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 1996–97 CBA season was the second season of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 3 4 搜狐体育. "Data Source". Retrieved 2011-11-25.