1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season

1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season
LeagueCBA
Season1996–97
Duration
  • 27 November 1996–26 February 1997 (regular season)
  • 2–30 March 1997 (playoffs)
  • 23–30 March 1997 (finals)
Teams12
Regular season
Season championsBayi Rockets
Season MVPChina Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)
RelegatedZhejiang Squirrels
Jinan Army
Finals
ChampionsBayi Rockets (2nd title)
  Runners-upLiaoning Hunters
SemifinalistsGuangdong Southern Tigers
Shandong Flaming Bulls
Awards
CBA Coach of the YearWang Fei (Bayi Rockets)
Li Ge (Liaoning Hunters)

The 1996–97 CBA season was the second season of the Chinese Basketball Association. The season was held from 27 November 1996 to 30 March 1997.

The Shanghai Sharks and Sichuan Pandas were promoted from the Second Division.[1][2]

Teams

Team Head coach City Arena Capacity
Air Force China Ma Lianzhong
Bayi Rockets China Wang Fei
Beijing Ducks China Yuan Chao
Guangdong Southern Tigers China Wang Lifa
Jiangsu Dragons China Xia Hongfa
Jinan Army China Zhang Bin
Liaoning Hunters China Li Ge
Shandong Flaming Bulls China Ye Peng
Shanghai Sharks China Li Qiuping
Shenyang Army China Xuan Chengbin
Sichuan Pandas China Yang Ming
Zhejiang Squirrels China Pan Jianping

Team changes

Regular season

League table

Rank 1996–97 CBA regular season
Team W L Pts Pct. Tiebreaker
1 Bayi Rockets 19 3 41 86.4%
2 Liaoning Hunters 18 4 40 81.8%
3 Shandong Flaming Bulls 14 8 36 63.6%
4 Guangdong Southern Tigers 13 9 35 59.1%
5 Shanghai Sharks 13 9 35 59.1%
6 Jiangsu Dragons 12 10 34 54.5%
7 Air Force 9 13 31 40.9%
8 Shenyang Army 9 13 31 40.9%
9 Beijing Ducks 8 14 30 36.4%
10 Zhejiang Squirrels 7 15 29 31.8%
11 Sichuan Pandas 7 15 29 31.8%
12 Jinan Army 3 19 25 13.6%
Key to colors
     Qualification for playoffs
     Qualification for relegation playoffs

Results

12 teams played against each other teams twice.

Home \ Away AFO BYR BJD GDS JSD JNA LNH SDB SHS SYA SCP ZJS
Air Force 75–100 71–75 96–90 83–88 89–69 73–95 73–64 86–68 81–77 85–83 69–79
Bayi Rockets 105–64 102–85 108–82 107–69 104–82 80–92 89–76 90–88 98–83 115–83 105–60
Beijing Ducks 70–77 82–114 96–92 70–75 89–64 85–95 95–74 72–91 63–68 96–74 74–49
Guangdong Southern Tigers 95–76 100–90 78–63 97–82 108–75 78–84 89–94 66–77 86–83 81–76 77–58
Jiangsu Dragons 85–89 83–98 83–77 83–85 108–94 101–113 95–80 73–72 85–73 100–84 90–69
Jinan Army 64–85 90–127 77–81 68–76 98–103 85–105 77–82 81–85 79–70 81–73 69–64
Liaoning Hunters 97–76 81–98 85–71 90–89 85–67 96–68 73–79 97–69 94–83 87–77 77–50
Shandong Flaming Bulls 92–73 79–109 92–74 69–82 93–78 85–70 80–95 98–72 95–76 76–66 88–70
Shanghai Sharks 82–56 61–75 65–70 68–85 90–73 80–73 68–64 65–62 68–47 89–76 68–53
Shenyang Army 84–81 92–83 70–63 86–56 72–76 82–74 80–106 68–78 74–68 97–82 71–59
Sichuan Pandas 67–65 68–77 67–62 75–67 92–99 83–73 96–89 71–91 71–78 74–65 78–71
Zhejiang Squirrels 74–53 70–83 70–58 98–101 80–77 77–63 76–90 69–72 49–59 57–54 80–64
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.[2]

Bracket

Quarter-finals

(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (8) Shenyang Army

2 March 1997
19:30
Bayi Rockets 128–78 Shenyang Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
5 March 1997
19:30
Shenyang Army 69–110 Bayi Rockets
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(2) Liaoning Hunters vs. (7) Air Force

2 March 1997
19:30
Liaoning Hunters 80–55 Air Force
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
5 March 1997
19:30
Air Force 77–85 Liaoning Hunters
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(3) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (6) Jiangsu Dragons

2 March 1997
19:30
Shandong Flaming Bulls 102–72 Jiangsu Dragons
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
5 March 1997
19:30
Jiangsu Dragons 74–77 Shandong Flaming Bulls
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(4) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (5) Shanghai Sharks

2 March 1997
19:30
Guangdong Southern Tigers 84–74 Shanghai Sharks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
5 March 1997
19:30
Shanghai Sharks 82–87 Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Semi-finals

(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers

9 March 1997
19:30
Bayi Rockets 109–81 Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
16 March 1997
19:30
Guangdong Southern Tigers 84–119 Bayi Rockets
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(2) Liaoning Hunters vs. (3) Shandong Flaming Bulls

12 March 1997
19:30
Liaoning Hunters 93–70 Shandong Flaming Bulls
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
16 March 1997
19:30
Shandong Flaming Bulls 77–78 Liaoning Hunters
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

5–8th classification semi-finals

(5) Shanghai Sharks vs. (8) Shenyang Army

9 March 1997
19:30
Shenyang Army 92–91 Shanghai Sharks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
16 March 1997
19:30
Shanghai Sharks 94–72 Shenyang Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(6) Jiangsu Dragons vs. (7) Air Force

12 March 1997
19:30
Air Force 118–121 Jiangsu Dragons
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
16 March 1997
19:30
Jiangsu Dragons 105–99 Air Force
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Finals

(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (2) Liaoning Hunters

23 March 1997
19:30
Bayi Rockets 100–68 Liaoning Hunters
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
30 March 1997
19:30
Liaoning Hunters 66–102 Bayi Rockets
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Third place game

(3) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers

23 March 1997
19:30
Guangdong Southern Tigers 87–69 Shandong Flaming Bulls
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
30 March 1997
19:30
Shandong Flaming Bulls 79–78 Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Fifth place game

(5) Shanghai Sharks vs. (6) Jiangsu Dragons

19 March 1997
19:30
Shanghai Sharks 90–73 Jiangsu Dragons
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
26 March 1997
19:30
Jiangsu Dragons 96–68 Shanghai Sharks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Seventh place game

(7) Air Force vs. (8) Shenyang Army

19 March 1997
19:30
[ Boxscore]
Shenyang Army 99–94 Air Force
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
26 March 1997
19:30
[ Boxscore]
Air Force 97–75 Shenyang Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Relegation playoffs

The bottom 4 teams advanced to relegation playoffs. The Zhejiang Squirrels and Jinan Army were relegated to the Second Division after the relegation playoffs.

League table

Rank Relegation playoffs
Team W L Pts Pct. Tiebreaker
9 Beijing Ducks 5 1 11 83.3%
10 Sichuan Pandas 4 2 10 66.7%
11 Zhejiang Squirrels 3 3 9 50.0%
12 Jinan Army 0 6 6 0.0%
Key to colors
     Relegation to Second Division

Games

9 March 1997
19:30
Beijing Ducks 92–82 Jinan Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
9 March 1997
19:30
Zhejiang Squirrels 71–67 Sichuan Pandas
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
12 March 1997
19:30
Jinan Army 75–92 Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
12 March 1997
19:30
Sichuan Pandas 74–64 Zhejiang Squirrels
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
19 March 1997
19:30
Beijing Ducks 71–64 Sichuan Pandas
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
19 March 1997
19:30
Jinan Army 77–90 Zhejiang Squirrels
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
23 March 1997
19:30
Sichuan Pandas 76–70 Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
23 March 1997
19:30
Zhejiang Squirrels 85–71 Jinan Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
26 March 1997
19:30
Beijing Ducks 95–69 Zhejiang Squirrels
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
26 March 1997
19:30
Sichuan Pandas 81–69 Jinan Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
30 March 1997
19:30
Zhejiang Squirrels 66–80 Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
30 March 1997
19:30
Jinan Army 79–85 Sichuan Pandas
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

All-Star Weekend

The 1997 CBA All-Star Game was played on April 5, 1997, in Shanghai.

The South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars 98-84. Hu Weidong from the Jiangsu Dragons was named MVP of the All-Star Game.

James Hodges from the Liaoning Hunters won the Slam Dunk Contest, and Saulius Štombergas from the Shanghai Sharks won the Three-Point Shootout.[1]

Statistics

Team statistic leaders

Category Team Statistic[3]
Points per game Bayi Rockets 98.0
Rebounds per game Liaoning Hunters
Zhejiang Squirrels		 31.0
Assists per game Liaoning Hunters 14.5
Steals per game Bayi Rockets 12.0
Blocks per game Shanghai Sharks 4.9
Turnovers per game Sichuan Pandas 14.7
Fouls per game Air Force 20.0
FG% Shandong Flaming Bulls 57.0%
FT% Liaoning Hunters 70.4%
3P% Liaoning Hunters 43.8%

Awards

These are the award winners for the 1996-97 CBA regular season.[1][4]

Annual awards

1996–97 CBA awards
Award Recipient(s)
CBA Most Valuable Player Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)
CBA Coach of the Year Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets)
Li Ge (Liaoning Hunters)

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c 新浪体育 (2005-12-07). "96-97赛季CBA-冠名希尔顿 胡卫东当选MVP". Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  2. ^ a b 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  3. ^ "球队 - 基础数据". cbaleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ "荣誉榜". cbaleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.