Women's Chinese Basketball Association

Women's Chinese Basketball Association

Current season, competition or edition: 2014–15 WCBA season
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2002
Owner(s)	Chinese Basketball Association
No. of teams	12
Country	China
Most recent champion(s)	Shanxi Flame (3rd consecutive title)
Most titles	Bayi Kylins (5 titles)
Level on pyramid	1st Tier

The Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) is the professional women's basketball league in China. It was established in 2002 as the women's counterpart to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

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Shanxi Flame's Maya Moore defending an inbound pass from Shanghai Octopus's Huang Jing during a January 2014 WCBA game in Shanghai. Moore is generally considered the greatest player to play in the WCBA.

Champions

• 2002 - Bayi Kylins
• 2003 - Bayi Kylins
• 2004 - Bayi Kylins
• 2005 - Bayi Kylins
• 2006 - Liaoning Hengye
• 2007 - Liaoning Hengye
• 2008 - Bayi Kylins
• 2009 - Liaoning Hengye
• 2010 - Liaoning Hengye
• 2011 - Shenbu Golden Lions
• 2012 - Beijing Great Wall
• 2013 - Shanxi Flame
• 2014 - Shanxi Flame
• 2015 - Shanxi Flame

Foreign players in league history

Asia:

North Korea

• Kim Hyun

South Korea

• Jung Sun-min
• Kim Yeong-ok
• Park Se-Mi

Japan

• Kiyomi Fujiu
• Yui Hanada
• Sachiko Ishikawa
• Yuko Oga

Taiwan

• Cheng Hui-yun
• Chiang Feng-chun
• Chien Wei-chuan
• Ma Yi-hung
• Pan Tzu-yin
• Peng Szu-chin
• Wen Chi

Rest of the World:

Australia

• Liz Cambage
• Penny Taylor
• Lauren Jackson

Belarus

• Yelena Leuchanka

France

• Isabelle Yacoubou

Jamaica

• Aneika Henry

Nigeria

• Ugo Oha
• Mfon Udoka

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Sophia Young

United States

• Monique Ambers
• Nicky Anosike
• Jayne Appel
• Kara Braxton
• Janell Burse
• Swin Cash
• Tamika Catchings
• Ashley Corral
• Candice Dupree
• Shyra Ely
• Sylvia Fowles
• Sasha Goodlett

• Cisti Greenwalt
• Yolanda Griffith
• Brittney Griner
• Tianna Hawkins
• Vanessa Hayden
• Ebony Hoffman
• Deanna Jackson
• Amy Jaeschke
• Asjha Jones
• Rashidat Junaid
• Jennifer Lacy
• Erlana Larkins
• Betty Lennox
• Katie Mattera
• Janel McCarville
• Chasity Melvin
• Jacinta Monroe
• Maya Moore
• Nneka Ogwumike
• Abi Olajuwon
• Ruth Riley
• Kelly Schumacher
• Chay Shegog
• Rhonda Smith
• Tangela Smith
• Ann Strother
• Lindsay Taylor
• DeMya Walker
• Adrian Williams-Strong
• Kara Wolters

Italic players still play in the league (2015).

See also

• Women's sports
• Sport in China
• China men's national basketball team
• China women's national basketball team
• Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
• National Basketball League (NBL)
• Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA)

External links

• http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/2004-2005cba/118955.htm
• http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/2006/2005-1-15/65@194725.htm
• 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)