The regular season was initially scheduled to begin on Saturday, October 21, 2017, with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Shenzhen Leopards, but later rescheduled to Saturday, October 28, 2017, with the defending champion Xinjiang Flying Tigers hosting the Jilin Northeast Tigers.

[1][2] The regular season ended on Sunday, February 11, 2018, and the playoffs begin on Saturday, March 3, 2018.

The bottom 4 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 2017-18 season.

Teams with home court advantage are shown in italics.