1997 KBL season

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

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

	1st Round					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Kia	4
	4	Tongyang	4			4	Tongyang	2
	5	Nasan	1								1	Kia	4
											3	Naray	1
						2	SBS	1
	3	Naray	4			3	Naray	4
	6	Daewoo Securities	2

1997 KBL Champions
Busan Kia Enterprise 1st title

Prize money

• 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)

External links

• Official KBL website (Korean & English)