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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 MVPChina 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

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TeamHead coachCityArenaCapacity
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

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Regular season

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League table

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Rank1996–97 CBA regular season
TeamWLPtsPct.Tiebreaker
1Bayi Rockets1934186.4%
2Liaoning Hunters1844081.8%
3Shandong Flaming Bulls1483663.6%
4Guangdong Southern Tigers1393559.1%
5Shanghai Sharks1393559.1%
6Jiangsu Dragons12103454.5%
7Air Force9133140.9%
8Shenyang Army9133140.9%
9Beijing Ducks8143036.4%
10Zhejiang Squirrels7152931.8%
11Sichuan Pandas7152931.8%
12Jinan Army3192513.6%
Key to colors
    Qualification for playoffs
    Qualification for relegation playoffs

Results

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12 teams played against each other teams twice.

Home \ AwayAFOBYRBJDGDSJSDJNALNHSDBSHSSYASCPZJS
Air Force75–10071–7596–9083–8889–6973–9573–6486–6881–7785–8369–79
Bayi Rockets105–64102–85108–82107–69104–8280–9289–7690–8898–83115–83105–60
Beijing Ducks70–7782–11496–9270–7589–6485–9595–7472–9163–6896–7474–49
Guangdong Southern Tigers95–76100–9078–6397–82108–7578–8489–9466–7786–8381–7677–58
Jiangsu Dragons85–8983–9883–7783–85108–94101–11395–8073–7285–73100–8490–69
Jinan Army64–8590–12777–8168–7698–10385–10577–8281–8579–7081–7369–64
Liaoning Hunters97–7681–9885–7190–8985–6796–6873–7997–6994–8387–7777–50
Shandong Flaming Bulls92–7379–10992–7469–8293–7885–7080–9598–7295–7676–6688–70
Shanghai Sharks82–5661–7565–7068–8590–7380–7368–6465–6268–4789–7668–53
Shenyang Army84–8192–8370–6386–5672–7682–7480–10668–7874–6897–8271–59
Sichuan Pandas67–6568–7767–6275–6792–9983–7396–8971–9171–7874–6578–71
Zhejiang Squirrels74–5370–8370–5898–10180–7777–6376–9069–7249–5957–5480–64
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

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The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.[2]

Bracket

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Quarter-finals

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(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (8) Shenyang Army

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2 March 1997
19:30
Bayi Rockets128–78Shenyang Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
5 March 1997
19:30
Shenyang Army69–110Bayi Rockets
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(2) Liaoning Hunters vs. (7) Air Force

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2 March 1997
19:30
Liaoning Hunters80–55Air Force
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
5 March 1997
19:30
Air Force77–85Liaoning Hunters
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(3) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (6) Jiangsu Dragons

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2 March 1997
19:30
Shandong Flaming Bulls102–72Jiangsu Dragons
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
5 March 1997
19:30
Jiangsu Dragons74–77Shandong Flaming Bulls
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(4) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (5) Shanghai Sharks

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2 March 1997
19:30
Guangdong Southern Tigers84–74Shanghai Sharks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
5 March 1997
19:30
Shanghai Sharks82–87Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Semi-finals

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(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers

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9 March 1997
19:30
Bayi Rockets109–81Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
16 March 1997
19:30
Guangdong Southern Tigers84–119Bayi Rockets
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(2) Liaoning Hunters vs. (3) Shandong Flaming Bulls

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12 March 1997
19:30
Liaoning Hunters93–70Shandong Flaming Bulls
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
16 March 1997
19:30
Shandong Flaming Bulls77–78Liaoning Hunters
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

5–8th classification semi-finals

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(5) Shanghai Sharks vs. (8) Shenyang Army

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9 March 1997
19:30
Shenyang Army92–91Shanghai Sharks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
16 March 1997
19:30
Shanghai Sharks94–72Shenyang Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

(6) Jiangsu Dragons vs. (7)Air Force

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12 March 1997
19:30
Air Force118–121Jiangsu Dragons
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
16 March 1997
19:30
Jiangsu Dragons105–99Air Force
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Finals

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(1) Bayi Rockets vs. (2) Liaoning Hunters

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23 March 1997
19:30
Bayi Rockets100–68Liaoning Hunters
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
30 March 1997
19:30
Liaoning Hunters66–102Bayi Rockets
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Third place game

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(3) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers

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23 March 1997
19:30
Guangdong Southern Tigers87–69Shandong Flaming Bulls
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
30 March 1997
19:30
Shandong Flaming Bulls79–78Guangdong Southern Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Fifth place game

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(5) Shanghai Sharks vs. (6) Jiangsu Dragons

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19 March 1997
19:30
Shanghai Sharks90–73Jiangsu Dragons
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
26 March 1997
19:30
Jiangsu Dragons96–68Shanghai Sharks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Seventh place game

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(7) Air Force vs. (8) Shenyang Army

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19 March 1997
19:30
[ Boxscore]
Shenyang Army99–94Air Force
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
26 March 1997
19:30
[ Boxscore]
Air Force97–75Shenyang Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Relegation playoffs

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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

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RankRelegation playoffs
TeamWLPtsPct.Tiebreaker
9Beijing Ducks511183.3%
10Sichuan Pandas421066.7%
11Zhejiang Squirrels33950.0%
12Jinan Army0660.0%
Key to colors
    Relegation to Second Division

Games

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9 March 1997
19:30
Beijing Ducks92–82Jinan Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
9 March 1997
19:30
Zhejiang Squirrels71–67Sichuan Pandas
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
12 March 1997
19:30
Jinan Army75–92Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
12 March 1997
19:30
Sichuan Pandas74–64Zhejiang Squirrels
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
19 March 1997
19:30
Beijing Ducks71–64Sichuan Pandas
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
19 March 1997
19:30
Jinan Army77–90Zhejiang Squirrels
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
23 March 1997
19:30
Sichuan Pandas76–70Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
23 March 1997
19:30
Zhejiang Squirrels85–71Jinan Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
26 March 1997
19:30
Beijing Ducks95–69Zhejiang Squirrels
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
26 March 1997
19:30
Sichuan Pandas81–69Jinan Army
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
30 March 1997
19:30
Zhejiang Squirrels66–80Beijing Ducks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
30 March 1997
19:30
Jinan Army79–85Sichuan Pandas
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

All-Star Weekend

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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

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Team statistic leaders

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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

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

Annual awards

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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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