2001–02 Chinese Basketball Association season

2001–02 CBA season
League	Chinese Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	December 8, 2001 – April 19, 2002
TV partner(s)	CCTV-5 STAR Sports and local channels
Regular Season
Season champions	Shanghai Sharks
Season MVP	Liu Yudong
Promoted to Second Division	Shaanxi Kylins Shenzhen Leopards
Relegated to Second Division	Beijing Olympians Shenzhen Leopards
Playoffs
Finals
Champions	Shanghai Sharks
Runners-up	Bayi Rockets
Finals MVP	Liu Yudong

The 2001–02 CBA season is the seventh CBA season.^[1]

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.^[2]

Regular Season Standings

#	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
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
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

^[2]

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.^[1][2]

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					Semifinals Best of 5					Finals Best of 5
	1	Shanghai Sharks	3
	7	Guangdong Southern Tigers	0
						1	Shanghai Sharks	3
						4	Jilin Northeast Tigers	0
	4	Jilin Northeast Tigers	3
	6	Zhejiang Cyclones	2
											1	Shanghai Sharks	3
											2	Bayi Rockets	1
	2	Bayi Rockets	3
	8	Sina Lions	1
						2	Bayi Rockets	3
						5	Shandong Flaming Bulls	0
	3	Beijing Ducks	1
	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.^[2]

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 –

References

1. "2001-2002赛季CBA大事记：上海大鲨鱼问鼎". 网易体育. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
2. 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-30.

See also

• Chinese Basketball Association