1996–97 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1996-97 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1996-97 record 22-11 (9-9 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (26th year)
Home arena Assembly Hall
1996–97 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Minnesota* 16 2   .889     31 4   .886
Iowa 12 6   .667     22 10   .688
Purdue 12 6   .667     18 12   .600
#19 Illinois 11 7   .611     22 10   .688
Wisconsin 11 7   .611     18 10   .643
Indiana 9 9   .500     22 11   .667
Michigan State 9 9   .500     17 12   .586
Ohio State 5 13   .278     10 17   .370
Penn State 3 15   .167     10 17   .370
Northwestern 2 16   .111     7 22   .241
Michigan* 0 9   .000     0 11   .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 24 games vacated; including NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program
*Minnesota: 5G NCAA Tourn. vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(24-11)(9-9); Minnesota-(35-5)(16-2)

The 1996-97 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 26th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22-11 and a conference record of 9-9, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1997 NCAA Tournament. However, IU made a quick exit with a loss in the first round to Colorado.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
3Charlie MillerF67Jr.Miami, Florida
5Neil ReedG62Jr.Metairie, Louisiana
12Luke JimenezG63Fr.Redwood Falls, Minnesota
21Richard MandevilleC71Jr.Pasadena, California
23Jean PaulG62Jr.Naples, Florida
24Michael LewisG61Fr.Jasper, Indiana
25A.J. GuytonG61Fr.Peoria, Illinois
32Robbie EggersF610Jr.Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
33Larry RichardsonG68Fr.Orange Park, Florida
40Jason CollierC71Fr.Springfield, Ohio
45Andrae PattersonF68Jr.Abilene, Texas
55Haris MujezinovicC69Sr.Chicago, Illinois

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season
11/15/1996*
vs. Connecticut W 68-61  1-0
RCA Dome
Indianapolis, IN
11/20/1996*
#22 Princeton W 59-49  2-0
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
11/22/1996*
#22 Saint Louis W 70-54  3-0
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
11/27/1996*
#20 vs. Evansville
Preseason NIT Semifinals
W 74-73  4-0
Madison Square Garden
New York City, NY
11/29/1996*
#20 vs. Duke
Preseason NIT Championship
W 85-69  5-0
Madison Square Garden
New York City, NY
12/2/1996*
#20 at Notre Dame W 76-75  6-0
Joyce Center
Notre Dame, IN
12/7/1996*
#8 vs. #6 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 65-99  6-1
Freedom Hall
Louisville, KY
12/10/1996*
#12 vs. DePaul W 74-57  7-1
United Center
Chicago, IL
12/13/1996*
#12 Louisiana Tech
Indiana Classic
W 73-44  8-1
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/14/1996*
#12 Santa Clara
Indiana Classic
W 86-74  9-1
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/21/1996*
#13 vs. Evansville W 75-57  10-1
Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
12/23/1996*
#13 Butler W 89-84  11-1
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/27/1996*
#13 vs. Colgate
Union Federal Hoosier Classic
W 63-48  12-1
Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1996*
#13 vs. Valparaiso
Union Federal Hoosier Classic
W 72-51  13-1
Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
1/2/1997
#12 Michigan State W 77-65  14-1 (1-0)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/4/1997
#12 at Wisconsin L 58-71  14-2 (1-1)
Wisconsin Field House
Madison, WI
1/8/1997
#15 #11 Minnesota L 91-96  14-3 (1-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/15/1997
#17 at Northwestern W 66-63  15-3 (2-2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, IL
1/18/1997
#17 at Purdue
Rivalry
L 53-70  15-4 (2-3)
Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, IN
1/21/1997
#21 #16 Michigan W 72-70  16-4 (3-3)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/26/1997
#21 at Penn State W 70-55  17-4 (4-3)
Bryce Jordan Center
University Park, PA
1/30/1997
#17 at Ohio State L 67-73  17-5 (4-4)
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH
2/2/1997
#17 Illinois
Rivalry
L 74-78  17-6 (4-5)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/4/1997
#24 at Iowa L 67-75  17-7 (4-6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
2/8/1997
#24 Ohio State W 93-76  18-7 (5-6)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1997
Penn State W 81-57  19-7 (6-6)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/16/1997
at #18 Michigan W 84-81  20-7 (7-6)
Crisler Arena
Ann Arbor, MI
2/18/1997
#24 Purdue
Rivalry
L 87-89  20-8 (7-7)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/22/1997
#24 Northwestern W 64-49  21-8 (8-7)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
3/1/1997
#22 at Minnesota L 72-75  21-9 (8-8)
Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN
3/5/1997
#25 Wisconsin W 70-66  22-9 (9-8)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
3/8/1997
#25 at Michigan State L 60-63  22-10 (9-9)
Breslin Center
East Lansing
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1997*
#(8) vs. #(9) Colorado
First Round
L 62-80  22-11 (9-9)
LJV Coliseum
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
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