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The FILA 1997 Professional Basketball season was the inaugural season of the Korean Basketball League.
| 1997 KBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Korean Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | February 1, 1997 – May 1, 1997 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Busan Kia Enterprise |
| Season MVP |  Kang Dong-hee (Kia) |
| Top scorer |  Carl Ray Harris (Naray) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Busan Kia Enterprise |
| Runners-up | Wonju Naray Blue Bird |
| Finals MVP | Kang Dong-hee (Kia) |
Regular season edit
| RK | Team | G | W | L | PCT | GB | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busan Kia Enterprise | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0.762 | – | – |
| 2 | Anyang SBS Stars | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0.667 | 2 | – |
| 3 | Wonju Naray Blue Bird | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0.619 | 3 | – |
| 4 | Daegu Tongyang Orions | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0.524 | 5 | – |
| 5 | Gwangju Nasan Flamans | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0.429 | 7 | – |
| 6 | Incheon Daewoo Securities Zeus | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0.381 | 8 | – |
| 7 | Daejeon Hyundai Dynat | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0.333 | 9 | – |
| 8 | Suwon Samsung Thunders | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0.286 | 10 | – |
Playoffs edit
Prize money edit
- Busan Kia Enterprise: KRW 150,000,000 (champions + regular-season 1st place)
- Wonju Naray Blue Bird: KRW 70,000,000 (runners-up + regular-season 3rd place)
- Anyang SBS Stars: KRW 30,000,000 (regular-season 2nd place)