# 2009–10 Chinese Basketball Association season

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

| Club | Outgoing | Manner | When | Incoming |
| Liaoning Dinosaurs | Rytis Vaišvila | Sacked | After Round 17 | Guo Shiqiang |
| Beijing Ducks | Sidney Moncrief | Sacked | After Round 20 | Min Lulei |
| Fujian Xunxing | Aaron McCarthy | Sacked | After Round 23 | Zhang Degui |
| Jiangsu Dragons | Jason Rabedeaux | Sacked | After Round 32 | Xu Qiang |

## Regular Season standings

| # | 2009–10 CBA season | 2009–10 CBA season | 2009–10 CBA season | 2009–10 CBA season | 2009–10 CBA season | 2009–10 CBA season | 2009–10 CBA season | 2009–10 CBA season |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 30 | 2 | .938 | - | 15–1 | 15–1 | |
| 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 27 | 5 | .844 | 3 | 15–1 | 12–4 | |
| 3 | Zhejiang Lions | 26 | 6 | .813 | 4 | 15–1 | 11–5 | |
| 4 | Shanghai Sharks | 25 | 7 | .781 | 5 | 14–2 | 11–5 | |
| 5 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 21 | 11 | .656 | 9 | 14–2 | 7–9 | |
| 6 | Jiangsu Dragons | 20 | 12 | .625 | 10 | 13–3 | 7–9 | |
| 7 | Fujian Xunxing | 17 | 15 | .531 | 13 | 13–3 | 4–12 | |
| 8 | Bayi Rockets | 15 | 17 | .469 | 15 | 10–6 | 5–11 | |
| 9 | Shandong Lions | 14 | 18 | .438 | 16 | 10–6 | 4–12 | SD 1-1(198-176) ZJ |
| 10 | Zhejiang Whirlwinds | 14 | 18 | .438 | 16 | 9–7 | 5–11 | SD 1-1(198-176) ZJ |
| 11 | Dongguan Leopards | 13 | 19 | .406 | 17 | 9–7 | 4–12 | |
| 12 | Tianjin Ronggang | 11 | 21 | .344 | 19 | 9–7 | 2–14 | |
| 13 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 10 | 22 | .313 | 20 | 7–9 | 3–13 | JL 2-0 SX |
| 14 | Shanxi Zhongyu | 10 | 22 | .313 | 20 | 6–10 | 4–12 | JL 2-0 SX |
| 15 | Beijing Ducks | 8 | 24 | .250 | 22 | 6–10 | 2–14 | |
| 16 | Qingdao DoubleStar | 7 | 25 | .219 | 23 | 7–9 | 0–16 | |
| 17 | Shaanxi 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) |||
* CCTV-5
* March 20 19:00
* Report
Southern Rookies 91, Northern Rookies 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19-30, 24-23, 20-13, 28-14 |||
| Pts: Dong Hanlin 19 Rebs: Xu Zhonghao 7 Asts: Feng Qi, Zhang Chengyu 3 | Pts: Yu Shulong 18 Rebs: Zhong Cheng 7 Asts: Yu Shulong 8 |
* Wukesong Stadium, Beijing Referees: Qiao Longsheng, Wang Xiaochun, Duan Zhu

### 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) ||||
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) ||||
* CCTV-5
* March 21 19:00
* Report
Southern All-stars 121, Northern All-stars 133 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31-28, 27-29, 28-33, 35-43 |||
| Pts: Rodney White 32 Rebs: Rodney White 9 Asts: John Lucas III 7 | Pts: Stephon Marbury 30 Rebs: Olumide Oyedeji 16 Asts: Stephon Marbury 10 |
* Wukesong Stadium, Beijing Referees: Ma Lijun, Yu Bin, Wang Mei

### 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 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^INJ 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 | — | — |
^PER Unable to participate for 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.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bayi Rockets | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bayi Rockets | 0 | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Shanghai Sharks | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Shanghai Sharks | 3 | 4 | Shanghai Sharks | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 1 | | | | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 1 |
| 3 | Zhejiang Lions | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 1 |
| 6 | Jiangsu Dragons | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jiangsu Dragons | 0 | 3 | Zhejiang Lions | 0 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | 2 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Fujian Xunxing | 0 | | | | | | |

## 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 |