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).
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 21 |
Record | 22–8 (12–6 Pac-10) |
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Home arena | Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392) |
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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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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
editWeek | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
AP | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 21 | Not released |
Coaches | 14 | 14^ | 14 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 12 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll
1997 NBA draft
editRound | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
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1 | 16 | Brevin Knight | Cleveland Cavaliers |
References
edit- ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1996–97 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Utah Holds Off Stanford in OT, 82-77". The Washington Post. March 20, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ "1996-97 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results".
- ^ "1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2021.