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
LeagueCBA
Season1996–97
Duration
  • 27 November 1996–26 February 1997 (regular season)
  • 2–30 March 1997 (playoffs)
  • 23–30 March 1997 (finals)
Number of teams12
Regular season
Season championsBayi Rockets
Season MVP 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 Shanghai Sharks and Sichuan Pandas were promoted from the Second Division.[1][2]

Teams
Team Head coach City Arena Capacity
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

Regular season

League table
Rank 1996–97 CBA regular season
Team W L Pts Pct. Tiebreaker
1 Bayi Rockets1934186.4%
2 Liaoning Hunters1844081.8%
3 Shandong Flaming Bulls1483663.6%
4 Guangdong Southern Tigers1393559.1%
5 Shanghai Sharks1393559.1%
6 Jiangsu Dragons12103454.5%
7 Air Force9133140.9%
8 Shenyang Army9133140.9%
9 Beijing Ducks8143036.4%
10 Zhejiang Squirrels7152931.8%
11 Sichuan Pandas7152931.8%
12 Jinan Army3192513.6%
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:
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

(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: –, –, –, –

(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) 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: –, –, –, –

(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: –, –, –, –

(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: –, –, –, –

(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: –, –, –, –

(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 Ducks511183.3%
10 Sichuan Pandas421066.7%
11 Zhejiang Squirrels33950.0%
12 Jinan Army0660.0%
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
CategoryTeamStatistic[3]
Points per gameBayi Rockets98.0
Rebounds per gameLiaoning Hunters
Zhejiang Squirrels		31.0
Assists per gameLiaoning Hunters14.5
Steals per gameBayi Rockets12.0
Blocks per gameShanghai Sharks4.9
Turnovers per gameSichuan Pandas14.7
Fouls per gameAir Force20.0
FG%Shandong Flaming Bulls57.0%
FT%Liaoning Hunters70.4%
3P%Liaoning Hunters43.8%

Awards

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

Annual awards
1996–97 CBA awards
AwardRecipient(s)
CBA Most Valuable PlayerHu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)
CBA Coach of the YearWang Fei (Bayi Rockets)
Li Ge (Liaoning Hunters)

Notes

    References
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    2. 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.
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