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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.
1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season | |
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League | CBA |
Season | 1996–97 |
Duration |
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Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Bayi Rockets |
Season MVP | Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons) |
Relegated | Zhejiang Squirrels Jinan Army |
Finals | |
Champions | Bayi Rockets (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Liaoning Hunters |
Semifinalists | Guangdong Southern Tigers Shandong Flaming Bulls |
Awards | |
CBA Coach of the Year | Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets) Li Ge (Liaoning Hunters) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
The Shanghai Sharks and Sichuan Pandas were promoted from the Second Division.[1][2]
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 |
To CBATeams promoted from Second Division
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From CBATeam relegated to Second Division
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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 |
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 |
The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.[2]
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) | |||||||||||||||||||
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: –, –, –, – |
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: –, –, –, – |
The bottom 4 teams advanced to relegation playoffs. The Zhejiang Squirrels and Jinan Army were relegated to the Second Division after the relegation playoffs.
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 |
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]
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% |
These are the award winners for the 1996-97 CBA regular season.[1][4]
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) |
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