1996–97 Slovenian Basketball League

The 1996–97 Slovenian Basketball League was the sixth season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Slovenia.

1996–97 Slovenian Basketball League
LeagueSlovenian Basketball League
SportBasketball
TV partner(s)RTV Slovenija
Regular season
Season championsSmelt Olimpija
Playoffs
Finals championsSmelt Olimpija
  Runners-upKovinotehna Savinjska Polzela
Slovenian Basketball League seasons

Regular season

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Pos Team P W L F A Pts
1 Smelt Olimpija 22 22 0 2038 1485 44
2 Kovinotehna Savinjska 22 14 8 1821 1688 36
3 Republika Postojna 22 12 10 1836 1843 34
4 Helios Domžale 22 12 10 1834 1743 34
5 Pivovarna Laško 22 11 11 1785 1750 34
6 Satex Maribor 22 11 11 1756 1705 33
7 Maribor Ovni 22 11 11 1806 1824 33
8 Idrija 22 10 12 1543 1663 32
9 Litostroj Slovan 22 10 12 1669 1706 32
10 Kraški zidar 22 8 14 1628 1846 28
11 Krško 22 7 15 1660 1786 28
12 Rogaška Donat Mg 22 4 18 1735 2072 25

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

Qualified for the Champions stage
Relegated to the Second league

Champions standings

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Group A

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Pos Team Total
P W L F A Pts
1 Smelt Olimpija 12 12 0 1094 803 24
2 Pivovarna Laško 12 5 7 948 963 17
3 Helios Domžale 12 4 8 894 969 16
4 Idrija 12 3 9 838 1039 15

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

Group B

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Pos Team Total
P W L F A Pts
1 Kovinotehna Savinjska 12 8 4 970 888 20
2 Republika Postojna 12 6 6 969 990 18
3 Maribor Ovni 12 6 6 963 999 18
4 Satex Maribor 12 4 8 913 938 16

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

Qualified for the Playoff stage

Playoffs

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Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Smelt Olimpija 2
B2 Republika Postojna 0
A1 Smelt Olimpija 3
B1 Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 1
B1 Kovinotehna Savinjska 2
A2 Pivovarna Laško 1
Slovenian League 1996–97
Champions

Smelt Olimpija
6th title

Best shooters

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Player Club Points
1 Matjaž Tovornik Pivovarna Laško 785
2 Teo Čizmić Republika Postojna 733
3 Miljan Goljović Bavaria-Woltex Maribor 691
4 Rade Lisica Pivovarna Laško 509
5 Veljko Petranović Polzela 508
6 Jakub Genjac Helios 491
7 Goran Jagodnik Polzela 478
8 Kovačević Republika Postojna 457
9 Mario Primorac Satex Maribor 453
10 Jadranko Čović Idrija 399
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