1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season

Basketball league season

1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season

League| CBA
Season| 1995–96
Duration|

* 10 December 1995–6 March 1996 (regular season)
* 10 March–7 April 1996 (playoffs)
* 31 March–7 April 1996 (finals)

Teams| 12
Regular season
Season champions| Bayi Rockets
Season MVP|  Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)
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
| Points|  Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)|  28.0

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Rebounds|  Yu Leping (Zhejiang Squirrels)|  13.0
Assists|  Huang Yunlong (Guangdong Southern Tigers)|  4.4

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]

## Teams

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Team  | Head coach  | City  | Arena  | Capacity

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Air Force  |  Ma Lianzhong |  |  |
Bayi Rockets |  Wang Fei |  |  |
Beijing Ducks |  Yuan Chao |  |  |
Guangdong Southern Tigers |  Wang Lifa |  |  |
Jiangsu Dragons |  Yi Dehua |  |  |
Jinan Army  |  Zhang Bin |  |  |
Liaoning Hunters |  Li Ge |  |  |
Nanjing Army  |  Yang Xuezeng |  |  |
Shandong Flaming Bulls |  Zhao Xuanmin |  |  |
Shenyang Army  |  Xuan Chengbin |  |  |
Vanguard/Police  |  Yu Long |  |  |
Zhejiang Squirrels |  Pan Jianping |  |  |

## Regular season

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### League table

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Rank  | 1995–96 CBA regular season

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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% |
Key to colors  | Qualification for quarter-finals

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| Qualification for 5th–8th place playoffs
| Qualification for relegation playoffs

### Results

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12 teams played against each other teams twice.

Home \ Away  | AFO  | BYR | BJD | GDS | JSD | JNA  | LNH | NJA  | SDB | SYA  | VAN  | ZJS

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Air Force  |  | 75–103  | 74–86  | 71–83  | 92–73  | 78–80  | 86–89  | 76–68  | 85–94  | 60–67  | 116–83  | 87–68
Bayi Rockets | 101–56  |  | 100–69  | 108–80  | 128–89  | 117–78  | 108–80  | 101–88  | 83–63  | 115–82  | 117–87  | 99–69
Beijing Ducks | 64–58  | 74–98  |  | 84–77  | 89–61  | 86–77  | 89–70  | 101–77  | 80–70  | 83–55  | 85–56  | 79–59
Guangdong Southern Tigers | 106–75  | 86–97  | 68–60  |  | 96–60  | 95–80  | 92–69  | 100–73  | 89–68  | 98–81  | 89–84  | 111–78
Jiangsu Dragons | 70–67  | 80–109  | 70–96  | 81–89  |  | 82–68  | 78–87  | 97–106  | 61–72  | 87–81  | 95–84  | 70–71
Jinan Army  | 87–78  | 76–109  | 72–64  | 72–87  | 77–67  |  | 63–75  | 89–71  | 87–65  | 60–73  | 86–83  | 59–84
Liaoning Hunters | 91–69  | 65–87  | 92–75  | 98–78  | 107–86  | 98–74  |  | 109–58  | 96–78  | 90–68  | 107–87  | 104–54
Nanjing Army  | 60–95  | 79–95  | 66–79  | 94–99  | 83–88  | 90–78  | 85–99  |  | 85–94  | 78–80  | 92–89  | 72–94
Shandong Flaming Bulls | 83–78  | 71–95  | 51–63  | 69–72  | 97–80  | 90–78  | 74–80  | 92–90  |  | 93–66  | 84–70  | 51–75
Shenyang Army  | 82–72  | 63–88  | 78–87  | 88–92  | 97–76  | 66–68  | 70–79  | 92–77  | 80–93  |  | 84–78  | 67–70
Vanguard/Police  | 61–80  | 74–100  | 64–87  | 67–95  | 69–93  | 83–96  | 74–89  | 85–88  | 73–88  | 80–68  |  | 60–79
Zhejiang Squirrels | 65–75  | 79–108  | 57–62  | 77–104  | 84–70  | 83–74  | 67–70  | 87–81  | 73–83  | 55–60  | 61–51  |

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

## Playoffs

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The Playoffs used a Home-Away system. Total points were used to decide the winner.[2]

### Bracket

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| Semi-finals | | | Finals |

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| 1 | Bayi Rockets | 96 | 112 | 2 | |
| 4 | Beijing Ducks | 76 | 100 | 0 |
| | 1 | Bayi Rockets | 97 | 88 | 2 |
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| | | 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 |

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| 5 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 67 | 106 | 1 (173) | |
| 8 | Shenyang Army | 68 | 63 | 1 (131) |
| | 5 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 76 | 71 | 2 |
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| | | 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 |

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| 9 | Air Force | 78 | 75 | 2 | |
| 12 | Vanguard/Police | 64 | 67 | 0 |
| | 9 | Air Force | 65 | 81 | 2 |
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| | | 10 | Jiangsu Dragons | 58 | 64 | 0 |
| 10 | Jiangsu Dragons | 75 | 102 | 1 (177) |

| 11 | Nanjing Army | 79 | 93 | 1 (172) |

* Bold Series winner

### Semi-finals

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#### (1) Bayi Rockets vs. (4) Beijing Ducks

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10 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Beijing Ducks | 76-96 | Bayi Rockets

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17 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Bayi Rockets | 112-100 | Beijing Ducks

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#### (2) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (3) Liaoning Hunters

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10 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Liaoning Hunters | 79-81 | Guangdong Southern Tigers

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17 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Guangdong Southern Tigers | 74-69 | Liaoning Hunters

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### Finals

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#### (1) Bayi Rockets vs. (2) Guangdong Southern Tigers

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31 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Guangdong Southern Tigers | 63-97 | Bayi Rockets

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7 April 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Bayi Rockets | 88-74 | Guangdong Southern Tigers

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### Third place game

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#### (3) Liaoning Hunters vs. (4) Beijing Ducks

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27 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Liaoning Hunters | 75-72 | Beijing Ducks

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7 April 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Beijing Ducks | 73-62 | Liaoning Hunters

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### 5–8th classification semi-finals

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#### (5) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (8) Shenyang Army

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10 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Shenyang Army | 68-67 | Shandong Flaming Bulls

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17 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Shandong Flaming Bulls | 106-63 | Shenyang Army

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#### (6) Zhejiang Squirrels vs. (7) Jinan Army

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13 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Jinan Army | 66-74 | Zhejiang Squirrels

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20 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Zhejiang Squirrels | 77-78 | Jinan Army

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### Fifth place game

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#### (5) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (6) Zhejiang Squirrels

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24 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Zhejiang Squirrels | 61-76 | Shandong Flaming Bulls

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3 April 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Shandong Flaming Bulls | 71-45 | Zhejiang Squirrels

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### Seventh place game

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#### (7) Jinan Army vs. (8) Shenyang Army

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24 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Jinan Army | 63-57 | Shenyang Army

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31 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Shenyang Army | 87-82 | Jinan Army

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### Relegation playoffs

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#### (9) Air Force vs. (12) Vanguard/Police

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13 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Vanguard/Police | 64-78 | Air Force

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20 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Air Force | 75-67 | Vanguard/Police

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#### (10) Jiangsu Dragons vs. (11) Nanjing Army

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13 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Nanjing Army | 79-75 | Jiangsu Dragons

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20 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Jiangsu Dragons | 102-93 | Nanjing Army

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### Ninth place game

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#### (9) Air Force vs. (10) Jiangsu Dragons

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27 March 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Jiangsu Dragons | 58-65 | Air Force

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3 April 1996
19:30

Boxscore

Air Force | 81-64 | Jiangsu Dragons

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## All-Star Game

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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]

## Statistics

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### Individual statistic leaders

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Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic[3]

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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%

### Team statistic leaders

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Category | Team | Statistic[4]

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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%

## Awards

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These are the award winners for the 1995-96 CBA regular season.[1][5]

### Annual awards

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1995–96 CBA awards  Award | Recipient(s)

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CBA Most Valuable Player | Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)
CBA Coach of the Year | Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets)
Wang Lifa (Guangdong Southern Tigers)

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ a b c 网易体育 (2008-10-29). "1995-1996赛季CBA大事记：史上第一的产生". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
2. ^ a b 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-25.
3. ^ "球员 - 基础数据". cbaleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
4. ^ "球队 - 基础数据". cbaleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
5. ^ "荣誉榜". cbaleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

## External links

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* CBA Official Website
* CBA Official Data Website

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