2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season

CBA
Season	2014–15
Duration	November 1, 2014 – February 1, 2015 (regular season） February 6, 2015 – March 6, 2015 (Playoffs) March 10, 2015 – March 22, 2015 (Finals)
Number of games	38 (Regular season)
Number of teams	20
Regular season
Top seed	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Finals
Champions	Beijing Ducks (3rd title)
Runners-up	Liaoning Flying Leopards
Semifinalists	Guangdong Southern Tigers Qingdao Eagles
Finals MVP	Stephon Marbury
Awards
Domestic MVP	Yi Jianlian
International MVP	Lester Hudson
Statistical leaders
Points Errick McCollum 39.6 Rebounds Charles Gaines 16.4 Assists Dominique Jones 8.3
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The 2014–15 CBA season was the 20th Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) season. The Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings and Chongqing Fly Dragons were "promoted" to the CBA, becoming the league's 19th and 20th teams. Two clubs also altered or changed their mascots, with the Foshan Dralions opting to be called the Foshan Long-Lions in English, while the Shandong Gold Lions became the Shandong Golden Stars.

The regular season began on Saturday, November 1, 2014 with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Guangdong Southern Tigers. The 2015 CBA All-Star Game was played on January 18, 2015, at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 1, 2015, and the playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015.

Foreign players policy[edit]

All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players while the bottom four teams from the previous season, as well as the Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings and Chongqing Fly Dragons, have an additional right to sign an extra Asian player.

The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:

+ Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei.

++ If teams waive their rights to sign the extra Asian player, they may use foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.

+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.

Foreign players[edit]

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Asian Player
Bayi Rockets	-	-	-
Beijing Ducks	Stephon Marbury	Randolph Morris	-
Chongqing Fly Dragons	Willie Warren	J'mison Morgan	Arsalan Kazemi
Dongguan Leopards	Bobby Brown	Ike Diogu	-
Foshan Long-Lions	Josh Akognon	Viacheslav Kravtsov	Fadi El Khatib
Fujian Sturgeons	John Lucas III	D. J. White	-
Guangdong Southern Tigers	Will Bynum	Emmanuel Mudiay	-
Jiangsu Dragons	Toney Douglas	Arnett Moultrie	-
Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings	Brandon Costner	Will McDonald	Mehdi Kamrani
Jilin Northeast Tigers	Dominique Jones	Denzel Bowles	Michel Madanly
Liaoning Flying Leopards	Lester Hudson	Deon Thompson	-
Qingdao Eagles	Justin Dentmon	Mike Harris	Hamed Haddadi
Shandong Golden Stars	Eugene Jeter	Earl Clark	-
Shanghai Sharks	Michael Beasley	Bernard James	-
Shanxi Brave Dragons	Von Wafer	Jeremy Tyler	Zaid Abbas
Sichuan Blue Whales	Michael Efevberha	Daniel Orton	-
Tianjin Gold Lions	Dwight Buycks	Shelden Williams	-
Xinjiang Flying Tigers	Sebastian Telfair	Andray Blatche	-
Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Errick McCollum	Charles Gaines	-
Zhejiang Guangsha Lions	Kevin Murphy	Eli Holman	-

Regular season[edit]

The regular season began on Saturday, November 1, 2014 with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Guangdong Southern Tigers. The regular season ended on February 1, 2015.

Standings[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

The 2015 CBA Playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015. The season champion is Beijing Ducks who succeeded in defending their title.

Bracket[edit]

Statistics leaders[edit]

Individual statistic leaders[edit]

Team statistic leaders[edit]

Awards[edit]

Lester Hudson won the CBA Foreign MVP award, Stephon Marbury was named CBA Finals MVP

Award	Player	Team	Ref
Domestic Most Valuable Player	Yi Jianlian	Guangdong Southern Tigers
Foreign Most Valuable Player	Lester Hudson	Liaoning Flying Leopards	[1]
Finals MVP	Stephon Marbury	Beijing Ducks	[2]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• CBA Official Website Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
• CBA China - 2014-15 Standings and Stats on Basketball-Reference.com