The regular season began on Saturday, October 31, 2015, with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.

The bottom 5 teams from the previous season (except Bayi) have the additional right to sign an extra Asian player.

This is the full list of international players who competed in the CBA during the 2015-16 season.

The CBA statistical leaders list combines numbers from both regular season and playoff games.

The 2016 CBA Playoffs began on Monday, February 15, 2016.