1996–97 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1996–97 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball | |
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Atlantic 10 Regular Season co-champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 23–6 (13–3 A10) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Cincinnati Gardens |
Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Saint Joseph's † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Xavier | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1997 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1996–97 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1996–97 season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the Musketeers finished 23–6 (13–3 A-10) in the regular season, but lost in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated Vanderbilt in the first round[1] before losing to No. 2 seed UCLA, 96–83, in the round of 32.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 23, 1996* | Western Kentucky | W 98–73 | 1–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Nov 26, 1996* | at No. 1 Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout | W 71–69 | 2–0 | Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Nov 30, 1996* | Miami (OH) | W 92–71 | 3–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Dec 2, 1996* | No. 23 | Florida A&M | W 95–64 | 4–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Dec 5, 1996* | No. 23 | at Loyola Marymount | W 81–65 | 5–0 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
Dec 10, 1996* | No. 19 | at LIU Brooklyn | W 94–86 | 6–0 | Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY | ||||||
Dec 14, 1996* | No. 19 | Hofstra | W 79–43 | 7–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Dec 21, 1996* | No. 17 | at Akron | W 113–111 3OT | 8–0 | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | ||||||
Dec 29, 1996* | No. 17 | Kansas State | W 95–54 | 9–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Jan 4, 1997* | No. 17 | Virginia Tech | W 102–67 | 10–0 (1–0) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Jan 7, 1997 | No. 12 | at Dayton | L 91–98 | 10–1 (1–1) | UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
Jan 11, 1997 | No. 12 | Fordham | W 75–64 | 11–1 (2–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Jan 16, 1997* | No. 14 | Tulane | L 85–87 | 11–2 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Jan 19, 1997 | No. 14 | Temple | W 68–64 OT | 12–2 (3–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Jan 23, 1997* | No. 16 | George Washington | W 62–61 | 13–2 (4–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Jan 25, 1997 | No. 16 | Duquesne | L 70–78 | 13–3 (4–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Jan 28, 1997 | No. 20 | Rhode Island | W 91–79 | 14–3 (5–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Feb 1, 1997 | No. 20 | at UMass | W 87–84 OT | 15–3 (6–2) | Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||||
Feb 3, 1997 | No. 17 | at La Salle | W 83–67 | 16–3 (7–2) | Spectrum Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
Feb 8, 1997 | No. 17 | at Saint Joseph's | L 65–79 | 16–4 (7–3) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
Feb 12, 1997 | No. 19 | Dayton | W 79–53 | 17–4 (8–3) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Feb 15, 1997 | No. 19 | George Washington | W 87–76 | 18–4 (9–3) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Feb 20, 1997 | No. 16 | at Duquesne | W 82–74 | 19–4 (10–3) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
Feb 22, 1997 | No. 16 | La Salle | W 79–67 | 11–3 | Cincinnati Gardens (20–4) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Feb 27, 1997 | No. 14 | St. Bonaventure | W 83–59 | 21–4 (12–3) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
Mar 2, 1997 | No. 14 | at Virginia Tech | W 81–72 | 22–4 (13–3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1997* | No. 11 | vs. Temple Quarterfinals | L 62–69 OT | 22–5 | Spectrum Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1997* | (7 MW) No. 13 | vs. (10 MW) Vanderbilt First Round | W 80–68 | 23–5 | Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI | ||||||
Mar 15, 1997* | (7 MW) No. 13 | vs. (2 MW) No. 7 UCLA Second Round | L 83–96 | 23–6 | Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. |
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Rankings
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References
- ^ "Xavier's a Blur to Vanderbilt". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Bruins X Out Xavier". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "1996-97 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "1996-97 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Xavier Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.