1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament. The Cardinal would reach the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 11 seed Oklahoma in the opening round and Tim Duncan-led No. 3 seed Wake Forest[2] in the second round. The season came to and end after an overtime loss to No. 2 seed Utah[3] in the West Regional semifinals. Stanford finished with an overall record of 22–8 (12–6 Pac-10).

1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 21
Record22–8 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
Seasons
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
No. 21 Stanford 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
California 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
USC 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
No. 15 Arizona 11 7   .611 25 9   .735
Washington 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Oregon 8 10   .444 17 11   .607
Washington State 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
Oregon State 3 15   .167 7 20   .259
Arizona State 2 16   .111 10 20   .333
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Kris Weems 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So   Kansas City, KS
F 5 Peter Sauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So   Pittsburgh, PA
10 Mark Thompson  
So   Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Arthur Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So   Los Angeles, CA
G 21 David Moseley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr   Las Cruces, NM
G 22 Brevin Knight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Seton Hall Prep Livingston, NJ
F 24 Rich Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr   Provo, UT
G 30 Johannes Burge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr    
F 32 Ryan Mendez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr   Burleson, TX
F 34 Karl Wente 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So    
G 35 Kamba Tshionyi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr   Eugene, OR
F 40 Pete Van Elswyk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr   Hamilton, CAN
F 44 Mark Seaton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So   Cypress, CA
F 45 Mark Madsen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr San Ramon Valley High School Danville, CA
F 50 Mark Mathiesen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
  Los Altos, CA
C 55 Tim Young 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Harbor Santa Cruz, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1996*
No. 21 vs. UNC Greensboro
Great Alaska Shootout
W 88–52  1–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1996*
No. 21 vs. College of Charleston
Great Alaska Shootout
L 78–82  1–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1996
No. 21 at Alaska-Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout
W 91–69  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 7, 1996*
No. 24 vs. Manhattan W 81–59  3–1
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
Dec 14, 1996*
No. 21 at San Diego W 72–70  4–1
USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Dec 18, 1996
No. 22 Alaska-Anchorage W 105–70  5–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 22, 1996*
No. 22 at Seton Hall W 83–81 OT 6–1
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 28, 1996*
No. 23 Navy W 85–68  7–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 2, 1997
No. 21 at Arizona State W 81–65  8–1
(1–0)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 4, 1997
No. 21 at No. 9 Arizona L 75–76  8–2
(1–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 9, 1997
No. 21 UCLA W 109–61  9–2
(2–1)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 11, 1997
No. 21 USC W 85–70  10–2
(3–1)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 16, 1997
No. 15 at No. 24 Oregon W 72–69 OT 11–2
(4–1)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Jan 18, 1997
No. 15 at Oregon State L 77–86  11–3
(4–2)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 23, 1997
No. 17 Washington W 78–67  12–3
(5–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 25, 1997
No. 17 Washington State W 81–61  13–3
(6–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 29, 1997
No. 15 at California L 64–70  13–4
(6–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 6, 1997
No. 18 at USC L 81–84  13–5
(6–4)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 8, 1997
No. 18 at UCLA L 68–87  13–6
(6–5)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 13, 1997
No. 22 Oregon State W 87–54  14–6
(7–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 15, 1997
No. 22 Oregon W 83–61  15–6
(8–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 20, 1997
No. 20 at Washington State W 76–63  16–6
(9–5)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 22, 1997
No. 20 at Washington L 61–75  16–7
(9–6)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 24, 1997*
No. 25 San Diego State W 97–50  17–7
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 1, 1997
No. 25 California W 73–63  18–7
(10–6)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 6, 1997
No. 23 No. 12 Arizona W 81–80  19–7
(11–6)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 8, 1997
No. 23 Arizona State W 86–63  20–7
(12–6)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1997*
(6 W) No. 21 vs. (11 W) Oklahoma
First round
W 80–67  21–7
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 16, 1997*
(6 W) No. 21 vs. (3 W) No. 9 Wake Forest
Second Round
W 72–66[2]  22–7
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 20, 1997*
(6 W) No. 21 vs. (2 W) No. 2 Utah
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 77–82 OT[3] 22–8
San Jose Arena 
San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region.

Schedule Source:[4]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP182021242122232121151715182220252321Not released
Coaches1414^1421182020202217171516222224222112

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

1997 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 16 Brevin Knight Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

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  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1996–97 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Stanford cuts down Duncan, W. Forest Deacons center gets no help in 72-66 loss". Baltimore Sun. March 17, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Utah Holds Off Stanford in OT, 82-77". The Washington Post. March 20, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "1996-97 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results".
  5. ^ "1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2021.