2011–12 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 2011–12 CBA season is the 17th CBA season. This season began on November 19, 2011, and ended on March 30, 2012.
Foreign players policy
All teams except Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players, while the bottom 5 teams of last season have an extra right to sign an Asian player. In addition, due to the NBA 2011 Lockout, any international player that signs to any CBA team have to abide by their contracts signed. The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:| # | Facing other teams | Facing Bayi Rockets |
| Chinese players+ | No Limit | No Limit |
| Asian players | No Limit | 5 quarters collectively |
| International players | 6 quarters collectively | 5 quarters collectively |
+ Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei.
Regular Season Standings
| Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs |
All-star weekend
Rookie Challenge
Guo Ailun was awarded the MVP of the game.All-star game
Unable to participate for personal reasons, Aaron Brooks was named as the replacement for J. R. Smith.Unable to participate for personal reasons, Han Dejun was named as the replacement for Mengke Bateer.
Li Gen was awarded the MVP of the game.
Awards
Yearly Awards
- CBA Most Valuable Player: Zhu Fangyu, Guangdong Southern Tigers
- Rookie of the Year: Zhu Yanxi, Beijing Ducks
- Coach of the Year: Min Lulei, Beijing Ducks & Yang Xuezeng, Shanxi Brave Dragons
Players of the week
The following players were named the Domestic and Foreign Players of the Week.| Week | Domestic Player | Foreign Player | Ref. |
| 1 | Yi Jianlian |  PlayoffsTeams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. |