The 2011–12 CBA season is the 17th CBA season. This season began on November 19, 2011, and ended on March 30, 2012.[1]
Foreign players policy
All teams except Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players, while the bottom 5 teams of last season have an extra right to sign an Asian player. In addition, due to the NBA 2011 Lockout, any international player that signs to any CBA team have to abide by their contracts signed. The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:
#
Facing other teams
Facing Bayi Rockets
Chinese players+
No Limit
No Limit
Asian players
5 quarters collectively
International players
6 quarters collectively
+ Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei.[2]
^PER Unable to participate for personal reasons, Han Dejun was named as the replacement for Mengke Bateer.[7] ^MVP Li Gen was awarded the MVP of the game.
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.