# 2007–08 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2007–08 CBA season was the 13th CBA season. The season was shortened due to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the regular season ended in early January 2008. Guangdong Southern Tigers won the CBA title, even after the departure of Yi Jianlian for NBA.

## Foreign Players
### Draft

The draft for foreign players was held in Hawaii, United States.
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Nationality | Team |
| 1 | 1 | Nigel Dixon | USA | Yunnan Bulls |
| 1 | 2 | Major Wingate | USA | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
| 1 | 3 | Garnett Thompson | USA | Zhejiang Lions |
| 1 | 4 | Jeremee McGuire | USA | Shaanxi Kylins |
| 1 | 5 | Anthony Myles | USA | Dongguan Leopards |
| 1 | 6 | Dajuan Tate | USA | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| 1 | 7 | Olumide Oyedeji | NGR | Beijing Ducks |
| 1 | 8 | Brandon Cole | USA | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| 1 | 9 | Jerod Ward | USA | Shanghai Sharks |
| 1 | 10 | Chris Porter | USA | Fujian Sturgeons |
| 1 | 11 | Soumaila Samake | MLI | Zhejiang Whirlwinds |
| 1 | 12 | Herve Lamizana | CIV | Shandong Lions |
| 1 | 13 | Ernest Brown | USA | Liaoning Hunters |
| 1 | 14 | Ryan Forehan-Kelly | USA | Jiangsu Dragons |
| 1 | 15 | Jason Dixon | USA | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| 2 | 1 | Dontae' Jones | USA | Yunnan Bulls |
| 2 | 2 | Damon King | USA | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
| 2 | 3 | David Lucas | USA | Zhejiang Lions |
| 2 | 4 | Brandon Robinson | USA | Shaanxi Kylins |
| 2 | 5 | Franz Steyn | USA | Dongguan Leopards |
| 2 | 6 | Marcus Douthit | USA | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| 2 | 7 | Michael Fey | USA | Beijing Ducks |
| 2 | 8 | David Jackson | USA | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Merritt | USA | Shanghai Sharks |
| 2 | 10 | Wesley Wilson | USA | Fujian Sturgeons |
| 2 | 11 | God Shammgod | USA | Zhejiang Whirlwinds |
| 2 | 12 | Mack Tuck | USA | Shandong Lions |
| 2 | 13 | Pat Simpson | USA | Liaoning Hunters |
| 2 | 14 | Raheim Brown | USA | Jiangsu Dragons |
| 2 | 15 | Cassiano Matheus | USA | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| 3 | 1 | Rogers Washington | USA | Yunnan Bulls |
| 3 | 2 | Eric Sandrin | USA | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
| 3 | 3 | DeAngelo Collins | USA | Zhejiang Lions |
| 3 | 4 | Antoine Broxsie | USA | Shaanxi Kylins |
| 3 | 5 | Garry Hill-Thomas | USA | Dongguan Leopards |
| 3 | 6 | Steve Castleberry | USA | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| 3 | 7 | Michael Parker | USA | Beijing Ducks |
| 3 | 8 | Adam Zahn | USA | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| 3 | 9 | Mark Flavin | USA | Shanghai Sharks |
| 3 | 10 | Ramel Allen | USA | Fujian Sturgeons |
| 3 | 11 | Johnny Phillips | USA | Zhejiang Whirlwinds |
| 3 | 12 | Travis Leech | USA | Shandong Lions |
| 3 | 13 | Derrick Franklin | USA | Liaoning Hunters |
| 3 | 14 | Damon Stringer | USA | Jiangsu Dragons |
| 3 | 15 | Shaun Malloy | USA | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| 4 | 1 | Zach Anderson | USA | Yunnan Bulls |
| 4 | 2 | Dante Stiggers | USA | Shanxi Brave Dragons |
| 4 | 3 | Ivano Newbill | USA | Zhejiang Lions |
| 4 | 4 | Milone Clark | USA | Shaanxi Kylins |
| 4 | 5 | Kenny Tate | USA | Dongguan Leopards |
| 4 | 6 | Robert Day | USA | Jilin Northeast Tigers |
| 4 | 7 | Marquis Wright | USA | Beijing Ducks |
| 4 | 8 | Rodney Blackstock | USA | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| 4 | 9 | Sheldon Bailey | USA | Shanghai Sharks |
| 4 | 10 | Ronell Mingo | USA | Fujian Sturgeons |
| 4 | 11 | Peter Mulligan | USA | Zhejiang Whirlwinds |
| 4 | 12 | Jamaal Wise | USA | Shandong Lions |
| 4 | 13 | Bonell Colas | USA | Liaoning Hunters |
| 4 | 14 | Ronald Blackshear | USA | Jiangsu Dragons |
| 4 | 15 | Matt Vaughn | USA | Guangdong Southern Tigers |

## Regular season

Xinjiang Flying Tigers finished the regular season with 26–4 in second place. Before the playoffs, it was determined that one of their players, Sou Song Cun, was not of Chinese nationality, thus violating the rule that each team may only have two foreign players. The league subsequently ruled Xinjiang loss with the score of 0–20 in all 18 matches in which Sou played, 15 of them wins originally. As a result, Xinjiang's dropped to eleventh place with 11–19, and they failed to advance to the playoffs.
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 26 | 4 | .866 | — | 14–1 | 12–3 | |
| 2 | Jiangsu Dragons | 21 | 9 | .700 | 5 | 14–1 | 7–8 | |
| 3 | Shandong Lions | 19 | 11 | .633 | 7 | 14–1 | 7–8 | SD 1–1 (202–189) LN |
| 4 | Liaoning Hunters | 19 | 11 | .633 | 7 | 11–4 | 8–7 | SD 1–1 (202–189) LN |
| 5 | Dongguan Leopards | 18 | 12 | .600 | 8 | 11–4 | 7–8 | DG 2–0 BY |
| 6 | Bayi Rockets | 18 | 12 | .600 | 8 | 12–3 | 6–9 | DG 2–0 BY |
| 7 | Fujian Xunxing | 17 | 13 | .566 | 9 | 11–4 | 6–9 | |
| 8 | Zhejiang Lions | 15 | 15 | .500 | 11 | 10–5 | 5–10 | ZJ 1–1 (181–175) BJ |
| 9 | Beijing Ducks | 15 | 15 | .500 | 11 | 8–7 | 7–8 | ZJ 1–1 (181–175) BJ |
| 10 | Zhejiang Whirlwinds | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | 9–6 | 3–12 | |
| 11 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | 11 | 19 | .366 | 15 | 5–10 | 6–9 | |
| 12 | Yunnan Bulls | 8 | 22 | .266 | 18 | 6–9 | 2–13 | YN 1–1 (240–238) SH |
| 13 | Shanghai Sharks | 8 | 22 | .266 | 18 | 4–11 | 4–11 | YN 1–1 (240–238) SH |
| 14 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 7 | 23 | .233 | 19 | 3–12 | 4–11 | |
| 15 | Shaanxi Kylins | 6 | 24 | .200 | 20 | 6–9 | 0–15 | |
| 16 | Shanxi Zhongyu | 5 | 25 | .166 | 21 | 5–10 | 0–15 | |
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* Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

## Playoffs

Top 4 teams may pick their opponents of the quarterfinal round in turn by the order of their regular season standings.
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 | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Zhejiang Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Zhejiang Lions | 0 | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Dongguan Leopards | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Shandong Lions | 0 | 5 | Dongguan Leopards | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Dongguan Leopards | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Dongguan Leopards | 3 | | | | 1 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 4 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 1 |
| 4 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 1 |
| 6 | Bayi Rockets | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bayi Rockets | 1 | 4 | Liaoning Dinosaurs | 3 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Jiangsu Dragons | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Jiangsu Dragons | 3 | 2 | Jiangsu Dragons | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Fujian Xunxing | 2 | | | | | | |