1995–96 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 1995–96 CBA season was the first season of the Chinese Basketball Association. The season was held from 10 December 1995 to 7 April 1996.
The league had 12 teams for its inaugural campaign and every club played each other twice in the regular season.
Regular season
League table
| Qualification for quarter-finals | |
| Qualification for 5th–8th place playoffs | |
| Qualification for relegation playoffs |
Results
12 teams played against each other teams twice.Playoffs
The Playoffs used a Home-Away system. Total points were used to decide the winner.Bracket
All-Star Game
The first CBA All-Star Game was played on April 9, 1996, in Beijing.The Blue Team, featuring players including Wang Zhizhi and Adiljan Jun, defeated the White Team 106–98.