The CBA regular season was suspended since 1 February 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] The season was resumed on 20 June 2020.[3] The regular season was concluded on 27 July 2020. The playoffs started on 31 July 2020 and concluded on 15 August 2020.
Team changes
Name changes
The CBA changed the name of the following five teams as a part of an ongoing plan.[4]
All teams except the Bayi Rockets (a club owned by the People's Liberation Army) can have two foreign players. The bottom two teams from the previous season (except Bayi) have the additional right to sign an extra Asian player.
Rules chart
The rules for using foreign players in each game are described in this chart:
#
Facing other teams
Facing Bayi Rockets
Chinese players+
No Limit
No Limit
Asian players++
4 quarters collectively+++
International players
6 quarters collectively+++
+ Including players from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
++ If a team waives its right to sign an extra Asian player, it may use its 2 foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.
+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.
Import chart
This is the full list of international players competing in the CBA during the 2019–20 season. One major change is that many teams began to actively sign "reserve" imports this season to provide insurance for injuries. Players who sign contracts but are not actually playing will be listed under the heading of "Inactive Or Replaced" during the 2019–20 season. Those who never actually play in games before the end of the season will have their names removed from this list when the season ends.
Top 4 teams advance directly to Quarter-finals of CBA Playoffs
5th-12th place teams progress to First Round of CBA Playoffs
Playoffs
Because of the format change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Playoffs in this season will be shortened - the first two rounds will be played as one-off matches, and the last two rounds will be played in best-of-three games.
Listed below are the 2019–20 CBA season's final individual and team statistical leaders. The CBA is like the NCAA, and unlike the NBA, in the practice of combining regular season statistics with playoff statistics.
Statistical leaders – individual
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Awards
Listed below are the 2019–20 CBA season's weekly, monthly, and annual awards.
Yearly awards
This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's yearly awards winners.
This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Player of the Week award winners.
Players of the Month
This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Player of the Month award winners.
Young Rising Stars of the Month
This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's Young Rising Star of the Month award winners.
All-Star Weekend
The 25th CBA All-Star Game and associated events were held in January 2020. Saturday features the Rising Stars Challenge, in which a team of CBA Rookies & Sophomores face a squad of students from the Chinese University Basketball Association, as well as the preliminaries of the Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Shootout, and Skills Competition. Sunday features the All-Star Game, with the South hosting the North, and the finals of the three individual events taking place at halftime.
Notes
^Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
