National Basketball League (NBL)
SportBasketball
Founded2004
Inaugural season2004
No. of teams12
CountryChina
ContinentFIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)
Anhui Oriental Dragons (4th title)
Most titlesAnhui Oriental Dragons (4 titles)
Level on pyramid2
Official websiteNBL (in Chinese)

The National Basketball League (simplified Chinese: 全国男子篮球联赛; traditional Chinese: 全國男子籃球聯賽; pinyin: Quánguó Nánzǐ Lánqiú Liánsài) is a professional basketball minor league in China, called Chinese Basketball League (CBL) before 2006. It is commonly known as the NBL, and this name (spelled out in letters) is often used even in Chinese.

NBL is the second-tier league to the professional Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Teams

Current teams

Team City Province Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head coach
Anhui Wenyi Oriental Dragons Hefei Anhui Anhui Provincial Gymnasium 6,000 2013 2015 China Zheng Wu
Changsha Wantian Yongsheng Changsha Hunan China Shi Liping
Guangxi Weizhuang Rhinos Yulin Guangxi China Yang Qin
Hebei Xianglan Kylins Shijiazhuang Hebei China Wang Weili
Hefei Kuangfeng Hefei Anhui China Zhang Yong
Henan Shedian Laojiu Golden Elephants Nanyang Henan China Li Weigang
Hong Kong Bulls Wan Chai Hong Kong China Xie Libin
Jiangsu Yannan Suke Yancheng Jiangsu China Zhang Cheng
Jiangxi Ganchi Ganzhou Jiangxi China Lu Gang
Liaoning Arctic Wolves Shenyang Liaoning China Deng Yu
Shaanxi Xinda Northwestern Wolves Weinan Shaanxi China Reshati Kerim
Wuhan Kunpeng Wuhan Hubei China Yu Liang

Name changes

Former teams

Joined the CBA

Name change

Defunct teams

Name changes

History

Inaugural season

The first regular season of the CBL began in April 2004. Eight teams advanced to the playoffs:

On 4 August 2004, Yunnan Honghe Running Bulls defeated Dongguan New Century Leopards to win the first ever CBL championship and were promoted to the CBA for the 20042005 season.

2009 NBL ladder (championship round)

Rank Team Played Win(s) Losses Last 5 Streak PF per game PA per game PD per game Winning %
1Dongguan Park Lane (东莞柏宁) 141134-1W192.5781.511.0778.6%
2Guangzhou Free Man (广州自由人) 141134-1W294.7188.436.2878.6%
3Jiangsu Tongxi (江苏同曦) 141043-2W398.7191.866.8571.4%
4Heilongjiang Zhaozhou Fengshen Sky Lions (黑龙江肇州丰绅天狮) 14683-2L19492.141.8642.9%
5Shenyang Dongjin (沈阳东进) 14683-2L288.589.29-0.7942.9%
6Henan Jiyuan Iron and Steel (河南济源钢铁) 14681-4W191.2998.43-7.1442.9%
7Guangzhou Whampoa Liusui (广州黃埔六穗) 14591-4L193.0797.14-4.0735.7%
8Hanzhou Yongtong (杭州永通) 141131-4L285.6499.71-14.077.1%

See also

References

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