# 2001–02 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2001–02 CBA season is the seventh CBA season.
The season ran from December 8, 2001 to April 19, 2002. Shaanxi Kylins and Shenzhen Leopards were promoted from the Second Division. Taiwanese club Sina Lions joined CBA in this season.

## Regular Season Standings

| # | 2001–02 CBA season | 2001–02 CBA season | 2001–02 CBA season | 2001–02 CBA season | 2001–02 CBA season | 2001–02 CBA season | 2001–02 CBA season | 2001–02 CBA season |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Shanghai Sharks | 23 | 1 | .958 | - | 12–0 | 11–1 | |
| 2 | Bayi Rockets | 17 | 7 | .708 | 6 | 12–0 | 5–7 | |
| 3 | Beijing Ducks | 15 | 9 | .625 | 8 | 9–3 | 6–6 | BJ 1-1(217-211) JL |
| 4 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 15 | 9 | .625 | 8 | 10–2 | 5–7 | BJ 1-1(217-211) JL |
| 5 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 14 | 10 | .583 | 9 | 10–2 | 4–8 | |
| 6 | Zhejiang Cyclones | 13 | 11 | .542 | 10 | 9–3 | 4–8 | |
| 7 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 12 | 12 | .500 | 11 | 8–4 | 4–8 | |
| 8 | Sina Lions | 11 | 13 | .458 | 12 | 8–4 | 3–9 | SL 2-0 JS |
| 9 | Jiangsu Dragons | 11 | 13 | .458 | 12 | 8–4 | 3–9 | SL 2-0 JS |
| 10 | Shaanxi Kylins | 10 | 14 | .417 | 13 | 8–4 | 2–10 | |
| 11 | Beijing Olympians | 8 | 16 | .333 | 15 | 4–8 | 4–8 | |
| 12 | Liaoning Hunters | 7 | 17 | .292 | 16 | 6–6 | 1–11 | |
| 13 | Shenzhen Leopards | 0 | 24 | .000 | 23 | 0–12 | 0–12 | |
Key to colors :
* Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs
* Bottom 4 teams advance to the Relegation Round

## Playoffs

The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs. For the first time, the quarterfinals used best-of-five series to determine the advancing team.
In the Final series, Shanghai Sharks defeated Bayi Rockets (3-1), snapped a series of 6 consecutive championships for the Bayi.
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 5 | Finals Best of 5 | Finals Best of 5 |
| 1 | Shanghai Sharks | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 0 | 1 | Shanghai Sharks | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 3 | 4 | Jilin Northeast Tigers | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Zhejiang Cyclones | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Zhejiang Cyclones | 2 | | | | 1 | Shanghai Sharks | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Bayi Rockets | 1 |
| 2 | Bayi Rockets | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Bayi Rockets | 1 |
| 8 | Sina Lions | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sina Lions | 1 | 2 | Bayi Rockets | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Beijing Ducks | 1 | 5 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 3 | | | | | | |

## Relegations

The bottom 4 teams played the relegation round by round-robin.
Beijing Olympians and Shenzhen Leopards were relegated to the Second Division.
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| Liaoning Hunters | 5 | 1 | 655 | 561 | +94 |
| Shaanxi Kylins | 4 | 2 | 660 | 575 | +85 |
| Beijing Olympians | 3 | 3 | 620 | 594 | +26 |
| Shenzhen Leopards | 0 | 6 | 585 | 790 | −205 |
Key to colors :
* Bottom 2 teams relegated to the Second Division
| | BO | LN | SX | SZ |
| Beijing Olympians | – | 85-93 | 96-88 | 130-107 |
| Liaoning Hunters | 99-85 | – | 114-101 | 126-84 |
| Shaanxi Kylins | 105-96 | 104-79 | – | 139-88 |
| Shenzhen Leopards | 102-128 | 102-144 | 102-123 | – |