1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season

1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season CBA 1996–97 27 November 1996–26 February 1997 (regular season) 2–30 March 1997 (playoffs) 23–30 March 1997 (finals) 12 Regular season 1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season#Regular season Bayi Rockets Zhejiang SquirrelsJinan Army Finals 1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season#Finals Bayi Rockets (2nd title) Liaoning Hunters Guangdong Southern TigersShandong Flaming Bulls Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons) CHN CBA Most Valuable Player CBA Coach of the Year Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets)Li Ge (Liaoning Hunters) 1995–96 1997–98 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. The Shanghai Sharks and Sichuan Pandas were promoted from the Second Division.http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2005-12-07/01571921209.shtml 96-97赛季CBA-冠名希尔顿 胡卫东当选MVP 新浪体育 2005-12-07 2010-03-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20240221090957/http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2005-12-07/01571921209.shtml 21 February 2024 livehttp://cbadata.sports.sohu.com/ranking/teams/1996 Data Source 搜狐体育 2011-11-25 Teams TeamHead coachCityArenaCapacityAir ForceCHN Ma LianzhongBayi RocketsCHN Wang FeiBeijing DucksCHN Yuan ChaoGuangdong Southern TigersCHN Wang LifaJiangsu DragonsCHN Xia HongfaJinan ArmyCHN Zhang BinLiaoning HuntersCHN Li GeShandong Flaming BullsCHN Ye PengShanghai SharksCHN Li QiupingShenyang ArmyCHN Xuan ChengbinSichuan PandasCHN Yang MingZhejiang SquirrelsCHN Pan Jianping Team changes auto To CBA Teams promoted from Second Division Shanghai Sharks Sichuan Pandas 3em From CBA Team relegated to Second Division Nanjing Army Vanguard/Police Regular season League table Rank1996–97 CBA regular seasonTeamW Games wonL Games lostPts PointsPct. Winning percentageTiebreaker Tiebreaker1Bayi Rockets 19 3 41 86.4% 2Liaoning Hunters 18 4 40 81.8% 3Shandong Flaming Bulls 14 8 36 63.6% 4Guangdong Southern Tigers 13 9 35 59.1% 5Shanghai Sharks 13 9 35 59.1% 6Jiangsu Dragons 12 10 34 54.5% 7Air Force 9 13 31 40.9% 8Shenyang Army 9 13 31 40.9% 9Beijing Ducks 8 14 30 36.4% 10Zhejiang Squirrels 7 15 29 31.8% 11Sichuan Pandas 7 15 29 31.8% 12Jinan Army 3 19 25 13.6% +Key to colors    Qualification for playoffs    Qualification for relegation playoffs Results 12 teams played against each other teams twice. main complete yes BSR grey AFO BYR BJD GDS JSD JNA LNH SDB SHS SYA SCP ZJS Air Force Bayi Rockets Beijing Ducks Guangdong Southern Tigers Jiangsu Dragons Jinan Army Liaoning Hunters Shandong Flaming Bulls Shanghai Sharks Shenyang Army Sichuan Pandas Zhejiang Squirrels 75–100 71–75 96–90 83–88 89–69 73–95 73–64 86–68 81–77 85–83 69–79 105–64 102–85 108–82 107–69 104–82 80–92 89–76 90–88 98–83 115–83 105–60 70–77 82–114 96–92 70–75 89–64 85–95 95–74 72–91 63–68 96–74 74–49 95–76 100–90 78–63 97–82 108–75 78–84 89–94 66–77 86–83 81–76 77–58 85–89 83–98 83–77 83–85 108–94 101–113 95–80 73–72 85–73 100–84 90–69 64–85 90–127 77–81 68–76 98–103 85–105 77–82 81–85 79–70 81–73 69–64 97–76 81–98 85–71 90–89 85–67 96–68 73–79 97–69 94–83 87–77 77–50 92–73 79–109 92–74 69–82 93–78 85–70 80–95 98–72 95–76 76–66 88–70 82–56 61–75 65–70 68–85 90–73 80–73 68–64 65–62 68–47 89–76 68–53 84–81 92–83 70–63 86–56 72–76 82–74 80–106 68–78 74–68 97–82 71–59 67–65 68–77 67–62 75–67 92–99 83–73 96–89 71–91 71–78 74–65 78–71 74–53 70–83 70–58 98–101 80–77 77–63 76–90 69–72 49–59 57–54 80–64 Playoffs The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs. Bracket 2 y yes high Fifth place game Seventh place game 5–8th classification semi-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Third place game 5 Shanghai Sharks 90 68 1 (158) 6 Jiangsu Dragons 73 96 1 (169) 8 Shenyang Army 99 75 1 (174) 7 Air Force 94 97 1 (191) 8 Shenyang Army 92 72 1 (164) 5 Shanghai Sharks 91 94 1 (185) 6 Jiangsu Dragons 121 105 2 7 Air Force 118 99 0 1 Bayi Rockets 128 110 2 8 Shenyang Army 78 69 0 4 Guangdong Southern Tigers 84 87 2 5 Shanghai Sharks 74 82 0 3 Shandong Flaming Bulls 102 77 2 6 Jiangsu Dragons 72 74 0 2 Liaoning Hunters 80 85 2 7 Air Force 55 77 0 1 Bayi Rockets 109 119 2 4 Guangdong Southern Tigers 81 84 0 3 Shandong Flaming Bulls 70 77 0 2 Liaoning Hunters 93 78 2 1 Bayi Rockets 100 102 2 2 Liaoning Hunters 68 66 0 4 Guangdong Southern Tigers 87 78 1 (165) 3 Shandong Flaming Bulls 69 79 1 (148) Quarter-finals (1) Bayi Rockets vs. (8) Shenyang Army 2 March 1997 19:30 Bayi Rockets 128 Shenyang Army 78 Boxscore – – – – #eee 5 March 1997 19:30 Shenyang Army 69 Bayi Rockets 110 Boxscore – – – – (2) Liaoning Hunters vs. (7) Air Force 2 March 1997 19:30 Liaoning Hunters 80 Air Force 55 Boxscore – – – – #eee 5 March 1997 19:30 Air Force 77 Liaoning Hunters 85 Boxscore – – – – (3) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (6) Jiangsu Dragons 2 March 1997 19:30 Shandong Flaming Bulls 102 Jiangsu Dragons 72 Boxscore – – – – #eee 5 March 1997 19:30 Jiangsu Dragons 74 Shandong Flaming Bulls 77 Boxscore – – – – (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers vs. (5) Shanghai Sharks 2 March 1997 19:30 Guangdong Southern Tigers 84 Shanghai Sharks 74 Boxscore – – – – #eee 5 March 1997 19:30 Shanghai Sharks 82 Guangdong Southern Tigers 87 Boxscore – – – – Semi-finals (1) Bayi Rockets vs. (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers 9 March 1997 19:30 Bayi Rockets 109 Guangdong Southern Tigers 81 Boxscore – – – – #eee 16 March 1997 19:30 Guangdong Southern Tigers 84 Bayi Rockets 119 Boxscore – – – – (2) Liaoning Hunters vs. (3) Shandong Flaming Bulls 12 March 1997 19:30 Liaoning Hunters 93 Shandong Flaming Bulls 70 Boxscore – – – – #eee 16 March 1997 19:30 Shandong Flaming Bulls 77 Liaoning Hunters 78 Boxscore – – – – 5–8th classification semi-finals (5) Shanghai Sharks vs. (8) Shenyang Army 9 March 1997 19:30 Shenyang Army 92 Shanghai Sharks 91 Boxscore – – – – #eee 16 March 1997 19:30 Shanghai Sharks 94 Shenyang Army 72 Boxscore – – – – (6) Jiangsu Dragons vs. (7) Air Force 12 March 1997 19:30 Air Force 118 Jiangsu Dragons 121 Boxscore – – – – #eee 16 March 1997 19:30 Jiangsu Dragons 105 Air Force 99 Boxscore – – – – Finals (1) Bayi Rockets vs. (2) Liaoning Hunters 23 March 1997 19:30 Bayi Rockets 100 Liaoning Hunters 68 Boxscore – – – – #eee 30 March 1997 19:30 Liaoning Hunters 66 Bayi Rockets 102 Boxscore – – – – Third place game (3) Shandong Flaming Bulls vs. (4) Guangdong Southern Tigers 23 March 1997 19:30 Guangdong Southern Tigers 87 Shandong Flaming Bulls 69 Boxscore – – – – #eee 30 March 1997 19:30 Shandong Flaming Bulls 79 Guangdong Southern Tigers 78 Boxscore – – – – Fifth place game (5) Shanghai Sharks vs. (6) Jiangsu Dragons 19 March 1997 19:30 Shanghai Sharks 90 Jiangsu Dragons 73 Boxscore – – – – #eee 26 March 1997 19:30 Jiangsu Dragons 96 Shanghai Sharks 68 Boxscore – – – – Seventh place game (7) Air Force vs. (8) Shenyang Army 19 March 1997 19:30 Shenyang Army 99 Air Force 94 [ Boxscore] – – – – #eee 26 March 1997 19:30 Air Force 97 Shenyang Army 75 [ Boxscore] – – – – 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 RankRelegation playoffsTeamW Games wonL Games lostPts PointsPct. Winning percentageTiebreaker Tiebreaker9Beijing Ducks 5 1 11 83.3% 10Sichuan Pandas 4 2 10 66.7% 11Zhejiang Squirrels 3 3 9 50.0% 12Jinan Army 0 6 6 0.0% +Key to colors    Relegation to Second Division Games 9 March 1997 19:30 Beijing Ducks 92 Jinan Army 82 Boxscore – – – – 9 March 1997 19:30 Zhejiang Squirrels 71 Sichuan Pandas 67 Boxscore – – – – #eee 12 March 1997 19:30 Jinan Army 75 Beijing Ducks 92 Boxscore – – – – #eee 12 March 1997 19:30 Sichuan Pandas 74 Zhejiang Squirrels 64 Boxscore – – – – 19 March 1997 19:30 Beijing Ducks 71 Sichuan Pandas 64 Boxscore – – – – 19 March 1997 19:30 Jinan Army 77 Zhejiang Squirrels 90 Boxscore – – – – #eee 23 March 1997 19:30 Sichuan Pandas 76 Beijing Ducks 70 Boxscore – – – – #eee 23 March 1997 19:30 Zhejiang Squirrels 85 Jinan Army 71 Boxscore – – – – 26 March 1997 19:30 Beijing Ducks 95 Zhejiang Squirrels 69 Boxscore – – – – 26 March 1997 19:30 Sichuan Pandas 81 Jinan Army 69 Boxscore – – – – #eee 30 March 1997 19:30 Zhejiang Squirrels 66 Beijing Ducks 80 Boxscore – – – – #eee 30 March 1997 19:30 Jinan Army 79 Sichuan Pandas 85 Boxscore – – – – 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. Statistics Team statistic leaders Category Team Statistichttps://www.cbaleague.com/data/#/teamsTraditional 球队 - 基础数据 cbaleague.com 18 February 2024Points per game Bayi Rockets 98.0Rebounds per game Liaoning HuntersZhejiang Squirrels 31.0Assists per game Liaoning Hunters 14.5Steals per game Bayi Rockets 12.0Blocks per game Shanghai Sharks 4.9Turnovers per game Sichuan Pandas 14.7Fouls per game Air Force 20.0FG% Shandong Flaming Bulls 57.0%FT% Liaoning Hunters 70.4%3P% Liaoning Hunters 43.8% Awards These are the award winners for the 1996-97 CBA regular season.https://www.cbaleague.com/#/awards 荣誉榜 cbaleague.com 18 February 2024 Annual awards +1996–97 CBA awardsAward Recipient(s)CBA Most Valuable Player Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)CBA Coach of the Year Wang Fei (Bayi Rockets)Li Ge (Liaoning Hunters) Notes n References External links CBA Official Website CBA Official Data Website League Category:Chinese Basketball Association seasons CBA Category:1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season