1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season
- 27 November 1996–26 February 1997 (regular season)
- 2–30 March 1997 (playoffs)
- 23–30 March 1997 (finals)
Jinan Army
Shandong Flaming Bulls
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 |
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Air Force | Ma Lianzhong | |||
Bayi Rockets | Wang Fei | |||
Beijing Ducks | Yuan Chao | |||
Guangdong Southern Tigers | Wang Lifa | |||
Jiangsu Dragons | Xia Hongfa | |||
Jinan Army | Zhang Bin | |||
Liaoning Hunters | Li Ge | |||
Shandong Flaming Bulls | Ye Peng | |||
Shanghai Sharks | Li Qiuping | |||
Shenyang Army | Xuan Chengbin | |||
Sichuan Pandas | Yang Ming | |||
Zhejiang Squirrels | Pan Jianping |
Team changes
To CBATeams promoted from Second Division
| From CBATeam relegated to Second Division
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Regular season
League table
Rank | 1996–97 CBA regular season | |||||
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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% |
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 |
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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 |
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
Fifth place game | 5–8th classification semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Bayi Rockets | 128 | 110 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Shenyang Army | 78 | 69 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Shenyang Army | 92 | 72 | 1 (164) | 1 | Bayi Rockets | 109 | 119 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Shanghai Sharks | 91 | 94 | 1 (185) | 4 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 81 | 84 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 84 | 87 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Shanghai Sharks | 74 | 82 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Shanghai Sharks | 90 | 68 | 1 (158) | 1 | Bayi Rockets | 100 | 102 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Jiangsu Dragons | 73 | 96 | 1 (169) | 2 | Liaoning Hunters | 68 | 66 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 102 | 77 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Jiangsu Dragons | 72 | 74 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seventh place game | 6 | Jiangsu Dragons | 121 | 105 | 2 | 3 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 70 | 77 | 0 | Third place game | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Air Force | 118 | 99 | 0 | 2 | Liaoning Hunters | 93 | 78 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Shenyang Army | 99 | 75 | 1 (174) | 2 | Liaoning Hunters | 80 | 85 | 2 | 4 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 87 | 78 | 1 (165) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Air Force | 94 | 97 | 1 (191) | 7 | Air Force | 55 | 77 | 0 | 3 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 69 | 79 | 1 (148) | |||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (8) Shenyang Army
(2) Liaoning Hunters vs. (7) Air Force
(3) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (6) Jiangsu Dragons
2 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
Shandong Flaming Bulls | 102–72 | Jiangsu Dragons |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
5 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
Jiangsu Dragons | 74–77 | Shandong Flaming Bulls |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
(4) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (5) Shanghai Sharks
2 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
Guangdong Southern Tigers | 84–74 | Shanghai Sharks |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
5 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
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 |
Boxscore |
Bayi Rockets | 109–81 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
16 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
Guangdong Southern Tigers | 84–119 | Bayi Rockets |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
(2) Liaoning Hunters vs. (3) Shandong Flaming Bulls
12 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
Liaoning Hunters | 93–70 | Shandong Flaming Bulls |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
16 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
Shandong Flaming Bulls | 77–78 | Liaoning Hunters |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
5–8th classification semi-finals
(5) Shanghai Sharks vs. (8) Shenyang Army
(6) Jiangsu Dragons vs. (7) Air Force
Finals
(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (2) Liaoning Hunters
Third place game
(3) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers
23 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
Guangdong Southern Tigers | 87–69 | Shandong Flaming Bulls |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
30 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
Shandong Flaming Bulls | 79–78 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
Fifth place game
(5) Shanghai Sharks vs. (6) Jiangsu Dragons
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 | |||||
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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% |
Relegation to Second Division |
Games
26 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
Sichuan Pandas | 81–69 | Jinan Army |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
30 March 1997 19:30 |
Boxscore |
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] |
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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
Award | Recipient(s) |
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CBA Most Valuable Player | Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons) |
CBA Coach of the Year | Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets) Li Ge (Liaoning Hunters) |
Notes
References
External links
- CBA Official Website
- CBA Official Data Website
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Southern Division |
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