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National Basketball League (China)

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National Basketball League (NBL)
SportBasketball
Founded2004
First season2004
No. of teams10
CountryChina
ContinentFIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)
Hong Kong Bulls (1st title)
Most titlesAnhui Wenyi (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

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Current teams

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Updated to 2024 National Basketball League (China) Season.

Team City Province Founded Joined Head coach
Anhui Wenyi Hefei Anhui 2013 2015 China Zheng Wu
Changsha Wantian Yongsheng Changsha Hunan China Shi Liping
Guangxi Weizhuang Yulin Guangxi China Yang Qin
Shijiazhuang Xianglan Shijiazhuang Hebei China Wang Weili
Hefei Storm Hefei Anhui China Zhang Yong
Henan Shedian Laojiu 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
Wuhan Kunpeng Wuhan Hubei China Yu Liang

Name changes

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Updated to 2023 National Basketball League (China) Season.

Former teams

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Joined the CBA

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Name change
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Defunct teams

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Name changes
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History

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Inaugural season

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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 2004–2005 season.

2009 NBL ladder (championship round)

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Rank Team Played Win(s) Losses Last 5 Streak PF per game PA per game PD per game Winning %
1 Dongguan Park Lane (东莞柏宁) 14 11 3 4-1 W1 92.57 81.5 11.07 78.6%
2 Guangzhou Free Man (广州自由人) 14 11 3 4-1 W2 94.71 88.43 6.28 78.6%
3 Jiangsu Tongxi (江苏同曦) 14 10 4 3-2 W3 98.71 91.86 6.85 71.4%
4 Heilongjiang Zhaozhou Fengshen Sky Lions (黑龙江肇州丰绅天狮) 14 6 8 3-2 L1 94 92.14 1.86 42.9%
5 Shenyang Dongjin (沈阳东进) 14 6 8 3-2 L2 88.5 89.29 -0.79 42.9%
6 Henan Jiyuan Iron and Steel (河南济源钢铁) 14 6 8 1-4 W1 91.29 98.43 -7.14 42.9%
7 Guangzhou Whampoa Liusui (广州黃埔六穗) 14 5 9 1-4 L1 93.07 97.14 -4.07 35.7%
8 Hanzhou Yongtong (杭州永通) 14 1 13 1-4 L2 85.64 99.71 -14.07 7.1%

See also

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References

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