1996–97 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1996-97 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
NCAA Tournament East Region 11 Seed
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
1996-97 record 19-14 (11-5 A-10)
Head coach Bruiser Flint (1st year)
Assistant coach Geoff Arnold
Assistant coach Tony Barbee
Assistant coach John Robic
Home arena William D. Mullins Memorial Center

The 1996–97 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by first year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 19-14, 11-5 in A-10 play to finish in third place.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Charlton Clarke Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Bronx, New York
4 Lari Ketner Center 6-10 270 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 Ross Burns Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore Greenfield, Massachusetts
12 Edgar Padilla Guard 6-2 175 Senior Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
14 Andy Maclay Guard 6–4 190 Sophomore Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
20 Winston Smith Forward 6–5 195 Freshman Summit, New Jersey
22 Chris Kirkland Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
23 Mike Babul Forward 6–6 190 Freshman North Attleboro, Massachusetts
24 Carmelo Travieso Guard 6–2 180 Senior Boston, Massachusetts
34 Tyrone Weeks Forward 6-7 260 Senior Philadelphia, PA
42 Ajmal Basit Center/Forward 6–9 220 Freshman Brooklyn, New York
50 Inus Norville Forward 6–8 225 Junior Fayetteville, North Carolina

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
11/25/1996*
#15 vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational
W 59-48  1–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, Hawaii
11/26/1996*
#17 vs. Virginia
Maui Invitational
L 68-75  1–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, Hawaii
11/27/1996*
#17 vs. California
Maui Invitational
L 55-59  1–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, Hawaii
12/4/1996*
vs. Georgetown
Great Eight
L 53–58  1–3
United Center (-)
Chicago, Illinois
12/07/1996*
Wyoming W 90-72  2-3
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
12/10/1996*
#16 Fresno State L 81-102  2-4
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
12/12/1996*
Drexel W 69-48  3-4
Mullins Center (-)
Amherst, MA
12/14/1996*
at #2 Wake Forest L 47-71  3-5
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,111)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
12/20/1996*
vs. #12 North Carolina
Jimmy V Classic
L 69-83  3-6
The Meadowlands (13,812)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
12/22/1996*
at UNC Wilmington W 47-46  4-6
Trask Coliseum (2,543)
Wilmington, North Carolina
12/27/1996*
at Connecticut
U-Game
L 61-64  4-7
Hartford Civic Center (-)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/2/1997
Davidson W 77-64  5-7
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
01/05/1997
St. Joseph's L 68-72  5-8 (0-1)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/08/1997
at La Salle W 56-50  6-8 (1-1)
First Union Spectrum (2,551)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
01/12/1997
Virginia Tech L 47-63  6-9 (1-2)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/14/1997
at St. Bonaventure W 63-59  7-9 (2-2)
Reilly Center (6,000)
St. Bonaventure, New York
01/18/1997*
vs. #19 Boston College
Commonwealth Classic
W 90-78  8-9
Fleet Center (15,215)
Boston, Massachusetts
01/21/1997
at Rhode Island W 64-60  9-9 (3-2)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
01/25/1997
at Temple W 78-66  10-9 (4–2)
McGonigle Hall (3,913)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
01/30/1997
at George Washington W 68-63  11-9 (5-2)
Charles E. Smith Center (5,454)
Washington, DC
02/01/1997
#20 Xavier L 84-87 OT 11-10 (5-3)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
02/03/1997
at Fordham W 75-54  12-10 (6-3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,435)
Bronx, New York
02/06/1997
Duquesne W 73-71  13-10 (7-3)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
2/08/1997
at Rhode Island W 64-61  14-10 (8–3)
Providence Civic Center (12,931)
Providence, Rhode Island
02/11/1997
St. Bonaventure W 74-68  15-10 (9-3)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
02/15/1997*
#10 Maryland W 78-61  16-10
Worcester Centrum (11,210)
Worcester, Massachusetts
02/20/1997
Fordham W 75-58  17-10 (10-3)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
02/23/1997
at Dayton L 67-69  17-11 (10-4)
UD Arena (11,893)
Dayton, Ohio
02/25/1997
at #23 St. Joseph's L 63-78  17-12 (10-5)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
Philadelphia, PA
03/01/1997
Temple W 59-53  18-12 (11-5)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
1997 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/05/1997
vs. La Salle
1st Round
W 64-49  19-12
CoreStates Spectrum (-)
Philadelphia, PA
03/06/1997
vs. George Washington
Quarterfinal
L 49-58  19-13
CoreStates Spectrum (10,005)
Philadelphia, PA
1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/14/1997*
vs. Louisville
First Round
L 57-65  19-14
Civic Arena (17,509)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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