1996–97 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
1996–97 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC Champions | |
Conference | Southeast Conference |
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 5 |
1996–97 record | 35–5 (13–3 SEC) |
Head coach | Rick Pitino |
Assistant coach | Jim O'Brien |
Assistant coach | Winston Bennett |
Assistant coach | Delray Brooks |
Home arena | Rupp Arena |
The 1996–97 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky coached by Rick Pitino . The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.
Roster
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Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/4/1996* no, no |
Athletes in Action | W 79-62 | |
Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY | |||||||
11/20/1996* no, no |
Australia | W 84-51 | |
Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY | |||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/15/1996* no, no |
No. 3 | vs. No. 20 Clemson BCA Classic |
L 71-79 (OT) | 0-1 |
RCA Dome (32,250) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
11/28/1996* no, no |
No. 8 | vs. No. 12 Syracuse Great Alaska Shootout |
W 87-53 | 1-1 |
Sullivan Arena (8,285) Anchorage, AK | ||||||
11/29/1996* no, no |
No. 8 | vs. Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout |
W 104-72 | 2-1 |
Sullivan Arena (8,285) Anchorage, AK | ||||||
11/30/1996* no, no |
No. 8 | vs. College of Charleston Great Alaska Shootout |
W 92-65 | 3-1 |
Sullivan Arena (8,285) Anchorage, AK | ||||||
12/3/1996* no, no |
No. 8 | vs. Purdue Great Eight |
W 101-87 | 4-1 |
United Center (20,171) Chicago, IL | ||||||
12/7/1996* no, no |
No. 6 | vs. No. 8 Indiana | W 99-65 | 5-1 |
Freedom Hall (20,074) Louisville, KY | ||||||
12/9/1996* no, no |
No. 6 | Wright State | W 90-62 | 6-1 |
Rupp Arena (23,127) Lexington, KY | ||||||
12/14/1996* no, no |
No. 3 | Notre Dame | W 80-56 | 7-1 |
Rupp Arena (24,152) Lexington, KY | ||||||
12/21/1996* no, no |
No. 3 | vs. Georgia Tech Delta Air Lines Classic |
W 88-59 | 8-1 |
Georgia Dome (27,842) Atlanta, GA | ||||||
12/23/1996* no, no |
No. 3 | UNC Asheville | W 105-51 | 9-1 |
Rupp Arena (23,891) Lexington, KY | ||||||
12/28/1996* no, no |
No. 3 | vs. Ohio State Rock and Roll Shootout |
W 81-65 | 10-1 |
Gund Arena (20,562) Cleveland, OH | ||||||
12/31/1996* no, no |
No. 3 | at No. 16 Louisville | W 74-54 | 11-1 |
Freedom Hall (20,075) Louisville, KY | ||||||
01/04/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | Tennessee | W 74-40 | 12-1 (1-0) |
Rupp Arena (24,091) Lexington, KY | ||||||
01/07/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | Mississippi State | W 90-61 | 13-1 (2-0) |
Rupp Arena (24,038) Lexington, KY | ||||||
01/09/1997* no, no |
No. 3 | Canisius | W 68-45 | 14-1 |
Rupp Arena (22,883) Lexington, KY | ||||||
01/11/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | Mississippi | L 69-73 | 14-2 (2-1) |
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,195) Oxford, MS | ||||||
01/14/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | at No. 24 Georgia | W 86-65 | 15-2 (3-1) |
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA | ||||||
01/18/1997 no, no |
No. 5 | Auburn | W 77-53 | 16-2 (4-1) |
Rupp Arena (24,169) Lexington, KY | ||||||
01/22/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 58-46 | 17-2 (5-1) |
Riverfront Coliseum (17.121) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
01/26/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | at Arkansas | W 83-73 | 18-2 (6-1) |
Bud Walton Arena (20,320) Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
01/29/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | at Florida | W 92-65 | 19-2 (7-1) |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,629) Gainesville, FL | ||||||
02/01/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | Georgia | W 82-57 | 20-2 (8-1) |
Rupp Arena (24,197) Lexington, KY | ||||||
02/04/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | at No. 25 South Carolina | L 79-84 (OT) | 20-3 (8-2) |
Frank McGuire Arena (12,575) Columbia, SC | ||||||
02/06/1997* no, no |
No. 3 | Western Carolina | W 82-55 | 21-3 |
Rupp Arena (22,134) Lexington, KY | ||||||
02/09/1997* no, no |
No. 3 | No. 18 Villanova | W 93-56 | 22-3 |
Rupp Arena (24,277) Lexington, KY | ||||||
02/12/1997 no, no |
No. 4 | Louisiana State | W 84-48 | 23-3 (9-2) |
Rupp Arena (23,981) Lexington, KY | ||||||
02/15/1997 no, no |
No. 4 | Florida | W 85-56 | 24-3 (10-2) |
Rupp Arena (24,191) Lexington, KY | ||||||
02/19/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | Alabama | W 75-61 | 25-3 (11-2) |
Coleman Coliseum (13,736) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
02/22/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | at Vanderbilt | W 82-79 | 26-3 (12-2) |
Memorial Gymnasium (15,311) Nashville, TN | ||||||
02/25/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | at Tennessee | W 74-64 | 27-3 (13-2) |
Thompson-Boling Arena (20,241) Knoxville, TN | ||||||
03/02/1997 no, no |
No. 3 | No. 6 South Carolina | L 66-72 | 27-4 (13-3) |
Rupp Arena (24,326) Lexington, KY | ||||||
1997 SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
03/07/1997 no, no |
No. 6 | vs. Auburn Quarterfinals |
W 92-50 | 28-4 |
The Pyramid (20,000) Memphis, TN | ||||||
03/08/1997 no, no |
No. 6 | vs. Mississippi Semifinals |
W 88-70 | 29-4 |
The Pyramid (20,000) Memphis, TN | ||||||
03/09/1997 no, no |
No. 6 | vs. No. 24 Georgia Finals |
W 95-68 | 30-4 |
The Pyramid (19,423) Memphis, TN | ||||||
1997 NCAA Tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses) | |||||||||||
03/13/1997* no, no |
No. 5 (1) | vs. (16) Montana West Regional 1st Round |
W 92-54 | 31-4 |
Huntsman Center (13,832) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
03/15/1997* no, no |
No. 5 (1) | vs. (8) Iowa West Regional 2nd Round |
W 75-69 | 32-4 |
Huntsman Center (14,387) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
03/20/1997* no, no |
No. 5 (1) | vs. No. 12 (4) Saint Joseph's West Regional Semifinal |
W 83-68 | 33-4 |
San Jose Arena (18,543) San Jose, CA | ||||||
03/22/1997* no, no |
No. 5 (1) | vs. No. 2 (2) Utah West Regional Final |
W 72-59 | 34-4 |
San Jose Arena (18,543) San Jose, CA | ||||||
03/29/1997* no, no |
No. 5 (W1) | vs. No. 3 (MW1) Minnesota National Semifinal |
W 78-69 | 35-4 |
RCA Dome (47,028) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
03/31/1997* no, no |
No. 5 (W1) | vs. No. 15 (SE4) Arizona National Championship |
L 79-84 (OT) | 35-5 |
RCA Dome (47,028) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Team players drafted into the NBA
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1997 | 1 | 6 | Ron Mercer | Boston Celtics |
1997 | 1 | 13 | Derek Anderson | Cleveland Cavaliers |
1998 | 1 | 29 | Nazr Mohammed | Utah Jazz |
1999 | 1 | 28 | Scott Padgett | Utah Jazz |
2000 | 1 | 19 | Jamaal Magloire | Charlotte Hornets |
References
- ↑ http://www.bigbluehistory.net
- ↑ "1997 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
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