2007–08 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2007–08 CBA season was the 13th CBA season. The season was shortened due to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the regular season ended in early January 2008. Guangdong Southern Tigers won the CBA title, even after the departure of Yi Jianlian for NBA.

2007–08 CBA season
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 27, 2007 – February 22, 2008
TV partner(s)CCTV-5, and many local channels.
Regular Season
Season championsGuangdong Southern Tigers
Season MVPChina Zhu Fangyu
Finals
ChampionsGuangdong Southern Tigers
  Runners-upLiaoning Dinosaurs
Finals MVPChina Zhu Fangyu
CBA seasons

Foreign Players

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Draft

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The draft for foreign players was held in Hawaii, United States.[1][2]

Rnd. Pick Player Nationality[n 1] Team
1 1 Nigel Dixon   USA Yunnan Bulls
1 2 Major Wingate   USA Shanxi Brave Dragons
1 3 Garnett Thompson   USA Zhejiang Lions
1 4 Jeremee McGuire   USA Shaanxi Kylins
1 5 Anthony Myles   USA Dongguan Leopards
1 6 Dajuan Tate   USA Jilin Northeast Tigers
1 7 Olumide Oyedeji   NGR Beijing Ducks
1 8 Brandon Cole   USA Xinjiang Flying Tigers
1 9 Jerod Ward   USA Shanghai Sharks
1 10 Chris Porter   USA Fujian Sturgeons
1 11 Soumaila Samake   MLI Zhejiang Whirlwinds
1 12 Herve Lamizana   CIV Shandong Lions
1 13 Ernest Brown   USA Liaoning Hunters
1 14 Ryan Forehan-Kelly   USA Jiangsu Dragons
1 15 Jason Dixon   USA Guangdong Southern Tigers
2 1 Dontae' Jones   USA Yunnan Bulls
2 2 Damon King   USA Shanxi Brave Dragons
2 3 David Lucas   USA Zhejiang Lions
2 4 Brandon Robinson   USA Shaanxi Kylins
2 5 Franz Steyn   USA Dongguan Leopards
2 6 Marcus Douthit   USA Jilin Northeast Tigers
2 7 Michael Fey   USA Beijing Ducks
2 8 David Jackson   USA Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2 9 Scott Merritt   USA Shanghai Sharks
2 10 Wesley Wilson   USA Fujian Sturgeons
2 11 God Shammgod   USA Zhejiang Whirlwinds
2 12 Mack Tuck   USA Shandong Lions
2 13 Pat Simpson   USA Liaoning Hunters
2 14 Raheim Brown   USA Jiangsu Dragons
2 15 Cassiano Matheus   USA Guangdong Southern Tigers
3 1 Rogers Washington   USA Yunnan Bulls
3 2 Eric Sandrin   USA Shanxi Brave Dragons
3 3 DeAngelo Collins   USA Zhejiang Lions
3 4 Antoine Broxsie   USA Shaanxi Kylins
3 5 Garry Hill-Thomas   USA Dongguan Leopards
3 6 Steve Castleberry   USA Jilin Northeast Tigers
3 7 Michael Parker   USA Beijing Ducks
3 8 Adam Zahn   USA Xinjiang Flying Tigers
3 9 Mark Flavin   USA Shanghai Sharks
3 10 Ramel Allen   USA Fujian Sturgeons
3 11 Johnny Phillips   USA Zhejiang Whirlwinds
3 12 Travis Leech   USA Shandong Lions
3 13 Derrick Franklin   USA Liaoning Hunters
3 14 Damon Stringer   USA Jiangsu Dragons
3 15 Shaun Malloy   USA Guangdong Southern Tigers
4 1 Zach Anderson   USA Yunnan Bulls
4 2 Dante Stiggers   USA Shanxi Brave Dragons
4 3 Ivano Newbill   USA Zhejiang Lions
4 4 Milone Clark   USA Shaanxi Kylins
4 5 Kenny Tate   USA Dongguan Leopards
4 6 Robert Day   USA Jilin Northeast Tigers
4 7 Marquis Wright   USA Beijing Ducks
4 8 Rodney Blackstock   USA Xinjiang Flying Tigers
4 9 Sheldon Bailey   USA Shanghai Sharks
4 10 Ronell Mingo   USA Fujian Sturgeons
4 11 Peter Mulligan   USA Zhejiang Whirlwinds
4 12 Jamaal Wise   USA Shandong Lions
4 13 Bonell Colas   USA Liaoning Hunters
4 14 Ronald Blackshear   USA Jiangsu Dragons
4 15 Matt Vaughn   USA Guangdong Southern Tigers

Regular season

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Xinjiang Flying Tigers finished the regular season with 26–4 in second place. Before the playoffs, it was determined that one of their players, Sou Song Cun, was not of Chinese nationality, thus violating the rule that each team may only have two foreign players. The league subsequently ruled Xinjiang loss with the score of 0–20 in all 18 matches in which Sou played, 15 of them wins originally. As a result, Xinjiang's dropped to eleventh place with 11–19, and they failed to advance to the playoffs.[3]

# 2007–08 CBA season
Team W L PCT GB Home Road Tiebreaker
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 26 4 .866 14–1 12–3
2 Jiangsu Dragons 21 9 .700 5 14–1 7–8
3 Shandong Lions 19 11 .633 7 14–1 7–8 SD 1–1 (202–189) LN
4 Liaoning Hunters 19 11 .633 7 11–4 8–7
5 Dongguan Leopards 18 12 .600 8 11–4 7–8 DG 2–0 BY
6 Bayi Rockets 18 12 .600 8 12–3 6–9
7 Fujian Xunxing 17 13 .566 9 11–4 6–9
8 Zhejiang Lions 15 15 .500 11 10–5 5–10 ZJ 1–1 (181–175) BJ
9 Beijing Ducks 15 15 .500 11 8–7 7–8
10 Zhejiang Whirlwinds 12 18 .400 14 9–6 3–12
11 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 11 19 .366 15 5–10 6–9
12 Yunnan Bulls 8 22 .266 18 6–9 2–13 YN 1–1 (240–238) SH
13 Shanghai Sharks 8 22 .266 18 4–11 4–11
14 Jilin Northeast Tigers 7 23 .233 19 3–12 4–11
15 Shaanxi Kylins 6 24 .200 20 6–9 0–15
16 Shanxi Zhongyu 5 25 .166 21 5–10 0–15
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

Playoffs

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Top 4 teams may pick their opponents of the quarterfinal round in turn by the order of their regular season standings.

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 Semifinals Final
         
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
8 Zhejiang Lions 0
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
5 Dongguan Leopards 0
3 Shandong Lions 0
5 Dongguan Leopards 3
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 4
4 Liaoning Dinosaurs 1
4 Liaoning Dinosaurs 3
6 Bayi Rockets 1
4 Liaoning Dinosaurs 3
2 Jiangsu Dragons 1
2 Jiangsu Dragons 3
7 Fujian Xunxing 2

References

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  1. ^ "篮协外援选秀重回老路 巩晓彬恐难赴夏威夷之约" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ "2007-2008中国男子篮球职业联赛外援选秀结果" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 17 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ ""官秀昌案"处罚出炉 新疆男篮排名降到第十一". 搜狐体育. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2010-12-16.

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
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