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The 1996–97 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1996–97 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jan van Breda Kolff and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–12 (9–7 SEC)
Headcoach
HomearenaMemorial Gymnasium
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1996–97 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
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1996–97 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 6 South Carolina15–1 .93824–8  .750
No. 5 Kentucky†13–3 .81335–5  .875
No. 17 Georgia10–6 .62524–9  .727
Vanderbilt9–7 .56319–12  .613
Florida5–11 .31313–17  .433
Tennessee4–12 .25011–16  .407
West
Ole Miss11–5 .68820–9  .690
Arkansas8–8 .50018–14  .563
Auburn6–10 .37516–15  .516
Alabama6–10 .37517–14  .548
Mississippi State6–10 .37512–18  .400
LSU3–13 .18810–20  .333
† 1997 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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The Commodores finished 4th in the SEC East regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. The team finished with a 19–12 record (9–7 SEC).

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1996–97 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F/C 42 Dan Langhi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Benton, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on
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    Schedule and results

    More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 20, 1996*
    		 Valparaiso
    Preseason NIT    		 W 74–66  1–0
    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Nov 22, 1996*
    		 at No. 10 Duke
    Preseason NIT    		 L 57–86  1–1
    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, North Carolina
    Dec 4, 1996*
    		 UAB W 66–62  2–1
    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 7, 1996*
    		 at Memphis W 66–59  3–1
    		 The Pyramid 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Dec 9, 1996*
    		 at No. 25 Boston College L 52–59  3–2
    		 Silvio O. Conte Forum 
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Dec 15, 1996*
    		 Nicholls State W 85–37  4–2
    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 19, 1996*
    		 Alabama-Huntsville W 60–47  5–2
    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 21, 1996*
    		 Tennessee Tech W 82–61  6–2
    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 23, 1996*
    		 Mississippi Valley State W 92–56  7–2
    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 29, 1996*
    		 at Evansville L 61–66  7–3
    		 Roberts Stadium 
    Evansville, Indiana
    Dec 31, 1996*
    		 Saint Louis W 81–61  8–3
    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 4, 1997
    		 Alabama W 92–84  9–3
    (1–0)    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 8, 1997
    		 No. 24 Georgia L 53–61  9–4
    (1–1)    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 11, 1997
    		 at Tennessee L 65–75  9–5
    (1–2)    		 Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Jan 15, 1997
    		 at LSU W 69–62  10–5
    (2–2)    		 LSU Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Jan 18, 1997
    		 No. 20 Ole Miss W 67–64  11–5
    (3–2)    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Jan 22, 1997
    		 vs. No. 3 Kentucky L 46–58  11–6
    (3–3)    		 Riverfront Coliseum 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Jan 25, 1997
    		 at Mississippi State L 53–60  11–7
    (3–4)    		 Humphrey Coliseum 
    Starkville, Mississippi
    Jan 29, 1997
    		 No. 25 South Carolina L 64–65  11–8
    (3–5)    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 1, 1997
    		 at Florida W 74–63  12–8
    (4–5)    		 Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Feb 5, 1997*
    		 Memphis W 69–62  13–8
    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 8, 1997
    		 Arkansas W 87–83 OT 14–8
    (5–5)    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 12, 1997
    		 Tennessee W 66–53  15–8
    (6–5)    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 15, 1997
    		 at Auburn W 75–61  16–8
    (7–5)    		 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
    Auburn, Alabama
    Feb 19, 1997
    		 at Georgia W 86–80  17–8
    (8–5)    		 Stegeman Coliseum 
    Athens, Georgia
    Feb 22, 1997
    		 No. 3 Kentucky L 79–82  17–9
    (8–6)    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 26, 1997
    		 at No. 6 South Carolina L 53–74  17–10
    (8–7)    		 Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Mar 1, 1997
    		 Florida W 79–72  18–10
    (9–7)    		 Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    SEC tournament
    Mar 6, 1997*
    		 vs. Mississippi State W 73–67 OT 19–10
    		 The Pyramid 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Mar 7, 1997*
    		 vs. Ole Miss L 62–64  19–11
    		 The Pyramid 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 13, 1997*
    		 (10 MW) vs. (7 MW) No. 13 Xavier
    First round    		 L 68–80[1]  19–12
    		 Palace of Auburn Hills 
    Auburn Hills, Michigan
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.
    All times are in Central Time.
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    Main article: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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