2009–10 CBA season

2009–10 CBA season
League	Chinese Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	December 19, 2009 – April 25, 2010
TV partner(s)	CCTV-5, and many local channels.
Regular Season
Season champions	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Season MVP	Mengke Bateer
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Runners-up	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Finals MVP	Zhu Fangyu

The 2009–10 CBA season was the 15th CBA season. Guangdong Southern Tigers won their third consecutive CBA title for the second time, defeating Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Finals, four games to one.

Yunnan Bulls were suspended for the season due to salary reasons, and would conditionally retain their eligibility for the 2010–11 season.

Foreign players of each team could play no more than 6 quarters (5 quarters when facing Bayi Rockets) collectively each game. Asian players were not regarded as foreign players.

In the Playoffs, the distance of 3 point line expanded from 6.25m to 6.75m.^[1]

Coaching changes

Club	Outgoing	Manner	When	Incoming
Liaoning Dinosaurs	Rytis Vaišvila	Sacked[2]	After Round 17	Guo Shiqiang
Beijing Ducks	Sidney Moncrief	Sacked[3]	After Round 20	Min Lulei
Fujian Xunxing	Aaron McCarthy	Sacked[4]	After Round 23	Zhang Degui
Jiangsu Dragons	Jason Rabedeaux	Sacked[5]	After Round 32	Xu Qiang

Regular Season standings

#	2009–10 CBA season
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Tiebreaker
1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	30	2	.938	-	15–1	15–1
2	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	27	5	.844	3	15–1	12–4
3	Zhejiang Lions	26	6	.813	4	15–1	11–5
4	Shanghai Sharks	25	7	.781	5	14–2	11–5
5	Liaoning Dinosaurs	21	11	.656	9	14–2	7–9
6	Jiangsu Dragons	20	12	.625	10	13–3	7–9
7	Fujian Xunxing	17	15	.531	13	13–3	4–12
8	Bayi Rockets	15	17	.469	15	10–6	5–11
9	Shandong Lions	14	18	.438	16	10–6	4–12	SD 1-1(198-176) ZJ
10	Zhejiang Whirlwinds	14	18	.438	16	9–7	5–11
11	Dongguan Leopards	13	19	.406	17	9–7	4–12
12	Tianjin Ronggang	11	21	.344	19	9–7	2–14
13	Jilin Northeast Tigers	10	22	.313	20	7–9	3–13	JL 2-0 SX
14	Shanxi Zhongyu	10	22	.313	20	6–10	4–12
15	Beijing Ducks	8	24	.250	22	6–10	2–14
16	Qingdao DoubleStar	7	25	.219	23	7–9	0–16
17	Shaanxi Kylins	4	28	.125	26	3–13	1–15

Key to colors

Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

All-star weekend

Rookie Challenge

Southern Rookies[6] Pos. Player Team F Cao Fei Zhejiang Whirlwinds C Xu Zhonghao Bayi Rockets G/F Zhang Chengyu Bayi Rockets G Feng Qi Dongguan Leopards G/F He Zhongmian Dongguan Leopards C Sun Zhe Dongguan Leopards F Dong Hanlin Guangdong Southern Tigers F Li Gen Shanghai Sharks F Liu Yahui Jiangsu Dragons F Wu Nan Jiangsu Dragons Head coach: Bob Donewald, Jr. (Shanghai Sharks)

Northern Rookies[6] Pos. Player Team G Sui Ran Shandong Lions C Tao Hanlin Shandong Lions G Yu Shulong Jilin Northeast Tigers F Zhong Cheng Jilin Northeast Tigers F Zhang Biao Jilin Northeast Tigers G Xiralijan Muhtar Xinjiang Flying Tigers G Yang Wenbo Shaanxi Kylins F Sun Shengyue Qingdao DoubleStar F Zhang Zhihan Tianjin Ronggang F/C Zhang Ji Tianjin Ronggang Head coach: Gong Xiaobin (Shandong Lions)

CCTV-5

March 20 19:00

Report

Southern Rookies 91, Northern Rookies 80
Scoring by quarter: 19-30, 24-23, 20-13, 28-14
Pts: Dong Hanlin 19 Rebs: Xu Zhonghao 7 Asts: Feng Qi, Zhang Chengyu 3		Pts: Yu Shulong 18 Rebs: Zhong Cheng 7 Asts: Yu Shulong 8

Wukesong Stadium, Beijing Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Wang Xiaochun, Duan Zhu

All-star game

Southern All-Stars[7] Pos. Player Team Total votes Starters[7] G John Lucas III Shanghai Sharks 46168 G Hu Xuefeng^INJ Jiangsu Dragons 32987 F Zhu Fangyu Guangdong Southern Tigers 73765 F Zhang Kai Dongguan Leopards 33338 C Wang Zhizhi Bayi Rockets 82805 Reserves[7] F Ding Jinhui Zhejiang Whirlwinds - F Rodney White Zhejiang Lions - F Lin Chih-Chieh Zhejiang Lions - G Yi Li Jiangsu Dragons - G Gong Songlin Fujian Xunxing - G Liu Wei Shanghai Sharks - G Wang Shipeng Guangdong Southern Tigers - Head coach: Li Chunjiang (Guangdong Southern Tigers) ^INJ Hu Xuefeng was replaced by Liu Wei in the starting lineup due to finger injury.

Northern All-Stars[7] Pos. Player Team Total votes Starters[7] G Zhang Qingpeng Liaoning Dinosaurs 89924 G Yang Ming Liaoning Dinosaurs 36180 F Li Xiaoxu Liaoning Dinosaurs 64389 F Zhang Nan Tianjin Ronggang 35332 C Menke Bateer Xinjiang Flying Tigers 62194 Reserves[7] G Stephon Marbury^MVP Shanxi Zhongyu - G Chen Lei Beijing Ducks - F Duan Jiangpeng Shanxi Zhongyu - F Xu Guochong Xinjiang Flying Tigers - F Stromile Swift^INJ Shandong Lions - F Ji Zhe Beijing Ducks - C Zheng Zhun Shaanxi Kylins - C Olumide Oyedeji Liaoning Dinosaurs - Head coach: Jiang Xingquan (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) ^INJ Unable to participate due to injury. Olumide Oyedeji was named as the replacement for Stromile Swift. ^MVP Stephon Marbury was awarded the MVP of the game.

CCTV-5

March 21 19:00

Report

Southern All-stars 121, Northern All-stars 133
Scoring by quarter: 31-28, 27-29, 28-33, 35-43
Pts: Rodney White 32 Rebs: Rodney White 9 Asts: John Lucas III 7		Pts: Stephon Marbury 30 Rebs: Olumide Oyedeji 16 Asts: Stephon Marbury 10

Wukesong Stadium, Beijing Referees: Ma Lijun, Yu Bin, Wang Mei

Slam Dunk Contest

Contestants^[8]

Pos.	Player	Team	Preliminary			Final
			1st dunk	2nd dunk	Total	1st dunk	2nd dunk	Total
C	Sean Williams	Fujian Xunxing	47	50	97	42	45	87
F	Zhang Zhihan	Tianjin Ronggang	40	45	85	35	42	77
F	Wu Nan	Jiangsu Dragons	49	50	99	35	30	65
F	Cai Lilong	Jiangsu Dragons	40	43	83	—
F	Zhang Ji	Tianjin Ronggang	44	34	78	—
G	Wang Fei	Zhejiang Lions	30	42	72	—
F	Stromile Swift^INJ	Shandong Lions	—

^INJ Unable to participate due to injury. Zhang Zhihan and Zhang Ji were named as replacements for Stromile Swift.

Three-Point Shootout

Contestants^[8]

Pos.	Player	Team	Preliminary	Final
G	Zhang Qingpeng	Liaoning Dinosaurs	19	22
G	Jin Lipeng	Zhejiang Lions	15	15
G	John Lucas III	Shanghai Sharks	15	11
F	Wang Ligang	Shanghai Sharks	12	—
F	Wei Mingliang	Shanxi Zhongyu	11	—
F	Xu Guochong	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	10	—

Skills Challenge

Contestants^[8]

Pos.	Player	Team	Preliminary	Final
G	Lin Chih-Chieh	Zhejiang Lions	46.97	38.07
G	Liu Wei	Shanghai Sharks	45.35	45.67
G	Xie Libin	Beijing Ducks	53.80	—
G	Yang Ming	Liaoning Dinosaurs	57.47	—
G	Stephon Marbury^PER	Shanxi Zhongyu	—

^PER Unable to participate due to personal reasons. Yang Ming was named as the replacement for Stephon Marbury.

Playoffs

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	3
	8	Bayi Rockets	0
						1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	3
						4	Shanghai Sharks	1
	4	Shanghai Sharks	3
	5	Liaoning Dinosaurs	1
											1	Guangdong Southern Tigers	4
											2	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	1
	3	Zhejiang Lions	3
	6	Jiangsu Dragons	0
						3	Zhejiang Lions	0
						2	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	3
	2	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	3
	7	Fujian Xunxing	0

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Andre Emmett	Shandong Lions	32.0
Rebounds per game	Peter John Ramos	Zhejiang Lions	13.0
Assists per game	Lü Xiaoming	Fujian Xunxing	7.2
Steals per game	Chris Williams	Qingdao DoubleStar	3.8
Blocks per game	Herve Lamizana	Tianjin Ronggang	3.8
3-pointers per game	John Lucas III	Shanghai Sharks	4.3
Dunks per game	Stromile Swift	Shandong Lions	2.7

Notes and references

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3. "CBA本季第2位主帅下课 北京首位外教变顾问". 新浪体育. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
4. "CBA本季第3位洋帅下课 福建宣布张德贵接棒麦卡锡". 新浪体育. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
5. "江苏男篮洋帅杰森被炒鱿鱼 中方教练徐强接过教鞭". 新浪体育. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
6. "全明星星锐阵容火热出炉 小姚明入选成最大亮点". 163.com. 网易体育. March 13, 2010. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
7. "全明星投票截止张庆鹏当票王 辽将闪耀北方首发". 163.com. 网易体育. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
8. "四单项赛引爆全明星周末 马布里挑战国内第一控卫". 新浪体育. March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.

External links

• Official Website
• Sina CBA Coverage