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The Chinese Basketball Association ('''CBA'''; Chinese 中国男子篮球职业联赛) is the premier professional Basketball League in China . It is commonly known as the '''CBA''', and this name (spelled out in letters) is often used even in Chinese . There is also a WCBA for women. The CBA should also not be confused with the Chinese Basketball League (CBL), which is a "division 2" minor league. A few CBA players, such as Yao Ming , Wang Zhizhi , Yi Jianlian , Sun Yue and Mengke Bateer , have reached the NBA . Conversely, a limited number of foreign players (外援) are allowed for each CBA team. BACKGROUND The league began play in 1995 . However, the CBA as the name of a league should not be confused with the "Chinese Basketball Association" organization, which was founded in June 1956 {Link without Title} . Today, the regulating body for basketball in the People's Republic of China is the Chinese Basketball Management Center (国家体育总局篮球管理中心 or 体总篮球管理中心 or 篮管中心) or CBMC. Other Chinese basketball leagues include the Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA) and the Chinese High School Basketball League (CHBL) [http://big5.china.com.cn/english/features/2004-2005cba/118956.htm]. At one time there was a league called the CNBA, one of whose teams was the Beijing Sea Lions (北京海狮), but it lasted only one season. [http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/1/1/8/n31437.htm] TEAM NAMES The full name of each team usually consists of three parts, in the following order: # A geographic designation (except in the case of the Bayi or "August First" team). Currently all of these are Province-level designations (either a Province or a Chinese Municipality ). # A corporate sponsor name; this sponsor may change from year to year or perhaps even in mid-season. # A nickname, such as the name of an animal. This rarely changes. This can sometimes lead to confusion about what name to use in English because many variants may be seen. Team names are usually abbreviated (in Chinese or English), so that either the corporate sponsor name or the nickname is used interchangeably (rarely both). Also, the nickname can sometimes be translated into English in more than one way; also the corporate sponsor name can change frequently over time. It is not uncommon for a team to move to a new arena or a new city within the province of its name; however this does not affect the name. Changes in nickname are rare, but occasionally happen, as when the Shandong team changed their nickname from the "Flaming Bulls" to the "Lions". In previous years, the title of the league itself was available for corporate naming sponsorship. In 1999–2000 and 2000–2001 it was known as the " Hilton League" (希尔顿中国男篮甲A联赛), in 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 it was the " Motorola League" (摩托罗拉中国男子篮球甲A联赛), and in 2003–2004 it was sponsored by China Unicom (联通新时空中国男子篮球甲A联赛). However, this corporate league title was not always used in the news media, and this sponsorship practice was discontinued at the start of the 2004–2005 season. {Link without Title} CHAMPIONSHIPS In 2005, the league unveiled the " Mou Zuoyun Cup" (牟作云杯), which was awarded for the first time to the winning team in the finals. Mou Zuoyun (born 1913 ) was a member of the Chinese basketball team at the 1936 Summer Olympics , and later served as a coach and a pioneer in building Chinese basketball. {Link without Title} RECORDS Game
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