| 2011–12 CBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Chinese Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 19, 2011 – March 30, 2012 |
| TV partner(s) | CCTV-5 and many local channels. |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Season MVP |  Zhu Fangyu |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Beijing Ducks |
| Runners-up | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Finals MVP |  Lee Hsueh-lin |
| CBA seasons | |
The2011–12 CBA season is the 17th CBA season. This season began on November 19, 2011, and ended on March 30, 2012.[1]
All teams except Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players, while the bottom 5 teams of last season have an extra right to sign an Asian player. In addition, due to theNBA 2011 Lockout, any international player that signs toany CBA team have to abide by their contracts signed. The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:
| # | Facing other teams | Facing Bayi Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese players+ | No Limit | No Limit |
| Asian players | 5 quarters collectively | |
| International players | 6 quarters collectively |
+ Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei.[2]
| Club | Outgoing | Manner | When | Incoming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xinjiang Flying Tigers |  Bob Donewald, Jr. | Sacked[3] | After Round 13 (Dec 19, 2011) | Jiang Xingquan |
| Jiangsu Dragons | Xu Qiang | Health reasons[4] | After Round 13 (Dec 20, 2011) | Hu Weidong |
| Liaoning Dinosaurs | Guo Shiqiang | Resigned[5] | After Round 15 (Dec 24, 2011) | Li Ge |
| Foshan Dralions | Jay Humphries | Sacked[6] | After Round 16 (Dec 27, 2011) | Shi Liping |
| # | 2011–12 CBA season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker | |
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 27 | 5 | .844 | - | 15–1 | 12–4 | |
| 2 | Beijing Ducks | 21 | 11 | .657 | 6 | 12–4 | 9–7 | |
| 3 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 20 | 12 | .625 | 7 | 14–2 | 6–10 | |
| 4 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 19 | 13 | .594 | 8 | 14–2 | 5–11 | XJ 1-1(187-186) DG |
| 5 | Dongguan Leopards | 19 | 13 | .594 | 8 | 13–3 | 6–10 | |
| 6 | Shanghai Sharks | 18 | 14 | .563 | 9 | 14–2 | 4–12 | SH 2-0 ZL |
| 7 | Zhejiang Lions | 18 | 14 | .563 | 9 | 12–4 | 6–10 | |
| 8 | Fujian Xunxing | 17 | 15 | .531 | 10 | 12–4 | 5–11 | |
| 9 | Qingdao Eagles | 16 | 16 | .500 | 11 | 11–5 | 5–11 | |
| 10 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12 | 12–4 | 3–13 | LN 2-0 ZG |
| 11 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12 | 11–5 | 4–12 | |
| 12 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 14 | 18 | .438 | 13 | 11–5 | 3–13 | JL 1-1(180-166) SD |
| 13 | Shandong Lions | 14 | 18 | .438 | 13 | 12–4 | 2–14 | |
| 14 | Bayi Rockets | 10 | 22 | .313 | 17 | 8–8 | 2–14 | BY 3-1 TJ 2-2 FS 1-3 |
| 15 | Tianjin Golden Lions | 10 | 22 | .313 | 17 | 8–8 | 2–14 | |
| 16 | Foshan Dralions | 10 | 22 | .313 | 17 | 7–9 | 3–13 | |
| 17 | Jiangsu Dragons | 9 | 23 | .281 | 18 | 9–7 | 0–16 | |
| Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs |
^MVP Guo Ailun was awarded the MVP of the game.
|
February 18 19:30 |
| Southern Rookies 88,Northern Rookies105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24-30, 28-19, 18-22, 18-34 | ||
| Pts:Li Yuanyu,Zeng Lingxu 14 Rebs:Sun Tonglin 17 Asts:Wang Zirui 3 | Pts:Guo Ailun 30 Rebs:Zhai Xiaochuan 13 Asts:Guo Ailun 6 | |
February 19 19:30 |
| Southern All-stars 112,Northern All-stars122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 36-26, 26-22, 30-39, 20-35 | ||
| Pts:Will McDonald 25 Rebs:Will McDonald 8 Asts:Aaron Brooks 9 | Pts:Li Gen 31 Rebs:Charles Gaines 10 Asts:Lü Xiaoming,Lester Hudson 8 | |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st dunk | 2nd dunk | Total | 1st dunk | 2nd dunk | Total | |||
| F | Zhao Tailong | Fujian Xunxing | 44 | 41 | 85 | 42 | 44 | 86 |
| C | Yan Pengfei | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 44 | 42 | 86 | 41 | 44 | 85 |
| F | Chang Lin | Beijing Ducks | 42 | 50 | 92 | 49 | 31 | 80 |
| F | Yang Wenbo | Foshan Dralions | 39 | 42 | 81 | — | ||
| F | Meng Xianglong | Tianjin Golden Lions | 38 | 39 | 77 | — | ||
| G | Tian Yuxiang | Bayi Rockets | 45 | 30 | 75 | — | ||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Preliminary | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Zhu Yanxi | Beijing Ducks | 21 | 17 |
| G | Sun Jie | Shandong Lions | 17 | 13 |
| G | Lester Hudson | Qingdao Eagles | 16 | 9 |
| G | Aaron Brooks | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 15 | — |
| G | Ahmed Mian | Tianjin Golden Lions | 14 | — |
| G | Luo Zhi | Foshan Dralions | 10 | — |
| Pos. | Player | Team | Preliminary | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Guo Ailun | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 65.6 | 32.7 |
| G | Zeng Lingxu | Foshan Dralions | 73.1 | 39.9 |
| G | Chen Jianghua | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 74.7 | — |
| G | Xiralijan Muhtar | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 97.8 | — |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | J. R. Smith | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 34.4 |
| Rebounds per game |  Zaid Abbaas | Fujian Xunxing | 14.9 |
| Assists per game | Osama Daghles | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 7.3 |
| Steals per game | Lester Hudson | Qingdao Eagles | 2.6 |
| Blocks per game | Xu Zhonghao | Bayi Rockets | 3.9 |
| Minutes per game | Zaid Abbaas | Fujian Xunxing | 43.3 |
The following players were named the Domestic and Foreign Players of the Week.
| Week | Domestic Player | Foreign Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) | Wilson Chandler (Zhejiang Lions) | [11] |
| 2 | Xu Zhonghao (Bayi Rockets) | J. R. Smith (Zhejiang Golden Bulls) | [12] |
| 3 | Mengke Bateer (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) | Charles Gaines (Shanxi Brave Dragons) | [13] |
| 4 | Zhu Yanxi (Beijing Ducks) | Ahmed Mian (Jilin Northeast Tigers) | [14] |
| 5 | Han Dejun (Liaoning Dinosaurs) |  Peter Ramos (Zhejiang Lions) | [15] |
| 6 | Zhu Fangyu (Guangdong Southern Tigers) | Josh Boone (Zhejiang Golden Bulls) | [16] |
| 7 | Li Xiaoxu (Liaoning Dinosaurs) | Marcus Williams (Shanxi Brave Dragons) | [17] |
| 8 | Han Dejun (Liaoning Dinosaurs) (2) | Charles Gaines (Shanxi Brave Dragons) (2) | [18] |
| 9 | Wang Zhizhi (Bayi Rockets) | Donnell Harvey (Tianjin Golden Lions) | [19] |
| 10 | Zhang Kai (Dongguan Leopards) | Mike Harris (Shanghai Sharks) | [20] |
| 11 | Lü Xiaoming (Shanxi Brave Dragons) | Charles Gaines (Shanxi Brave Dragons) (3) | [21] |
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 Best of 5 | Semifinals Best of 5 | Finals Best of 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Fujian Xunxing | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dongguan Leopards | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Beijing Ducks | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Shanghai Sharks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Beijing Ducks | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Zhejiang Lions | 0 | ||||||||||||
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