The 1996–97 Slovenian Basketball League was the sixth season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Slovenia.
| 1996–97 Slovenian Basketball League | |
|---|---|
| League | Slovenian Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| TV partner(s) | RTV Slovenija |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Smelt Olimpija |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Smelt Olimpija |
| Runners-up | Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela |
Regular season edit
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Smelt Olimpija | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2038 | 1485 | 44 |
| 2 | Kovinotehna Savinjska | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1821 | 1688 | 36 |
| 3 | Republika Postojna | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1836 | 1843 | 34 |
| 4 | Helios Domžale | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1834 | 1743 | 34 |
| 5 | Pivovarna Laško | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1785 | 1750 | 34 |
| 6 | Satex Maribor | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1756 | 1705 | 33 |
| 7 | Maribor Ovni | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1806 | 1824 | 33 |
| 8 | Idrija | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1543 | 1663 | 32 |
| 9 | Litostroj Slovan | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1669 | 1706 | 32 |
| 10 | Kraški zidar | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1628 | 1846 | 28 |
| 11 | Krško | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1660 | 1786 | 28 |
| 12 | Rogaška Donat Mg | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1735 | 2072 | 25 |
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points
| Qualified for the Champions stage | |
| Relegated to the Second league |
Champions standings edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | F | A | Pts | |||
| 1 | Smelt Olimpija | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1094 | 803 | 24 | |
| 2 | Pivovarna Laško | 12 | 5 | 7 | 948 | 963 | 17 | |
| 3 | Helios Domžale | 12 | 4 | 8 | 894 | 969 | 16 | |
| 4 | Idrija | 12 | 3 | 9 | 838 | 1039 | 15 | |
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | F | A | Pts | |||
| 1 | Kovinotehna Savinjska | 12 | 8 | 4 | 970 | 888 | 20 | |
| 2 | Republika Postojna | 12 | 6 | 6 | 969 | 990 | 18 | |
| 3 | Maribor Ovni | 12 | 6 | 6 | 963 | 999 | 18 | |
| 4 | Satex Maribor | 12 | 4 | 8 | 913 | 938 | 16 | |
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points
| Qualified for the Playoff stage |
Playoffs edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Smelt Olimpija | 2 | |||||||
| B2 | Republika Postojna | 0 | |||||||
| A1 | Smelt Olimpija | 3 | |||||||
| B1 | Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela | 1 | |||||||
| B1 | Kovinotehna Savinjska | 2 | |||||||
| A2 | Pivovarna Laško | 1 | |||||||
| Slovenian League 1996–97 Champions |
|---|
Smelt Olimpija 6th title |
Best shooters edit
| Player | Club | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matjaž Tovornik | Pivovarna Laško | 785 |
| 2 | Teo Čizmić | Republika Postojna | 733 |
| 3 | Miljan Goljović | Bavaria-Woltex Maribor | 691 |
| 4 | Rade Lisica | Pivovarna Laško | 509 |
| 5 | Veljko Petranović | Polzela | 508 |
| 6 | Jakub Genjac | Helios | 491 |
| 7 | Goran Jagodnik | Polzela | 478 |
| 8 | Kovačević | Republika Postojna | 457 |
| 9 | Mario Primorac | Satex Maribor | 453 |
| 10 | Jadranko Čović | Idrija | 399 |
External links edit
- Official Basketball Federation of Slovenia website (in Slovene)