2017–18 WCBA season

The 2017–18 WCBA season was the 16th season of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.

WCBA
Season	2017–18
Duration	November 13, 2017 – January 17, 2018 (regular season） January 24, 2018 – March 5, 2018 (Playoffs) March 10, 2018 – March 14, 2017 (Finals)
Games played	26
Teams	14
Finals
Champions	Beijing Great Wall
Runners-up	Shanxi Flame
Semifinalists	Guangdong Dolphins Shanghai Swordfish
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The regular season began on Monday, November 13, 2017 and ended on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. The playoffs began on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 and ended on Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

Venues

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Bayi Kylin	Nanchang	Nanchang International Sports Center Gymnasium	N/A
Beijing Great Wall	Beijing	Shougang Basketball Center	N/A
Guangdong Dolphins	Dongguan	Dalang Arena	4,000
	Shenzhen	Bao'an Gymnasium	N/A
Heilongjiang Dragons	Daqing	Daqing Gymnasium	N/A
	Harbin	Heilongjiang University Gymnasium	N/A
Jiangsu Phoenix	Nanjing	Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium	5,500
Liaoning Flying Eagles	Anshan	Angang Gymnasium	N/A
Shaanxi Red Wolves	Weinan	Weinan Sports Center Gymnasium	N/A
Shandong Six Stars	Penglai	Penglai Gymnasium	N/A
Shanghai Swordfish	Shanghai	Baoshan Sports Center Gymnasium	N/A
Shanxi Flame	Taiyuan	Shanxi Sports Centre Gymnasium	N/A
Shenyang Army Golden Lions	Dandong	Dandong Sports Centre Gymnasium	N/A
Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales	Chengdu	Wenjiang Gymnasium	N/A
Xinjiang Magic Deer	Ürümqi	Xinjiang Sports Centre Gymnasium	N/A
Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls	Yiwu	Meihu Arena	6,000

Foreign Players

Team	Player	Replaced During Season
Bayi Kylin	–	–
Beijing Great Wall	Sylvia Fowles	Imani Boyette
Guangdong Dolphins	Glory Johnson	Amber Harris
Heilongjiang Dragons	Aneika Henry	–
Jiangsu Phoenix	Viktoria Medvedeva	–
Liaoning Flying Eagles	Elizabeth Williams	–
Shaanxi Red Wolves	Morgan Tuck	–
Shandong Six Stars	Lynetta Kizer	–
Shanghai Swordfish	Breanna Stewart	–
Shanxi Flame	Jonquel Jones	–
Shenyang Army Golden Lions	–	–
Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales	Yelena Leuchanka	–
Xinjiang Magic Deer	Candace Parker	Tina Charles
Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls	Natasha Howard	–

Regular Season Standings

#	2017–18 WCBA season
	Team	W	L	PCT	Pts	Tiebreaker
1	Beijing Great Wall	21	5	.808	47
2	Xinjiang Magic Deer	20	6	.769	46
3	Shanxi Flame	19	7	.731	45
4	Shanghai Swordfish	18	8	.692	44
5	Jiangsu Phoenix	15	11	.577	41
6	Heilongjiang Dragons	15	11	.577	41
7	Guangdong Dolphins	13	13	.500	39
8	Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls	12	14	.462	38
9	Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales	11	15	.423	37
10	Bayi Kylin	10	16	.385	36
11	Liaoning Flying Eagles	9	17	.346	35
12	Shandong Six Stars	8	18	.308	34
13	Shenyang Army Golden Lions	8	18	.308	34
14	Shaanxi Red Wolves	3	23	.115	29

Key to colors

Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

Playoffs

Main article: 2018 WCBA Playoffs

The 2018 WCBA Playoffs began on January 24, 2018. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home court advantage are shown in italics.

	First round 24 January–3 February					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Beijing Great Wall	3
	8	Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Golden Bulls	1
						1	Beijing Great Wall	3
						4	Shanghai Swordfish	0
	4	Shanghai Swordfish	3
	5	Jiangsu Phoenix	0
											1	Beijing Great Wall	3
											3	Shanxi Flame	0
	2	Xinjiang Magic Deer	1
	7	Guangdong Dolphins	3
						7	Guangdong Dolphins	0
						3	Shanxi Flame	3
	3	Shanxi Flame	3
	6	Heilongjiang Dragons	0

• Bold Series winner
• Italics Team with home-court advantage