# 2010–11 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2010–11 CBA season is the 16th CBA season. Guangdong Southern Tigers won their fourth consecutive and overall seventh CBA title, defeating Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Finals for a third year in a row, four games to two.

## Changes

After a one-year suspension due to salary reasons, Yunnan Bulls were removed from the CBA.
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. Generally, Asian players are not counted as foreign players, and foreign players of each team can play no more than 6 quarters collectively each game. However, when facing Bayi Rockets, Asian players are counted as foreign ones while foreign players can play no more than 5 quarters collectively. Players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei are counted as domestic players in either situation.

## Coaching changes

| Club | Outgoing | Manner | When | Incoming |
| Qingdao Eagles | Wang Weili | Health issues | After Round 6 (Dec 24, 2010) | Kang Jung-Soo |
| Shanxi Brave Dragons | Gao Shumin | Sacked | After Round 8 (Dec 30, 2010) | Patrick Sellers (caretaker) |
| Fujian Xunxing | J. C. Owens | Sacked | After Round 9 (Jan 2, 2011) | Ma Lianbao |
| Shanxi Brave Dragons | Patrick Sellers (caretaker) | Replaced | After Round 10 (Jan 3, 2011) | Yang Xuezeng |

## Regular Season Standings

| # | 2010–11 CBA season | 2010–11 CBA season | 2010–11 CBA season | 2010–11 CBA season | 2010–11 CBA season | 2010–11 CBA season | 2010–11 CBA season | 2010–11 CBA season |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 31 | 1 | .969 | - | 16–0 | 15–1 | |
| 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 25 | 7 | .781 | 6 | 11–5 | 14–2 | GD 1-1(227-220) DG |
| 3 | Dongguan Leopards | 25 | 7 | .781 | 6 | 13–3 | 12–4 | GD 1-1(227-220) DG |
| 4 | Jiangsu Dragons | 20 | 12 | .625 | 11 | 10–6 | 10–6 | |
| 5 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls | 19 | 13 | .594 | 12 | 11–5 | 8–8 | |
| 6 | Zhejiang Lions | 18 | 14 | .562 | 13 | 11–5 | 7–9 | |
| 7 | Bayi Rockets | 17 | 15 | .531 | 14 | 13–3 | 4–12 | |
| 8 | Beijing Ducks | 16 | 16 | .500 | 15 | 11–5 | 5–11 | |
| 9 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 15 | 17 | .469 | 16 | 9–7 | 6–10 | |
| 10 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 14 | 18 | .438 | 17 | 11–5 | 3–13 | LN 2-0 SD |
| 11 | Shandong Lions | 14 | 18 | .438 | 17 | 10–6 | 4–12 | LN 2-0 SD |
| 12 | Shanghai Sharks | 12 | 20 | .375 | 19 | 10–6 | 2–14 | SH 2-0 JL |
| 13 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 12 | 20 | .375 | 19 | 9–7 | 3–13 | SH 2-0 JL |
| 14 | Foshan Dralions | 11 | 21 | .344 | 20 | 8–8 | 3–13 | |
| 15 | Qingdao Eagles | 10 | 22 | .312 | 21 | 7–9 | 3–13 | |
| 16 | Fujian Xunxing | 8 | 24 | .250 | 23 | 6–10 | 2–14 | |
| 17 | Tianjin Golden Lions | 5 | 27 | .156 | 26 | 5–11 | 0–16 | |
Key to colors :
* Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

## All-star weekend
### Rookie Challenge

Southern Rookies :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| F | Gu Quan | Dongguan Leopards |
| G/F | He Zhongmian | Dongguan Leopards |
| C | Ren Junfei | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| C | Li Yuanyu | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| F | Wang Junjie | Jiangsu Dragons |
| C | Zhang Zhuojun | Zhejiang Cyclone |
| F | Ji Xiang | Shanghai Sharks |
| F | Zhang Chengyu | Bayi Rockets |
| G | Jin Jiming | Foshan Dralions |
| G | Zhao Dapeng | Zhejiang Lions |
| Head coach: Ding Wei (Zhejiang Cyclone) |||
Northern Rookies :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| C | Yu Changdong | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
| C | Tao Hanlin | Shandong Lions |
| C | Li An | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| F | Lian Ming | Liaoning Dinosaurs |
| G | Guo Ailun | Liaoning Dinosaurs |
| F/G | Zhang Zhihan | Tianjin Golden Lions |
| G | Shentu Jun | Tianjin Golden Lions |
| C | Han Chongkai | Beijing Ducks |
| G | Chen Shidong | Beijing Ducks |
| G | Sun Weibo | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| Head coach: Wang Han (Jilin Northeast Tigers) |||
* CCTV-5
* March 19 19:30
* Report
Southern Rookies 83, Northern Rookies 96 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23-21, 22-28, 20-25, 18-20 |||
| Pts: He Zhongmian 18 Rebs: Li Yuanyu, He Zhongmian 7 Asts: Jin Jiming 5 | Pts: Guo Ailun 28 Rebs: Li An 10 Asts: Guo Ailun 6 |
* MasterCard Center, Beijing

### All-star game

Southern All-Stars :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Total votes |
| Starters ||||
| G | Stephon Marbury | Foshan Dralions | 150031 |
| G | Mo Ke | Bayi Rockets | 118908 |
| F | Wang Shipeng | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 139887 |
| F | Zhang Kai | Dongguan Leopards | 141345 |
| C | Wang Zhizhi | Bayi Rockets | 209632 |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Lin Chih-Chieh | Zhejiang Lions | - |
| F | Zhu Fangyu | Guangdong Southern Tigers | - |
| C | Su Wei | Guangdong Southern Tigers | - |
| G | Liu Wei | Guangdong Southern Tigers | - |
| G/F | Yi Li | Jiangsu Dragons | - |
| C | Ding Jinhui | Zhejiang Cyclone | - |
| G | Marcus Williams | Zhejiang Cyclone | - |
| Head coach: Li Chunjiang (Guangdong Southern Tigers) ||||
Northern All-Stars :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Total votes |
| Starters ||||
| G | Zhang Qingpeng | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 199924 |
| G | Quincy Douby | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 149661 |
| F | Li Xiaoxu | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 140897 |
| F | Zhang Nan | Tianjin Ronggang | 89087 |
| C | Mengke Bateer | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 181531 |
| Reserves ||||
| F/C | Randolph Morris | Beijing Ducks | - |
| G | Lee Hsueh-Lin | Beijing Ducks | - |
| G | Yu Shulong | Jilin Northeast Tigers | - |
| F | Zhong Cheng | Jilin Northeast Tigers | - |
| G/F | Chen Lei | Beijing Ducks | - |
| G | Sun Jie | Shandong Lions | - |
| F | Zhang Xuewen | Shanxi Brave Dragons | - |
| Head coach: Jiang Xingquan (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) ||||
* CCTV-5
* March 20 19:00
* Report
Southern All-stars 114, Northern All-stars 115 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22-31, 33-32, 29-27, 30-25 |||
| Pts: Marcus Williams 31 Rebs: Marcus Williams 12 Asts: Stephon Marbury 7 | Pts: Quincy Douby 44 Rebs: Mengke Bateer 10 Asts: Lee Hsueh-Lin 6 |
* MasterCard Center, Beijing

### Slam Dunk Contest

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final | Final |
| Pos. | Player | Team | 1st dunk | 2nd dunk | Total | 1st dunk | 2nd dunk | Total |
| F | Zhao Tailong | Fujian Xunxing | 43 | 47 | 90 | 50 | 44 | 94 |
| F | Wu Nan | Jiangsu Dragons | 41 | 49 | 90 | 45 | 45 | 90 |
| G | James Singleton | Zhejiang Lions | 42 | 47 | 89 | 44 | 45 | 89 |
| C | Zhang Xuewen | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 44 | 45 | 89 | — | — | — |
| C | Wu Ke | Shandong Lions | 39 | 41 | 80 | — | — | — |
| F | Zhang Ji | Tianjin Ronggang | 37 | 36 | 73 | — | — | — |
^+ Singleton advanced to the final with 46 points in an extra dunk, in which Zhang Xuewen got 41 points.

### Three-Point Shootout

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Preliminary | Final |
| G | Sun Jie | Shandong Lions | 16 | 21 |
| G | Zhang Qingpeng | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 14 | 19 |
| F | Zhang Bo | Bayi Rockets | 10 | 15 |
| G | Lee Hsueh-Lin | Beijing Ducks | 8 | — |
| G | Stephon Marbury | Foshan Dralions | 7 | — |
| G | Quincy Douby | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | — | — |
^INJ Unable to participate due to injury.

### Skills Challenge

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team | Preliminary | Final |
| G | Lin Chih-Chieh | Zhejiang Lions | 35.4 | 38.1 |
| G | Guo Ailun | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 40.5 | 40.6 |
| G | Xie Libin | Beijing Ducks | 40.6 | — |
| G | Yu Shulong | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 62.9 | — |

## 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 Best of 5 | Quarterfinals Best of 5 | Quarterfinals Best of 5 | Semifinals Best of 5 | Semifinals Best of 5 | Semifinals Best of 5 | Finals Best of 7 | Finals Best of 7 | Finals Best of 7 |
| 1 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Beijing Ducks | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Beijing Ducks | 0 | 1 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Jiangsu Dragons | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Jiangsu Dragons | 3 | 4 | Jiangsu Dragons | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Zhejiang Cyclone | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Zhejiang Cyclone | 0 | | | | 1 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 2 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 4 |
| 3 | Dongguan Leopards | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 4 |
| 6 | Zhejiang Lions | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Zhejiang Lions | 1 | 3 | Dongguan Leopards | 0 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | 2 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Bayi Rockets | 0 | | | | | | |

## Awards

| Week | Players of the Week award | Players of the Week award |
| Week | Domestic | Foreign |
| 1 | Zhang Kai (Dongguan) | James Singleton (Xinjiang) |
| 2 | Zhang Kai (Dongguan) (2) | Quincy Douby (Xinjiang) |
| 3 | Wang Shipeng (Guangdong) | Jackson Vroman (Dongguan) |
| 4 | Tang Zhengdong (Jiangsu) | James Singleton (Xinjiang) (2) |
| 5 | Wang Lei (Bayi) | Mike Harris (Shanghai) |
| 6 | Ding Jinhui (Zhejiang C.) | Mike Harris (Shanghai) (2) |
| 7 | Ding Jinhui (Zhejiang C.) (2) | Stephon Marbury (Foshan) |
| 8 | Hu Xuefeng (Jiangsu) | Quincy Douby (Xinjiang) (2) |
| 9 | Wang Zhizhi (Bayi) | Marcus Williams (Zhejiang C.) |
| Playoffs |||
| 10 | Su Wei (Guangdong) | James Singleton (Xinjiang) (3) |
| 11 | Wang Zhizhi (Bayi) (2) | Quincy Douby (Xinjiang) (3) |

## Statistical leaders

Source
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Charles Gaines | Qingdao Eagles | 33.7 |
| Rebounds per game | Dwayne Jones | Fujian Xunxing | 15.8 |
| Assists per game | Osama Daghles | Shanxi Brave Dragons | 9.1 |
| Steals per game | Hu Xuefeng | Jiangsu Dragons | 4.1 |
| Blocks per game | Hervé Lamizana | Tianjin Ronggang | 3.6 |