The Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) is the first-tier professional women's basketball league in China. It was established in 2002 as the women's counterpart to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 WCBA season | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Owner(s) | Chinese Basketball Association |
| No. of teams | 17 |
| Country |  China |
| Continent | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Bayi Kylin (5 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Official website | Official website |
Current clubs edit
There are currently 17 teams in the league. Team names often incorporate the names of their corporate sponsors.
List of WCBA champions edit
- 2002 - Bayi Kylin
- 2003 - Bayi Kylin
- 2004 - Bayi Kylin
- 2005 - Bayi Kylin
- 2006 - Liaoning Golden Leopards
- 2007 - Liaoning Golden Leopards
- 2008 - Bayi Kylin
- 2009 - Liaoning Golden Leopards
- 2010 - Liaoning Golden Leopards
- 2011 - Shenyang Army Golden Lions
- 2012 - Beijing Great Wall
- 2013 - Shanxi Flame
- 2014 - Shanxi Flame
- 2015 - Shanxi Flame
- 2016 - Beijing Great Wall
- 2017 - Beijing Great Wall
- 2018 - Beijing Great Wall
- 2019 - Guangdong Vermilion Birds
- 2020 - Season canceled due to COVID-19
- 2021 - Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union
- 2022 - Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union
- 2023 - Sichuan Yuanda Pandas
Players with the most championships edit
- 7 × champions: Zhang Yu (from 3 teams)
- 6 × champions: Yang Banban (from 2 teams)
- 5 × champions: Zhang Wei (from 2 teams), Sui Feifei, Chen Nan, Ren Lei, Zhang Xiaoni, Chen Lisha
WNBA All-Stars in WCBA history edit
Nicky Anosike- Kelsey Bone
- DeWanna Bonner
- Kara Braxton
- Jessica Breland
Liz Cambage- Swin Cash
- Tamika Catchings
- Tina Charles
- Stefanie Dolson
- Candice Dupree
- Sylvia Fowles
- Yolanda Griffith
- Brittney Griner
- Lauren Jackson
- Glory Johnson
- Asjha Jones
Jonquel Jones- Crystal Langhorne
- Betty Lennox
- Jewell Loyd
- Chasity Melvin
- Maya Moore
- Chiney Ogwumike
- Nneka Ogwumike
- Candace Parker
- Ruth Riley
- Tangela Smith
- Breanna Stewart
- Penny Taylor
- DeMya Walker
- Adrian Williams-Strong
- Elizabeth Williams
- A'ja Wilson
Sophia Young
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Women's Basketball and WCBA
- Changes in the CBA and WCBA in the 2004-2005 season (in Chinese)
- 2004-2005 season full results: scoring by quarter, match summaries, etc. (in Chinese)
- 2004-2005 playoff results (in Chinese)
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