dates	17 October–14 November 2020; 2 December 2020–4 February 2021 (Regular season)
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Changes from 2019–20 season

For this season, each team will play 56 games in the regular season. 20 teams are divided into two groups based on the ranking of the previous season. Each team will play against teams in their group four times and play against other teams twice.

Teams

Team	Head Coach	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Beijing Ducks	Xie Libin	Beijing
Beijing Royal Fighters	Stephon Marbury	Beijing
Fujian Sturgeons	Nenad Vučinić	Jinjiang
Guangdong Southern Tigers	Du Feng	Dongguan
Guangzhou Loong Lions	Guo Shiqiang	Guangzhou
Jiangsu Dragons	Li Nan	Suzhou
Jilin Northeast Tigers	Wang Han	Changchun
Liaoning Flying Leopards	Yang Ming	Shenyang
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Memi Bečirovič	Nanjing
Qingdao Eagles	Wu Qinglong	Qingdao
Shandong Heroes	Gong Xiaobin	Jinan
Shanghai Sharks	Neven Spahija	Shanghai
Shanxi Loongs	Ding Wei	Taiyuan
Shenzhen Aviators	Qiu Biao	Shenzhen
Sichuan Blue Whales	Zhou Jinli	Chengdu
Tianjin Pioneers	Liu Tie	Tianjin
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Adiljan Jun	Ürümqi
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Liu Weiwei	Hangzhou
Zhejiang Lions	Wang Bo	Zhuji

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Liaoning Leopards	Guo Shiqiang	Mutual consent	28 June 2020	Pre-season	Yang Ming	28 June 2020
Shenzhen Aviators	Wang Jianjun	Mutual consent	6 August 2020		Qiu Biao	6 August 2020
Guangzhou Loong Lions	Ding Wei	Mutual consent	8 August 2020		Guo Shiqiang	8 August 2020
Jiangsu Dragons	Memi Bečirovič	Mutual consent	19 August 2020		Li Nan	19 August 2020
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Cui Wanjun	Mutual consent	22 August 2020		Memi Bečirovič	23 August 2020
Beijing Ducks	Yannis Christopoulos	Mutual consent	13 September 2020		Simone Pianigiani	13 September 2020
Shanghai Sharks	Liu Wei	Appointed as assistant coach	15 September 2020		Neven Spahija	15 September 2020
Shanxi Loongs	Wang Fei	Mutual consent	18 September 2020		Ding Wei	18 September 2020
Fujian Sturgeons	Zhu Shilong	Appointed as assistant coach	29 October 2020		Nenad Vučinić	29 October 2020
Zhejiang Lions	Li Chunjiang	Sacked	22 December 2020		Wang Bo	22 December 2020
Beijing Ducks	Simone Pianigiani	Sacked	23 December 2020		Xie Libin	23 December 2020
Beijing Ducks	Xie Libin	Mutual consent	8 February 2021	12th	Yannis Christopoulos	8 February 2021

Draft

The 2020 CBA Draft, the sixth edition of the CBA draft, took place on 21 August 2020 in Quanzhou, Fujian. 19 players were selected in the draft.[2]

Rnd.	Pick	Player	Nationality[n 1]	Team	School / club team
1	1	Ou Junxuan	China	Shanghai Sharks	California State University, Northridge (US NCAA)
1	2	Zhu Mingzhen	China	Guangzhou Loong Lions	Peking University
1	3	Lin Ting-chien	Chinese Taipei	Tianjin Pioneers	Bryant University (US NCAA)
1	4	Zhu Songwei	China	Sichuan Blue Whales	Shantou University
1	5	Zheng Qilong	China	Jiangsu Dragons	Tsinghua University
1	6	Jiaoengeer Huyishan	China	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Xinjiang University
1	7	Meng Xiang	China	Shenzhen Aviators	Huaqiao University
1	8	Zhang Ning	China	Shanxi Loongs	Peking University
1	10	Liu Yi	China	Shandong Heroes	Beijing Sport University
1	12	Cheng Feng	China	Fujian Sturgeons	Xiamen University
1	14	Li Rui	China	Beijing Royal Fighters	Shanxi University
1	16	Yang Haozhe	China	Nanjing Monkey Kings (from Beijing Ducks)	Beijing Sport University
1	18	Du Jiabao	China	Liaoning Flying Leopards	Free Agent
2	1	Duan Fengwei	China	Tianjin Pioneers	Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences
2	2	He Junjian	China	Guangzhou Loong Lions	Foshan Kung-Fu Boy (NBL)
2	6	Liu Ziqi	China	Nanjing Monkey Kings	Shanghai Sharks Youth
2	8	Wang Jiamian	China	Shanxi Loongs	Liaoning Flying Leopards Youth
2	14	Zhu Zhaojing	China	Beijing Royal Fighters	Free Agent
2	16	Wang Ziqi	China	Nanjing Monkey Kings (from Beijing Ducks)	Hebei Xianglan (NBL)

Foreign players

Import chart

This is the full list of international players competing in the CBA during the 2020–21 season.[3]

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Replaced
Beijing Ducks	Jonathan Gibson	Justin Hamilton	-	-	-
Beijing Royal Fighters	Andrew Harrison	Joe Young	-	-	Salah Mejri
Fujian Sturgeons	Trae Golden	Andrew Nicholson	-	-	-
Guangdong Southern Tigers	MarShon Brooks	Sonny Weems	-	-	-
Guangzhou Loong Lions	Isaac Haas	Dallas Moore	Marreese Speights	-	-
Jiangsu Dragons	Dez Wells	-	-	-	Devin Williams
Jilin Northeast Tigers	Dominique Jones	-	-	-	-
Liaoning Flying Leopards	O. J. Mayo	-	-	-	Jonathon Simmons
Nanjing Monkey Kings	Sean Hill	Arnett Moultrie	-	-	-
Qingdao Eagles	Darius Adams	Dakari Johnson	-	-	Vladimir Štimac
Shandong Heroes	Troy Gillenwater	Lester Hudson	-	-	Manny Harris
Shanghai Sharks	Marcus Denmon	Jimmer Fredette	-	-	-
Shanxi Loongs	Jamaal Franklin	Ricky Ledo	Eric Moreland	-	-
Shenzhen Aviators	Askia Booker	Kenny Boynton	-	-	-
Sichuan Blue Whales	Marcus Georges-Hunt	Hamed Haddadi	-	-	-
Tianjin Pioneers	Marko Todorović	D'Montre Edwards	Clarence Trotter III	-	-
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Ian Clark	Donatas Motiejūnas	-	-	-
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Sylven Landesberg	Nick Rakocevic	-	-	Brandon Paul
Zhejiang Lions	Miroslav Raduljica	-	-	-	Wilson Chandler

Regular season

League table

As of 6 February 2021

#	2020–21 CBA regular season
	Team	W	L	Pct.	Tiebreaker
1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	33	4	.892
2	Liaoning Flying Leopards	32	5	.865
3	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	27	8	.771
4	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	28	11	.718
5	Zhejiang Lions	22	15	.595
6	Jilin Northeast Tigers	22	16	.579
7	Shandong Heroes	21	16	.568
8	Sichuan Blue Whales	20	17	.541
9	Qingdao Eagles	20	17	.541
10	Beijing Royal Fighters	20	18	.526
11	Shenzhen Aviators	18	17	.514
12	Beijing Ducks	16	19	.457
13	Shanghai Sharks	16	21	.432
14	Shanxi Loongs	14	21	.400
15	Guangzhou Loong Lions	14	23	.378
16	Fujian Sturgeons	7	30	.189
17	Jiangsu Dragons	7	30	.189
18	Nanjing Monkey Kings	7	31	.184
19	Tianjin Pioneers	7	32	.179

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

19 teams are divided into two groups based on the ranking of the previous season. Each team will play against teams in their group four times and play against other teams twice.

Home \ Away	BJD	BJR	FJS	GDS	GZL	JSD	JLN	LNF	NJM	QDE	SDH	SHS	SXL	SZA	SCB	TJP	XJF	ZJG	ZJL	BJD	BJR	FJS	GDS	GZL	JSD	JLN	LNF	NJM	QDE	SDH	SHS	SXL	SZA	SCB	TJP	XJF	ZJG	ZJL
Beijing Ducks		–	80–71	107–111	102–100	120–91	102–105	83–105	–	78–75	102–96	111–97	97–109	92–78	111–113 (OT)	–	–	75–92	104–109 (OT)			–	–								–	91–84	92–95	–			109–99	–
Beijing Royal Fighters	–		126–104	96–127	103–114	87–79	81–99	91–111	120–88	105–92	83–99	122–96	–	114–106	109–105	111–95	109–78	102–112	94–101					–	–	112–108 (OT)	–	92–112	–	–					122–82	100–93
Fujian Sturgeons	124–91	123–111		145–153	–	103–96	105–109	–	90–104	106–111	–	87–116	92–99	94–115	79–89	122–111	92–126	83–99	100–125	–			110–125								115–128	–	–	104–113			–	102–130
Guangdong Southern Tigers	118–101	127–109	123–111		–	–	110–111	118–115	161–109	–	131–112	119–105	131–106	132–104	121–90	110–87	115–102	113–138	115–106	–		137–122									92–117	–	–	107–92			–	122–114
Guangzhou Loong Lions	102–114	92–80	–	–		92–73	94–101	96–102	110–111	88–112	94–111	–	105–94	96–98	91–104	96–85	97–102	104–108	–		–				90–89	–	91–99	–	111–116	115–117					–	–
Jiangsu Dragons	95–100	76–94	–	98–120	86–104		98–100 (OT)	86–107	108–93	94–102	126–125 (OT)	–	106–111	95–114	–	110–106	97–109	85–105	–		–			94–119		–	109–122	–	103–90	73–111					–	–
Jilin Northeast Tigers	–	109–101	117–110	106–111	99–87	110–92		91–112	105–97	105–84	93–106	102–101	–	111–121	111–119	91–99	90–97	–	105–104		92–105			–	–		–	108–89	–	–					114–108	112–119
Liaoning Flying Leopards	104–96	122–108	–	–	117–82	123–80	111–99		125–99	126–103	110–100	117–95	125–110	117–103	–	121–108	111–118	129–116	–		–			95–93	112–119	–		–	113–110	117–105					–	–
Nanjing Monkey Kings	–	82–110	116–131	92–114	79–100	120–113 (OT)	103–118	105–111		104–118	96–114	83–110	–	–	97–111	92–83	108–112	–	92–99		100–127			–	–	125–122	–		–	–					102–100	100–109
Qingdao Eagles	102–94	127–95	–	–	97–94	113–114	115–88	99–105	116–95		103–91	101–109	102–105 (OT)	139–133 (OT)	–	104–96	112–89	110–103	–		–			94–114	120–111	–	94–112	–		117–112					–	–
Shandong Heroes	89–86	112–95	115–99	–	94–96	100–96 (OT)	111–105	128–127 (OT)	87–69	111–93		–	113–84	107–113	–	131–100	97–99	119–120	–		–			113–103	91–83	–	109–122	–	110–106						–	–
Shanghai Sharks	99–102	100–114	117–93	92–136	98–93	–	107–102	–	108–106	–	–		95–88	117–108	102–90	121–96	110–97	123–124	98–102	–		98–110	120–146									–	–	122–102			–	123–111
Shanxi Loongs	110–95	–	102–85	91–130	100–114	100–84	–	87–124	94–92	94–103	91–94	121–118		87–96	103–108	–	101–112	112–102	123–111	114–125		–	–								–		87–98	–			81–97	–
Shenzhen Aviators	84–98	–	140–134	126–134	112–103	111–100	–	104–117	106–93	95–118	110–107	93–91	112–107		93–83	–	–	104–106	80–87	100–84		–	–								–	116–93		–			95–109	–
Sichuan Blue Whales	81–80	97–93	90–80	90–111	–	–	107–109	115–102	93–73	110–109	–	102–96	92–87	100–92		108–99	98–103	99–130	96–97	–		113–121	88–114								136–129 (2OT)	–	–				–	108–112
Tianjin Pioneers	84–101	80–87	117–113	114–138	95–108	105–108	97–105	91–119	92–84	105–113	102–120	113–94	100–108	–	112–110		112–121	–	136–133 (OT)		96–99			–	–	93–103	–	106–94	–	–						91–105
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	106–88	123–92	130–102	95–132	90–93	113–100	97–108	108–121	116–94	113–101	111–94	108–98	–	–	107–92	117–106		99–93	102–112		113–97			–	–	109–99	–	119–94	–	–					119–106
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	94–92	–	143–90	125–133	96–86	129–110	–	107–117	–	127–120	124–111	102–84	105–93	91–74	116–106	113–99	–		125–100	106–104		–	–								–	94–106 (OT)	115–111	–				–
Zhejiang Lions	99–101	105–115	133–118	139–131	104–89	94–90	98–123	–	113–100	–	125–121	122–94	103–113	99–88	110–112	133–109	87–65	104–113		–		139–101	117–119								117–112 (OT)	–	–	105–110			–

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Awards

Players of the Week

This is a list of the 2020–21 CBA season's Player of the Week award winners.

Week	Domestic Player of the Week	International Player of the Week	Ref.
1	Sun Minghui (Zhejiang Lions) (1/2)	Vacant
2	Jiang Yuxing (Jilin Northeast Tigers) (1/1)	Dallas Moore (Guangzhou Loong Lions) (1/1)
3	Guo Ailun (Liaoning Flying Leopards) (1/1)	Manny Harris (Shandong Heroes) (1/1)
4	Sun Minghui (Zhejiang Lions) (2/2)	Jamaal Franklin (Shanxi Loongs) (1/1)
5	Gao Shiyan (Shandong Heroes) (1/1)	MarShon Brooks (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (1/2)
6	Qi Lin (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) (1/1)	MarShon Brooks (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (2/2)
7	Zhu Xuhang (Zhejiang Golden Bulls) (1/1)	Dominique Jones (Jilin Northeast Tigers) (1/3)
8	Yang Linyi (Shenzhen Aviators) (1/1)	Dominique Jones (Jilin Northeast Tigers) (2/3)
9	Zhao Yanhao (Zhejiang Lions) (1/2)	Dominique Jones (Jilin Northeast Tigers) (3/3)
10	Zhao Yanhao (Zhejiang Lions) (2/2)	Hamed Haddadi (Sichuan Blue Whales) (1/1)
11	Feng Xin (Zhejiang Lions) (1/1)	Askia Booker (Shenzhen Aviators) (1/1)
12	Zhou Peng (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (1/1)	Marcus Georges-Hunt (Sichuan Blue Whales) (1/1)

Players of the Month

This is a list of the 2020–21 CBA season's Player of the Month award winners.

Month	Player of the Month	Ref.
1	Guo Ailun (Liaoning Flying Leopards) (1/1)
2	Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning Flying Leopards) (1/1)
3	Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang Lions) (1/1)

Young Players of the Month

This is a list of the 2020–21 CBA season's Young Player of the Month award winners.

Month	Player of the Month	Ref.
1	Zhu Songwei (Sichuan Blue Whales) (1/1)
2	Qi Lin (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) (1/1)
3	Zhang Zhenlin (Liaoning Flying Leopards) (1/1)

Notes

1. Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

References

1. "不负所爱，2020-2021赛季CBA联赛10月17日扬帆起航". cbaleague.com (in Chinese). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
2. "2020CBA选秀大会结果汇总：区俊炫状元张宁第8" (in Chinese). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
3. "2020-2021赛季CBA联赛外籍球员注册信息". cbaleague.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2020.

External links

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