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| 1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season | ||||||||||
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| League | CBA | |||||||||
| Season | 1995–96 | |||||||||
| Duration |
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| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Season champions | Bayi Rockets | |||||||||
| Season MVP | ||||||||||
| Relegated | Nanjing Army Vanguard/Police | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Bayi Rockets (1st title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Guangdong Southern Tigers | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Beijing Ducks Liaoning Hunters | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| CBA Coach of the Year | Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets) Wang Lifa (Guangdong Southern Tigers) | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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1996–97 → | ||||||||||
The 1995–96 CBA season was the first season of the Chinese Basketball Association. The season was held from 10 December 1995 to 7 April 1996.
The league had 12 teams for its inaugural campaign and every club played each other twice in the regular season.[1][2]
| Team | Head coach | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | ||||
| Bayi Rockets | ||||
| Beijing Ducks | ||||
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | ||||
| Jiangsu Dragons | ||||
| Jinan Army | ||||
| Liaoning Hunters | ||||
| Nanjing Army | ||||
| Shandong Flaming Bulls | ||||
| Shenyang Army | ||||
| Vanguard/Police | ||||
| Zhejiang Squirrels |
| Rank | 1995–96 CBA regular season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | Pts | Pct. | Tiebreaker | |
| 1 | Bayi Rockets | 22 | 0 | 44 | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 18 | 4 | 40 | 81.8% | |
| 3 | Liaoning Hunters | 18 | 4 | 40 | 81.8% | |
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 17 | 5 | 39 | 77.3% | |
| 5 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 12 | 10 | 34 | 54.5% | |
| 6 | Zhejiang Squirrels | 10 | 12 | 32 | 45.5% | |
| 7 | Jinan Army | 9 | 13 | 31 | 40.9% | |
| 8 | Shenyang Army | 8 | 14 | 30 | 36.4% | |
| 9 | Air Force | 7 | 15 | 29 | 31.8% | |
| 10 | Jiangsu Dragons | 6 | 16 | 28 | 27.3% | |
| 11 | Nanjing Army | 4 | 18 | 26 | 18.2% | |
| 12 | Vanguard/Police | 1 | 21 | 23 | 4.5% | |
| Qualification for quarter-finals | |
| Qualification for 5th–8th place playoffs | |
| Qualification for relegation playoffs |
12 teams played against each other teams twice.
The Playoffs used a Home-Away system. Total points were used to decide the winner.[2]
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bayi Rockets | 96 | 112 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 76 | 100 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Bayi Rockets | 97 | 88 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 63 | 74 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 81 | 74 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Liaoning Hunters | 79 | 69 | 0 | Third place game | ||||||||
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 72 | 73 | 1 (145) | |||||||||
| 3 | Liaoning Hunters | 75 | 62 | 1 (137) | |||||||||
| 5–8th classification semi-finals | Fifth place game | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 67 | 106 | 1 (173) | |||||||||
| 8 | Shenyang Army | 68 | 63 | 1 (131) | |||||||||
| 5 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 76 | 71 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Zhejiang Squirrels | 61 | 45 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Zhejiang Squirrels | 74 | 77 | 1 (151) | |||||||||
| 7 | Jinan Army | 66 | 78 | 1 (144) | Seventh place game | ||||||||
| 8 | Shenyang Army | 57 | 87 | 1 (144) | |||||||||
| 7 | Jinan Army | 63 | 82 | 1 (145) | |||||||||
| Relegation playoffs | Ninth place game | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Air Force | 78 | 75 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | Vanguard/Police | 64 | 67 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Air Force | 65 | 81 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 | Jiangsu Dragons | 58 | 64 | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | Jiangsu Dragons | 75 | 102 | 1 (177) | |||||||||
| 11 | Nanjing Army | 79 | 93 | 1 (172) | |||||||||
The first CBA All-Star Game was played on April 9, 1996, in Beijing.
The Blue Team, featuring players including Wang Zhizhi and Adiljan Jun, defeated the White Team 106–98.[1]
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Hu Weidong | Jiangsu Dragons | 28.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Yu Leping | Zhejiang Squirrels | 13.0 |
| Assists per game | Huang Yunlong | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 4.4 |
| Steals per game | Ju Weisong | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 3.5 |
| Blocks per game | Wang Zhizhi | Bayi Rockets | 3.8 |
| Turnovers per game | Hu Weidong | Jiangsu Dragons | 4.6 |
| Fouls per game | Shen Zhenhai | Jiangsu Dragons | 3.9 |
| Minutes per game | Ju Weisong | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 39.7 |
| FG% | Ma Yongzhong | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 67.3% |
| FT% | Yu Xuepeng | Liaoning Hunters | 85.0% |
| 3P% | Li Nan | Bayi Rockets | 64.0% |
| Category | Team | Statistic[4] |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Bayi Rockets | 103.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 34.3 |
| Assists per game | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 14.5 |
| Steals per game | Bayi Rockets | 11.5 |
| Blocks per game | Bayi Rockets | 5.7 |
| Turnovers per game | Jinan Army | 14.5 |
| Fouls per game | Air Force | 17.9 |
| FG% | Bayi Rockets | 56.7% |
| FT% | Bayi Rockets | 70.6% |
| 3P% | Bayi Rockets | 44.9% |
These are the award winners for the 1995-96 CBA regular season.[1][5]
| Award | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| CBA Most Valuable Player | Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons) |
| CBA Coach of the Year | Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets) Wang Lifa (Guangdong Southern Tigers) |