National Basketball League (China)

National Basketball League (NBL)

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2004
Inaugural season	2004
No. of teams	15
Country	China
Continent	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	Anhui Dragons (2nd title)
Most titles	Shaanxi Wolves (3 titles)
Level on pyramid	2
Official website	NBL (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	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head coach
Anhui Putian Xingfa Lightning	Putian, Fujian
Anhui Wenyi Oriental Dragons	Hefei, Anhui		6,000	2013	2015
Beijing Bucks	Fengtai District, Beijing
	Banan District, Chongqing
	Yulin, Guangxi
	Zunyi, Guizhou Renhuai, Guizhou
	Shijiazhuang, Hebei					Mike McGee
	Foshan, Guangdong
Henan Shedian Laojiu Golden Elephants	Nanyang, Henan
	Changsha, Hunan Ningxiang, Hunan
	Xuzhou, Jiangsu
	Qujing, Yunnan Lhasa, Tibet
	Haikou, Hainan
Shaanxi Xinda Northwestern Wolves	Weinan, Shaanxi
	Wuhan, Hubei					Zheng Wu

Name changes[]

• Anhui Jianghuai Lightning (安徽江淮闪电) --> Fujian Lightning (福建闪电) --> Anhui Putian Xingfa Lightning (安徽莆田兴发闪电)
• Beijing Capital Sports Shares Eastern Bucks (北京首体股份东方雄鹿) --> Beijing Bucks (北京雄鹿)
• (贵州森航雪豹) --> (贵州古雾堂茶白虎)
• Henan Jiyuan Iron and Steel (河南济源钢铁) --> Henan Jiyuan Coal Industry Golden Elephants (河南济源煤业金象) --> Henan Shedian Laojiu Golden Elephants (河南赊店老酒金象)
• Hong Kong Xinlibao Bulls (香港新丽宝公牛) --> Shaanxi Weinan Xingda Northwestern Wolves (陕西渭南信达西北狼) --> Shaanxi Xingda Northwestern Wolves (陕西信达西北狼)
• (湖南勇胜) --> (湖南金健米业)
• (江苏国立汽服雄狮) --> (江苏国立雄狮)
• (江苏华兰皇家熊猫) --> (重庆三海兰陵皇家熊猫) --> (重庆华熙国际)
• (南京军区悦达长城) --> (东部陆军悦达长城) --> (东部原创悦达长城) --> (南京溧水悦达长城) --> (合肥原创)
• (郑州大运) --> (洛阳金星) --> (洛阳中赫) --> (洛阳金星海象)

Former teams[]

Joined the CBA[]

• Yunnan Honghe Running Bulls (云南红河奔牛) – 2004, now defunct
• Dongguan New Century Leopards (东莞新世纪烈豹) – 2005
• Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (浙江广厦猛狮) – 2006
• Qingdao Conson DoubleStar Eagles (青岛国信双星雄鹰) – 2008
• Tianjin Ronggang Gold Lions (天津荣钢金狮) – 2008
• Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales (四川金强蓝鲸) – 2013
• Chongqing Wansheng Black Valley Fly Dragons (重庆万盛黑山谷翱龙) – 2014
• Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings (江苏同曦大圣) – 2014

Name change[]

• Guangzhou Free Man (广州自由人) --> Chongqing Wansheng Black Valley Fly Dragons (重庆万盛黑山谷翱龙)

Defunct teams[]

• (广州黃埔星堡酒庄六穗) – 2013
• (杭州永通) – 2011
• (河北冀东水泥) –
• (河北清泉奔马) – 2013
• (黑龙江大庆) –
• (黑龙江肇州丰绅天狮) – 2014
• (湖北马可波罗) – 2014
• (湖南长沙银行柏宁雪狼) – 2014
• (江西鑫业烈焰马) – 2014
• (山西宇晋) – 2006, merged with the Henan Renhe Dragons (河南仁和猛龙) to form Shanxi Yujin Dragons (山西宇晋猛龙)
• (沈阳东进) – 2011
• (四川时代冰川) –
• (天津市男子篮球队) – no nickname or sponsor
• (威海新力) – 2013
• (营口东华沈阳部队) –

Name changes[]

• (东莞柏宁) --> (湖南长沙银行柏宁雪狼)
• (广州黃埔六穗) --> (广州黃埔星堡酒庄六穗)
• (河南仁和) --> (山西宇晋)
• (湖北省男子篮球队) --> (湖北马可波罗)

History[]

Inaugural season[]

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

• Yunnan Honghe Running Bulls (云南红河奔牛)
• (营口东华沈阳部队)
• (河北冀东水泥)
• (四川时代冰川)
• (山西宇晋)
• (黑龙江大庆)
• Dongguan New Century Leopards (东莞新世纪烈豹)
• (天津市男子篮球队) – no nickname or sponsor

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)[]

Rank	Team	Played	Win	Loss	Last 5	Streak	PF per game	PA per game	PD per game	Winning %
1	(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	(黑龙江肇州丰绅天狮)	14	6	8	3-2	L1	94	92.14	1.86	42.9%
5	(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	(广州黃埔六穗)	14	5	9	1-4	L1	93.07	97.14	-4.07	35.7%
8	(杭州永通)	14	1	13	1-4	L2	85.64	99.71	-14.07	7.1%

See also[]

• Sport in China
• China men's national basketball team
• China women's national basketball team
• Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
• Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA)
• Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA)
• NBL-China Scoring Leader
• NBL-China Block Leader

References[]

External links[]

• NBL official website (in Chinese)