2009–10 Chinese Basketball Association season
Introduction 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.
Coaching changes ClubOutgoingMannerWhenIncomingLiaoning Dinosaurs Rytis VaišvilaSackedAfter Round 17 Guo ShiqiangBeijing Ducks Sidney MoncriefSackedAfter Round 20 Min LuleiFujian Xunxing Aaron McCarthySackedAfter Round 23 Zhang DeguiJiangsu Dragons Jason RabedeauxSackedAfter Round 32 Xu Qiang
Regular Season standings  # 2009–10 CBA season Team       1Guangdong Southern Tigers   30  2  .938  -  15–1  15–1   2Xinjiang Flying Tigers  27  5  .844  3  15–1  12–4   3Zhejiang Lions 26  6  .813  4  15–1  11–5   4Shanghai Sharks  25  7  .781  5  14–2  11–5  5Liaoning Dinosaurs  21  11  .656  9  14–2  7–9   6Jiangsu Dragons  20  12  .625  10  13–3  7–9   7Fujian Xunxing  17  15  .531  13  13–3  4–12   8Bayi Rockets  15  17  .469  15  10–6  5–11           9Shandong Lions  14  18  .438  16  10–6  4–12  SD 1-1(198-176) ZJ10Zhejiang Whirlwinds  14  18  .438  16  9–7  5–11 11Dongguan Leopards  13  19  .406   17  9–7  4–12   12Tianjin Ronggang  11  21  .344  19  9–7  2–14  13Jilin Northeast Tigers   10  22  .313  20  7–9  3–13  JL 2-0 SX14Shanxi Zhongyu 10  22  .313  20  6–10  4–12 15Beijing Ducks  8  24  .250  22  6–10  2–14   16Qingdao DoubleStar  7  25  .219  23  7–9  0–16   17Shaanxi 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''' 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''' 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)===All-star game===+'''Southern All-Stars''' Pos. Player Team   Total votes Starters G  John Lucas III   Shanghai Sharks   46168 G  Hu Xuefeng  Jiangsu Dragons   32987 F  Zhu Fangyu   Guangdong Southern Tigers  73765 F  Zhang Kai   Dongguan Leopards   33338 C  Wang Zhizhi   Bayi Rockets   82805 Reserves 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) Hu Xuefeng was replaced by Liu Wei in the starting lineup due to finger injury. +'''Northern All-Stars''' Pos. Player Team   Total votes Starters 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  Mengke Bateer   Xinjiang Flying Tigers   62194 Reserves G  Stephon Marbury   Shanxi Zhongyu   - G  Chen Lei   Beijing Ducks  - F  Duan Jiangpeng   Shanxi Zhongyu   - F  Xu Guochong  Xinjiang Flying Tigers   - F  Stromile Swift   Shandong Lions   - F  Ji Zhe   Beijing Ducks   - C  Zheng Zhun  Shaanxi Kylins   - C  Olumide Oyedeji  Liaoning Dinosaurs  - '''Head coach''':  Jiang Xingquan (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) Unable to participate due to injury. Olumide Oyedeji was named as the replacement for Stromile Swift. Stephon Marbury was awarded the MVP of the game.===Slam Dunk Contest===+'''Contestants''' 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  Shandong Lions —  Unable to participate due to injury. Zhang Zhihan and Zhang Ji were named as replacements for Stromile Swift.===Three-Point Shootout===+'''Contestants''' 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''' 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  Shanxi Zhongyu — 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.
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
External links * Official Website * Sina CBA Coverage