Liga ACB (1996-1997)
1995-96
1997-98
Liga ACB 1996-97
Champion: FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
Regular Season Champion: FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
Copa del Rey Winner: Festina Joventut Badalona
Finals MVP: Roberto Duenas
League MVP: Kenny Green
Top Scorer: John Morton (23.6)
Cup MVP: Andre Turner
All-Star Game MVP: Xavi Fernandez
Dunk Contest Winner: Stanley Jackson
3PT Contest Winnerr: Juan Espil
All-Star Game: Spanish Combination - Foreign Combination 87-80
League History
In 1996 the number of teams in the league was decreased from 20 to 18 teams
Quarterfinals Semis Final 1997 Semis Quarterfinals
FC Barcelona3
Unicaja MAL2
Estudiantes3
CB Leon1
FC Barcelona3
Estudiantes1
FC Barcelona3
Real Madrid2
Real Madrid3
Joventut0
Real Madrid3
Manresa0
Joventut3
Taugres1
Liga ACB Final Series: FC Barcelona Banca Catalana - Real Madrid Teka (3-2)

FC Barcelona Banca Catalana (Aito Garcia-Reneses): Xavi Fernandez, Rafael Jofresa, Aleksandar Djordjevic, Jerrod Mustaf, Arturas Karnishovas, Roger Esteller, Ramon Rivas, Jose Antonio Montero, Andres Jimenez, Enrique Andrea, Manel Bosch, Oriol Junyent, Quique Andreu, Salvador Diez, Roberto Duenas
Real Madrid Teka (Zeljko Obradovic): Joe Arlauckas, Juan Morales, Mikhail Mikhailov, Dejan Bodiroga, Alberto Herreros, Michael Smith, Alberto Angulo, Pablo Laso, Juan Antonio Orenga, Roberto Nunez, Ismael Santos, Jose Miguel Antunez, Lorenzo Sanz

Copa del Rey Final: Festina Joventut Badalona - CB Caceres 94-92

Joventut (Alfred Julbe): Andre Turner 20, Andy Toolson 21, Cesar Sanmartin 2, Dani Garcia, Tanoka Beard 12, Alfonso Albert 4, Xavi Crespo 11, Jackie Espinosa 2, Fran Murcia 7
Caceres CB (Manolo Flores): Ferran Lopez 6, Stanley Jackson 6, Jose Antonio Paraiso 17, Mike Ansley 6, Walter Sellers 23, Enrique Fernandez 9, Pablo Martinez, Toni Pedrera, Santi Abad 4

All-Star Game: Spanish Combination - Foreign Combination 87-80
Standings 1996-97
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
1
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
27-7
2962
2643
2
Real Madrid Teka
29-5
2918
2582
3
Estudiantes Argentaria Madrid
21-13
2804
2726
4
Festina Joventut Badalona
21-13
2864
2703
5
Taugres Vitoria
20-14
2831
2710
6
CB Leon
20-14
2819
2824
7
Unicaja Malaga
19-15
2699
2611
8
TDK Manresa
19-15
2666
2538
9
Caja San Fernando Sevilla
19-15
2724
2693
10
CB Caceres
18-16
2812
2759
11
Pamesa Valencia↑
17-17
2763
2797
12
C.B. Gran Canaria Las Palmas
17-17
2748
2717
13
Coviran Sierra Nevada Granada↑
14-20
2881
2961
14
Valvi Girona
14-20
2521
2685
15
Forum Filatelico Valladolid
12-22
2738
2875
16
Xacobeo 99 Ourense
10-24
2568
2774
17
CB Murcia
5-29
2588
2913
18
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada Madrid↑
4-30
2527
2922
Spanish teams in Euro-Cups 1996-1997
Euroleague:
FIBA EuroLeague:
  • Estudiantes:
  • Real Betis:
  • Estudiantes: took 2nd place (6-4) in Group B of First Round, then took 3rd place (9-7) in Group F of Second Round, lost to ASVEL (France) 1-2 in the 1/8 Finals
  • Barca: took 4th place (4-6) in Group C of First Round, then took 3rd place (8-8) in Group H of Second Round, beat ASVEL (France) 77-70 in the Semifinals, lost to Olympiacos (Greece) 58-73 in the Final !!!
  • Real Betis: took 5th place (4-6) in Group D of First Round, then took 4th place (7-9) in Group G of Second Round
Liga ACB Final
Festina Joventut Badalona conquer Copa del Rey trophy
Finals MVP
Roberto Duenas
League MVP
Kenny Green
Top Scorer
John Morton (23.6)
Cup MVP
Andre Turner
All-Star Game MVP
Xavi Fernandez
Dunk Contest Winner
Stanley Jackson
3PT Contest Winner
Juan Espil