1996–97 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 1996–97 CBA season was the second season of the Chinese Basketball Association.
1996–97 CBA season | |
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League | Chinese Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 27, 1996 – March 30, 1997 |
TV partner(s) | CCTV-5 |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Bayi Rockets |
Season MVP | Hu Weidong |
Promoted to Second Division | Shanghai Sharks Sichuan Pandas |
Relegated to Second Division | Zhejiang Squirrels Ji'nan Army |
Playoffs | |
Finals | |
Champions | Bayi Rockets |
Runners-up | Liaoning Hunters |
The season ran from November 27, 1996, to March 30, 1997.
The Shanghai Sharks and Sichuan Pandas were promoted from the Second Division.[1][2]
Regular season standings
These are the final standings for the 1996-97 CBA regular season.[2]
# | 1996–97 CBA season | |||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Tiebreaker | |
1 | Bayi Rockets | 19 | 3 | .864 | – | 10–1 | 9–2 | |
2 | Liaoning Hunters | 18 | 4 | .818 | 1 | 9–2 | 9–2 | |
3 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 14 | 8 | .637 | 5 | 8–3 | 6–5 | |
4 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 13 | 9 | .591 | 6 | 8–3 | 5–6 | GD 1–1 (151–145) SH |
5 | Shanghai Sharks | 13 | 9 | .591 | 6 | 8–3 | 5–6 | |
6 | Jiangsu Dragons | 12 | 10 | .545 | 7 | 7–4 | 5–6 | |
7 | Air Force | 9 | 13 | .409 | 10 | 6–5 | 3–8 | AF 1–1 (162–161) SA |
8 | Shenyang Army | 9 | 13 | .409 | 10 | 8–3 | 1–10 | |
9 | Beijing Ducks | 8 | 14 | .364 | 11 | 5–6 | 3–8 | |
10 | Zhejiang Squirrels | 7 | 15 | .318 | 12 | 6–5 | 1–10 | ZJ 1–1 (151–142) SC |
11 | Sichuan Pandas | 7 | 15 | .318 | 12 | 7–4 | 0–11 | |
12 | Ji'nan Army | 3 | 19 | .136 | 16 | 3–8 | 0–11 |
Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs | |
Bottom 4 teams advance to the Relegation Round |
Playoffs
The top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.
In the Final series, the Bayi Rockets defeated the Liaoning Hunters (2-0) for the CBA championship.[2]
Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 | Jiangsu Dragons | 121 | 105 | 2 | 3 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 70 | 77 | 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Air Force | 94 | 97 | 1(191) | 7 | Air Force | 55 | 77 | 0 | 3 | Shandong Flaming Bulls | 69 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Relegations
The bottom 4 teams played the relegation phase by round-robin.
The Ji'nan Army Zhejiang Squirrels were slated to be relegated to the Second Division.[2]
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CBA Awards
These are the award winners for the 1996-97 CBA regular season.[1]
- CBA Most Valuable Player: Hu Weidong (Jiangsu Dragons)
- Best Techniques Award: Gong Xiaobin (Shandong Flaming Bulls)
- Sportsmanship Award: Liu Yudong (Bayi Rockets)
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]
See also
References
- 新浪体育 (2005-12-07). "96-97赛季CBA-冠名希尔顿 胡卫东当选MVP". Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-25.