1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Patriot League tournament champions Patriot League Regular Season Champions | |
Conference | Patriot League |
Record | 20–9 (10–2 Patriot) |
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Home arena | Alumni Hall |
Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 1 | – | 26 | .037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1997 Patriot League tournament winner |
The 1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by first-year head coach Pete Herrmann, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 1996* | Coast Guard | W 84–51 | 1–0 | Alumni Hall (2,631) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Nov 24, 1996* | at Towson | L 68–76 | 1–1 | Towson Center (1,003) Towson, Maryland | |||||||
Nov 26, 1996* | Pittsburgh | W 60–49 | 2–1 | Alumni Hall (2,259) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Nov 30, 1996* | at Air Force | W 78–59 | 3–1 | Clune Arena (1,279) Colorado Springs, Colorado | |||||||
Dec 3, 1996* | New Hampshire | W 89–81 | 4–1 | Alumni Hall (1,165) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Dec 5, 1996* | at VMI | W 68–62 | 5–1 | Cameron Hall (1,043) Lexington, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 7, 1996* | at Wofford | L 65–89 | 5–2 | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,684) Spartanburg, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 9, 1996* | Gettysburg | W 78–64 | 6–2 | Alumni Hall (1,078) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Dec 21, 1996* | Dartmouth | L 63–77 | 6–3 | Alumni Hall (1,475) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Dec 23, 1996* | at St. Bonaventure | L 69–85 | 6–4 | Reilly Center (5,247) St. Bonaventure, New York | |||||||
Dec 28, 1996* | at No. 23 Stanford | L 68–85 | 6–5 | Maples Pavilion (7,149) Stanford, California | |||||||
Dec 30, 1996* | at Rice | L 52–69 | 6–6 | Tudor Fieldhouse (4,030) Houston, Texas | |||||||
Jan 2, 1997* | Harvard | W 66–63 | 7–6 | Alumni Hall (1,059) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
Jan 8, 1997 | at Army | W 70–56 | 8–6 (1–0) | Christl Arena (2,632) West Point, New York | |||||||
Jan 11, 1997 | at Colgate | L 60–64 | 8–7 (1–1) | Cotterell Court (2,400) Hamilton, New York | |||||||
Jan 13, 1997* | William & Mary | W 74–63 | 9–7 (1–1) | Alumni Hall (1,011) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 15, 1997 | at Lehigh | W 70–64 | 10–7 (2–1) | Stabler Arena (942) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 18, 1997 | Lafayette | W 60–55 | 11–7 (3–1) | Alumni Hall (2,592) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 22, 1997 | at Bucknell | L 55–69 | 11–8 (3–2) | Davis Gym (2,248) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 29, 1997 | Holy Cross | W 83–75 | 12–8 (4–2) | Alumni Hall (1,861) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Feb 1, 1997 | Army | W 68–64 | 13–8 (5–2) | Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Feb 5, 1997 | Colgate | W 79–56 | 14–8 (6–2) | Alumni Hall (3,428) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Feb 8, 1997 | Lehigh | W 109–73 | 15–8 (7–2) | Alumni Hall (1,945) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Feb 12, 1997 | at Lafayette | W 74–72 | 16–8 (8–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,029) Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 15, 1997 | Bucknell | W 78–67 | 17–8 (9–2) | Alumni Hall (3,732) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 2, 1997 | at Holy Cross | W 76–61 | 18–8 (10–2) | Hart Center (2,833) Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||
Patriot League tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 1997* | vs. Lafayette Semifinals | W 96–57 | 19–8 | Stabler Arena (3,438) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 6, 1997* | Bucknell Championship game | W 76–75 | 20–8 | Alumni Hall (3,052) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1997* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 2 Utah First round | L 61–75[2][3] | 20–9 | McKale Center (12,958) Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- ^ "1996-97 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "No. 2 Utah (26-3) vs. No. 15 Navy (20-8)". The Baltimore Sun. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "Big and balanced, Utah sinks Navy". The Baltimore Sun. March 15, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "1996-97 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "1996-1997 Navy Men's Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.