1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by first-year head coach Pete Herrmann, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.
ConferencePatriot League
Record20–9 (10–2 Patriot)
Headcoach
- Don DeVoe (5th season)
HomearenaAlumni Hall
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Patriot League tournament champions Patriot League Regular Season Champions | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 20–9 (10–2 Patriot) |
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| Home arena | Alumni Hall |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 1 | – | 26 | .037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1997 Patriot League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 22, 1996* |
Coast Guard | W 84–51 | 1–0 |
Alumni Hall (2,631) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Nov 24, 1996* |
at Towson | L 68–76 | 1–1 |
Towson Center (1,003) Towson, Maryland | |||||||
| Nov 26, 1996* |
Pittsburgh | W 60–49 | 2–1 |
Alumni Hall (2,259) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Nov 30, 1996* |
at Air Force | W 78–59 | 3–1 |
Clune Arena (1,279) Colorado Springs, Colorado | |||||||
| Dec 3, 1996* |
New Hampshire | W 89–81 | 4–1 |
Alumni Hall (1,165) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Dec 5, 1996* |
at VMI | W 68–62 | 5–1 |
Cameron Hall (1,043) Lexington, Virginia | |||||||
| Dec 7, 1996* |
at Wofford | L 65–89 | 5–2 |
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,684) Spartanburg, South Carolina | |||||||
| Dec 9, 1996* |
Gettysburg | W 78–64 | 6–2 |
Alumni Hall (1,078) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Dec 21, 1996* |
Dartmouth | L 63–77 | 6–3 |
Alumni Hall (1,475) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Dec 23, 1996* |
at St. Bonaventure | L 69–85 | 6–4 |
Reilly Center (5,247) St. Bonaventure, New York | |||||||
| Dec 28, 1996* |
at No. 23 Stanford | L 68–85 | 6–5 |
Maples Pavilion (7,149) Stanford, California | |||||||
| Dec 30, 1996* |
at Rice | L 52–69 | 6–6 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (4,030) Houston, Texas | |||||||
| Jan 2, 1997* |
Harvard | W 66–63 | 7–6 |
Alumni Hall (1,059) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
| Jan 8, 1997 |
at Army | W 70–56 | 8–6 (1–0) |
Christl Arena (2,632) West Point, New York | |||||||
| Jan 11, 1997 |
at Colgate | L 60–64 | 8–7 (1–1) |
Cotterell Court (2,400) Hamilton, New York | |||||||
| Jan 13, 1997* |
William & Mary | W 74–63 | 9–7 (1–1) |
Alumni Hall (1,011) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Jan 15, 1997 |
at Lehigh | W 70–64 | 10–7 (2–1) |
Stabler Arena (942) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Jan 18, 1997 |
Lafayette | W 60–55 | 11–7 (3–1) |
Alumni Hall (2,592) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Jan 22, 1997 |
at Bucknell | L 55–69 | 11–8 (3–2) |
Davis Gym (2,248) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Jan 29, 1997 |
Holy Cross | W 83–75 | 12–8 (4–2) |
Alumni Hall (1,861) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Feb 1, 1997 |
Army | W 68–64 | 13–8 (5–2) |
Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Feb 5, 1997 |
Colgate | W 79–56 | 14–8 (6–2) |
Alumni Hall (3,428) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Feb 8, 1997 |
Lehigh | W 109–73 | 15–8 (7–2) |
Alumni Hall (1,945) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Feb 12, 1997 |
at Lafayette | W 74–72 | 16–8 (8–2) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,029) Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Feb 15, 1997 |
Bucknell | W 78–67 | 17–8 (9–2) |
Alumni Hall (3,732) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Jan 2, 1997 |
at Holy Cross | W 76–61 | 18–8 (10–2) |
Hart Center (2,833) Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||
| Patriot League tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 2, 1997* |
vs. Lafayette Semifinals |
W 96–57 | 19–8 |
Stabler Arena (3,438) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Mar 6, 1997* |
Bucknell Championship game |
W 76–75 | 20–8 |
Alumni Hall (3,052) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 14, 1997* |
(15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 2 Utah First round |
L 61–75[2][3] | 20–9 |
McKale Center (12,958) Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||