Chinese Basketball Association records

This article contains Chinese Basketball Association records for individual and for team performances.

Individual highs

This is a list of individual records separated into three categories — single game, single season, and career.
Records last updated and confirmed on October 31, 2019, one day before the 2019–20 CBA season started.

Single game

Record	Num.	Player	Team	Game	Date
Points (Every player over 70)	82	Errick McCollum	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Zhejiang Golden Bulls 119–129 Guangdong Southern Tigers	2015 January 30^[1]
	75	Jimmer Fredette	Shanghai Sharks	Shanghai Sharks 136–137 Beikong Fly Dragons	2018 November 11^[2]
	75	Quincy Douby	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Zhejiang Golden Bulls 154–129 Shanxi Brave Dragons	2013 January 2^[3]
	74	Jared Cunningham	Tongxi Monkey Kings	Tongxi Monkey Kings 129–148 Fujian Sturgeons	2016 December 28^[4]
	74	Bobby Brown	Dongguan Leopards	Dongguan Leopards 137–135 (2OT) Sichuan Blue Whales	2013 December 27^[5]
	73	Jimmer Fredette	Shanghai Sharks	Shanghai Sharks 132–135 (2OT) Zhejiang Guangsha Lions	2017 February 19
	72	Jordan Crawford	Tianjin Gold Lions	Tianjin Gold Lions 104–113 Sichuan Blue Whales	2016 January 8^[6]
	71	Andre Emmett	Shandong Gold Lions	Shandong Gold Lions 129–113 Jiangsu Dragons	2010 March 7^[7]
	70	Sun Jun	Jilin Northeast Tigers	Jilin Northeast Tigers 139–94 Jinan Army	2000 December 17^[8]
Rebounds	38	Garth Joseph	Shaanxi Kylins	Shaanxi Kylins 139–88 Shenzhen Yikang	2002 March 20^[9]
Assists	28	Li Qun	Guangdong Southern Tigers	Guangdong Southern Tigers 110–101 Nanjing Army	2000 February 2
Steals	13	Ju Weisong	Shandong Flaming Bulls	Shandong Flaming Bulls 84–70 Vanguard / Police	1995–96 Season
		Zhang Yongjun	Guangdong Southern Tigers	Bayi Rockets 109–81 Guangdong Southern Tigers	1996–97 Season
		Hu Xuefeng	Jiangsu Dragons	Jiangsu Dragons 135–108 Jilin Northeast Tigers	2004 December 1
Blocks	13	Yao Ming	Shanghai Sharks	Jilin Northeast Tigers 126–118 Shanghai Sharks	2001 February 11^[10]
		Hervé Lamizana	Tianjin Gold Lions	Tianjin Gold Lions 113–108 Fujian Sturgeons	2010 February 10^[11]
		Sean Williams	Fujian Sturgeons	Fujian Sturgeons 101–94 Jilin Northeast Tigers	2010 February 26
Minutes Played (Only available since 2011)	67	Samad Nikkhah Bahrami	Fujian Sturgeons	Fujian Sturgeons 178–177 (5OT) Zhejiang Golden Bulls	2014 February 9^[12]
3-Pointers Made	15	Leon Rodgers	Jilin Northeast Tigers	Jilin Northeast Tigers 124–110 Shanxi Brave Dragons	2009 March 11^[13]
Dunks Made	10	James Hodges	Liaoning Hunters	Liaoning Hunters 95–85 Shandong Flaming Bulls	1998–99 Season
Free Throws Made	25	Errick McCollum	Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Zhejiang Golden Bulls 119–129 Guangdong Southern Tigers	2015 January 30^[14]

Single season

Record	Num.	Player	Team	Season
Points	1,687	Joe Young	Nanjing Monkey Kings	2019–20
Rebounds	989	Olumide Oyedeji	Shanxi Brave Dragons	2008–09
Assists	563	Courtney Fortson	Zhejiang Guangsha Lions	2017–18
Steals	246	Hu Xuefeng	Jiangsu Dragons	2004–05
Blocks	169	Yao Ming	Shanghai Sharks	2000–01
Minutes Played (Only available since 2011)	2,130	Ruifeng Wang	Zhejiang Guangsha Lions	2023–24
3-Pointers Made	252	Lester Hudson	Liaoning Flying Leopards	2016–17
Dunks Made	140	Lorenzo Coleman	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	2005–06^[15]
Free Throws Made	508	Kyle Fogg	Guangzhou Long-Lions	2018–19
Personal Fouls	250	Jameel Watkins	Jiangsu Dragons	2008–09
Turnovers	262	Myron Allen	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	2008–09
Games Played	62	Myron Allen Mengke Bateer Juan Mendez Xu Guochong	Xinjiang Flying Tigers	2008–09

Career

Record	Num.	Player	Team(s)	Seasons
Points (Every player over 8,000)	11,165	Zhu Fangyu	Guangdong Southern Tigers	1999–2000 to 2016–2017^[16]^[17]
	10,982+	Yi Jianlian (active)	Guangdong Southern Tigers	2002–2003 to 2006–2007 2011–2012 to present
	10,544+	Lester Hudson (active)	Guangdong Southern Tigers Qingdao Eagles Dongguan Leopards Xinjiang Flying Tigers Liaoning Flying Leopards Shandong Heroes	2010–2011 to present
	10,147	Liu Wei	Shanghai Sharks Xinjiang Flying Tigers Sichuan Blue Whales	1997–1998 to 2018–2019
	9,688	Wang Zhizhi	Bayi Rockets	1995–1996 to 2000–2001 2006–2007 to 2014–2015
	9,087	Tang Zhengdong	Jiangsu Dragons Xinjiang Flying Tigers Foshan Long-Lions Tongxi/Nanjing Monkey Kings	1999–2000 to 2007–2008 2009–10 to 2017–18
	8,387	Liu Yudong	Bayi Rockets Fujian Xunxing	1995–1996 to 2002–2003 2004–2005 2007–2008 to 2009–2010
	8,260	Mengke Bateer	Beijing Ducks Xinjiang Flying Tigers	1995–1996 to 2001–2002 2004–2005 to 2005–2006 2007–2008 to 2012–2013
	8,236	Mike Harris	Dongguan Leopards Shanghai Sharks Jiangsu Dragons Zhejiang Golden Bulls Qingdao Eagles Sichuan Blue Whales Fujian Sturgeons	2007–2008 to 2008–2009 2010–2011 to 2017–2018
Rebounds	5,158+	Yi Jianlian (active)	Guangdong Southern Tigers	2002–2003 to 2006–2007 2011–2012 to present
Assists	2,595	Hu Xuefeng	Jiangsu Dragons	1999–2000 to 2016–2017
Steals	1,762	Hu Xuefeng	Jiangsu Dragons	1999–2000 to 2016–2017
Blocks	852	Wang Zhizhi	Bayi Rockets	1995–1996 to 2000–2001 2006–2007 to 2014–2015
Minutes Played (Only available since 2011)	14,277+	Lester Hudson (active)	Guangdong Southern Tigers Qingdao Eagles Dongguan Leopards Xinjiang Flying Tigers Liaoning Flying Leopards Shandong Heroes	2010–2011 to present^[18]
3-Pointers Made	1,666+	Lester Hudson (active)	Guangdong Southern Tigers Qingdao Eagles Dongguan Leopards Xinjiang Flying Tigers Liaoning Flying Leopards Shandong Heroes	2010–2011 to present
Dunks Made	498	Jason Dixon	Guangdong Southern Tigers	1998–1999 to 2000–2001 2002–2003 to 2008–2009^[19]
Free Throws Made	2,561+	Yi Jianlian (active)	Guangdong Southern Tigers	2002–2003 to 2006–2007 2011–2012 to present
Personal Fouls	1,607	Tang Zhengdong	Jiangsu Dragons Xinjiang Flying Tigers Foshan Long-Lions Tongxi/Nanjing Monkey Kings	1999–2000 to 2007–2008 2009–10 to 2017–18
Turnovers	1,584	Hu Xuefeng	Jiangsu Dragons	1999–2000 to 2016–2017
Games Played	698	Zhu Fangyu	Guangdong Southern Tigers	1999–2000 to 2016–2017^[20]
Seasons Played	22	Liu Wei	Shanghai Sharks Xinjiang Flying Tigers Sichuan Blue Whales	1997–1998 to 2018–2019
Seasons Played With Same Team	18	Hu Xuefeng	Jiangsu Dragons	1999–2000 to 2016–2017
		Liu Wei	Shanghai Sharks	1997–1998 to 2013–2014 2018–2019
		Zhu Fangyu	Guangdong Southern Tigers	1999–2000 to 2016–2017
Most Different Teams Played With	8	Zaid Abbas	Shanghai Sharks Beijing Ducks Fujian Sturgeons Shandong Gold Lions Tianjin Gold Lions Shanxi Brave Dragons Tongxi Monkey Kings Beikong Fly Dragons	2009–2010 to 2014–2015 2016–2017 to 2017–2018

Team records

This is a list of team records separated into four categories — single game, single season, single season plus postseason, and across seasons.

Single game

Longest game

The longest CBA game was the Fujian Sturgeons beating the Zhejiang Golden Bulls 178–177 on 2014 February 09 in 5 overtimes.

Most points in a game

178 by Fujian Sturgeons (vs. 177 by Zhejiang Golden Bulls on 2014 February 09 in 5 overtimes).

Most combined points in a game

355 - Fujian Sturgeons (178) vs. Zhejiang Golden Bulls (177) on 2014 February 09 in 5 overtimes.

Single season

Most Victories (regular-season Only)

45 by Guangdong Southern Tigers in 2008–09 CBA season (Overall 45-5 Record)

Most Consecutive Victories (regular-season Only)

26 by Guangdong Southern Tigers in 2014–15 CBA season (Nov. 28 until Jan. 30)

Best Winning Percentage (regular-season Only)

1.000 (22-0) by Bayi Rockets in 1995–96 CBA season (Then went 4-0 in Playoffs)

Single season & postseason

Most Victories (regular-season + Playoffs Combined)

55 by Guangdong Southern Tigers in 2008–09 CBA season (Overall 55-6 Record)

Most Consecutive Victories (regular-season + Playoffs Combined)

26 by Bayi Rockets in 1995–96 CBA season (Start of season until end of Playoffs)
26 by Guangdong Southern Tigers in 2014–15 CBA season (Nov. 28 until Jan. 30)

Best Winning Percentage (regular-season + Playoffs Combined)

1.000 (26-0) by Bayi Rockets in 1995–96 CBA season (Went 22-0 followed by 4-0)

Across seasons

Most Consecutive Victories (regular-season Only)

30 by the Bayi Rockets from the start of the 1995–96 CBA season until losing in the ninth game of the 1996–97 CBA season (1996 December 25)

Most Consecutive Victories (regular-season + Playoffs Combined)

34 by the Bayi Rockets from the start of the 1995–96 CBA season until losing in the ninth game of the 1996–97 CBA season (1996 December 25)

(Note: Bayi won 4 playoff games in 1995–96, and had joined the CBA holding a 14-game streak, so the team's overall spree reached 48 games)^[21]

References

[1] "Goshen College Graduate Errick McCollum Scores 82 Points"

[2] "Jimmer Fredette Scores 40 In 4th, 75 Overall, In Chinese Basketball Association Game"

[3] "Quincy Douby, Former Sacramento Kings Guard, Scores A Record 75 Points In A Chinese Basketball Association Game"

[4] "Jared Cunningham Lights Up The Scorecard In Chinese League With 74 Points"

[5] "Bobby Brown Scores 74 Points And The Game Winner In China"

[6] "Former Celtics Guard Jordan Crawford Scores 72 Points In Single Game In China"

[7] "Emmett Piles On 71 Points To Set Scoring Record"

[8] "2000-01 Season Big Events: Sun Jun 70 Points / Bayi First Defeat In Any CBA Finals Game" (in Chinese)

[9] "CBA Asks Overseas Players To Wear Blindfolds" Archived 2022-09-20 at the Wayback Machine (satire)

[10] "How Much Do You Know About Yao Ming's CBA 7 Top Highlights" (in Chinese)

[11] ""Tianjin Replaces David Harrison With Hervé Lamizana"". Archived from the original on 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2019-03-15.

[12] "Unofficial Box Score From The Longest Game In CBA History"

[13] "World Records: Most Three-Pointers Made In One Game"

[14] "Errick McCollum Scores CBA Record 82 Points"

[15] "Record for dunks is probably outdated but CBA statistics for this category haven't been easily accessible in recent years."

[16] "Zhu Fangyu 'Rain' Retired Left Too Hard To Exceed The Data CBA Area Has Never Been The First" (in Chinese)

[17] "Bye Legend Zhu Fangyu 'Rain' Takes Away An Era Guangdong Towards Reconstruction" (in Chinese)

[18] "Hudson's 2010–11 minutes estimated at 1,073 (37 per game which is slightly below his average for the next couple of seasons). As of 2019, the CBA's all-time leader in minutes is Hu Xuefeng or Liu Wei, but the league didn't record minutes before 2011."

[19] "Record for dunks is probably outdated but CBA statistics for this category haven't been easily accessible in recent years."

[20] "Basketball Association For Zhu Fangyu 'Rain' Sends Blessings: Remembering The Contributions And Wishing Smooth Sailing" Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

[21] ttp://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2005-12-07/01571921209.shtml (in Chinese)

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