Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese CBA Awards 2020 - Aug 17, 2020
Finals MVP: Sonny Weems (198-G/F-86) of Guangdong ST Player of the Year: Jianlian Yi (212-PF-87) of Guangdong ST Guard of the Year: Jeremy Lin (190-PG-88) of Beijing Ducks Forward of the Year: Sonny Weems (198-G/F-86) of Guangdong ST Center of the Year: Jianlian Yi (212-PF-87) of Guangdong ST Defensive Player of the Year: Zhou Qi (217-C-96) of Xinjiang FT Import Player of the Year: Sonny Weems (198-G/F-86) of Guangdong ST Domestic Player of the Year: Jianlian Yi (212-PF-87) of Guangdong ST Sixth Man of the Year: Shuo Fang (188-G-90) of Beijing Ducks Most Improved Player of the Year: Sun Minghui (192-SG-96) of Guangsha L. Young Rising Star of the Year: Mingxuan Hu (191-G/F-98) of Guangdong ST Coach of the Year: Du Feng
Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese CBA 1st Team 2020
Wu
Lin
Minghui
Weems
Yi
1st Team Qian Wu (190-G-94) of Zhejiang Ch. Jeremy Lin (190-PG-88) of Beijing Ducks Sun Minghui (192-SG-96) of Guangsha L. Sonny Weems (198-G/F-86) of Guangdong ST Jianlian Yi (212-PF-87) of Guangdong ST
Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese CBA 2nd Team 2020
Mayo
Fogg
Zhai
Ren
Qi
2nd Team O.J. Mayo (193-G-87) of Liaoning FL Kyle Fogg (190-PG-90) of Beijing RF Xiaochuan Zhai (205-F-93) of Beijing Ducks JunFei Ren (203-F/C-90) of Guangdong ST Zhou Qi (217-C-96) of Xinjiang FT
Guangdong Southern Tigers repeat as CBA champions - Aug 15, 2020
Guangdong Southern Tigers defended their CBA title. They beat Liaoning 123-115 in the decisive third game of the CBA Finals to be crowned champions. Sonny Weems (198-G/F-86, college: Arkansas) came up with 39 points to pace Guangdong. He was named the Finals MVP. Liaoning posted a 29:26 lead after the opening quarter. But Guangdong went on a strong 28:18 rally in the second period to secure a 54:47 halftime lead. Guangdong exploded with 41 points in the third term to boost the margin at 9-point mark at the final break. Liaoning sank 29 points in the fourth stanza but could not avoid the defeat. Zhou Peng provided 23 points and 8 rebounds in the victory. O.J. Mayo (193-G-87, college: USC) answered with 34 points for Liaoning. Ailun Guo (192-SF-93) chipped in 26 points in the loss.
Zhao Rui named MVP as South beat North 167-166 to win CBA All-Star game - Jan 13, 2020
Rui Zhao (193-F-96) scored team-high 30 points as team South defeated North 167-166 after Mingxuan Hu (191-G/F-98)'s last-minute layup in the 2019-20 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) All-Star game here on Sunday. Jianlian Yi (212-PF-87) started the game with two three-pointers to the cheers of the local audiences. As two all-star starters from team Guangdong, Yi, and Zhao welcomed the North Team with a 9-0 streak before Xiaochuan Zhai (205-F-93) scored the first two points for the North with a dunk. The CBA league introduced a one-on-one game for the first time in this year's all-star weekends. The South finished the first 12 minutes 41-29 before the first one-on-one game played by Jeremy Lin (190-PG-88, college: Harvard) and Rui Zhao. The two players tied 9-9, which meant that they each contributed 18 points for themselves and their teams according to the rules. The second quarter started with the South leading by 59-47. The guests put on a show of consecutive dunks to cut the deficit down to 84-89. Jinqiu Hu (208-C-97) and Han Dejun (215-C-89) tied 8-8 in the centers' one-on-one game, which meant that the North and South team each added 16 points after their 122-118 third quarter. The last quarter was played in the playoff-style, Mingxuan Hu's layup with 12.3 seconds left helped the South surpassed by 167-166 before they made a steal to secure the victory. During the interval, Chen Linjian (198-F-93) defended his title of Three-Point Shooting Contest while Chen Peidong (204-F/C-99) defeating Junjie Wang (205-F-90) to win the title of the Technics Challenge. But the highlight of the night was the Dunk Contest. The game was special because the winner was Yi Jinhong, a wildcard grassroot player who enjoyed the reputation of "Yunnan Glider". Yi, who is only 1.78 meters, contributed three breath taking dunks in the two-round Dunk Contest final as he thought this was the only chance for him to play in the spotlight of a CBA stadium. "Today I came here, standing for all the grassroots players," he said with tears in his eyes. "I really hope I can inspire them with the spirit of never-give-up." Courtesy of: china.org.cn
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