1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season
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]
Teams edit
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 edit
To CBA editTeams promoted from Second Division
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From CBA editTeam relegated to Second Division
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Regular season edit
League table edit
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 edit
12 teams played against each other teams twice.
Playoffs edit
The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.[2]
Bracket edit
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 edit
(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (8) Shenyang Army edit
(2) Liaoning Hunters vs. (7) Air Force edit
(3) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (6) Jiangsu Dragons edit
(4) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (5) Shanghai Sharks edit
Semi-finals edit
(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers edit
(2) Liaoning Hunters vs. (3) Shandong Flaming Bulls edit
5–8th classification semi-finals edit
(5) Shanghai Sharks vs. (8) Shenyang Army edit
(6) Jiangsu Dragons vs. (7) Air Force edit
Finals edit
(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (2) Liaoning Hunters edit
Third place game edit
(3) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers edit
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 edit
(5) Shanghai Sharks vs. (6) Jiangsu Dragons edit
Seventh place game edit
(7) Air Force vs. (8) Shenyang Army edit
19 March 1997
19:30 |
[ Boxscore]
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Shenyang Army | 99–94 | Air Force |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
26 March 1997
19:30 |
[ Boxscore]
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Air Force | 97–75 | Shenyang Army |
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, – |
Relegation playoffs edit
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 edit
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 edit
All-Star Weekend edit
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 edit
Team statistic leaders edit
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 edit
These are the award winners for the 1996-97 CBA regular season.[1][4]
Annual awards edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "球队 - 基础数据". cbaleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "荣誉榜". cbaleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.