1996–97 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

1996–97 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
1996–97 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season co-champions; Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic 10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 12
Record	26–7 (13–3 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Brady (4th season); Monté Ross (1st season); Carlin Warley;
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 2nd year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 26–7 (13–3 in A-10 play). Saint Joseph's won both regular season and A-10 Tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the West Regional. The team defeated Pacific^[1] and Boston College^[2] to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 1 seed Kentucky in the regional semifinal.

ConferenceAtlantic 10

CoachesNo. 17

APNo. 12

Record26–7 (13–3 Atlantic 10)

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1996–97 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 12 Saint Joseph's †	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
Rhode Island	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
UMass	11	–	5	.688	19	–	14	.576
Temple	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
Fordham	1	–	15	.063	6	–	21	.222
West
No. 13 Xavier	13	–	3	.813	23	–	6	.793
George Washington	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Virginia Tech	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
Dayton	6	–	10	.375	13	–	14	.481
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Duquesne	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333

† 1997 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1996*		at No. 10 Duke Preseason NIT	L 60–89	0–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1996*		Wyoming	W 71–57	1–1	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1996*		vs. No. 21 Tulsa Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 67–64	2–1	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
Dec 16, 1996*		DePaul	W 71–58	3–1	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1996*		at East Carolina	L 64–68	3–2	Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Dec 23, 1996*		No. 10 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5	L 65–81	3–3	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 1996*		vs. Austin Peay Pepsi-Oneida Bingo & Casino Classic	W 74–58	4–3	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Dec 31, 1996*		at Green Bay Pepsi-Oneida Bingo & Casino Classic	W 64–59	5–3	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Jan 5, 1997		at UMass	W 72–68	6–3 (1–0)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 9, 1997		St. Bonaventure	W 82–80 ^2OT	7–3 (2–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1997		at Rhode Island	L 70–74	7–4 (2–1)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 15, 1997		at George Washington	W 55–53	8–4 (3–1)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 18, 1997		at Penn	W 66–61	9–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 21, 1997		Duquesne	W 82–74	10–4 (4–1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 25, 1997		Virginia Tech	W 68–50	11–4 (5–1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1997		Temple	L 59–68	11–5 (5–2)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1997		Rhode Island	W 79–77	12–5 (6–2)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 1997		Dayton	W 89–82	13–5 (7–2)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 6, 1997		Fordham	W 71–53	14–5 (8–2)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 8, 1997		No. 17 Xavier	W 79–65	15–5 (9–2)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1997*		Drexel	W 63–62	16–5	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1997		at Temple	L 62–64	16–6 (9–3)	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1997		at Fordham	W 77–66	17–6 (10–3)	Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York
Feb 18, 1997*		Delaware	W 77–65	18–6	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 22, 1997		at St. Bonaventure	W 86–50	19–6 (11–3)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 25, 1997	No. 23	UMass	W 78–63	20–6 (12–3)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1997	No. 23	at La Salle Philadelphia Big 5	W 62–59	21–6 (13–3)	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A-10 Tournament
Mar 6, 1997*	No. 19	St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals	W 75–59	22–6	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1997*	No. 19	George Washington Semifinals	W 78–70	23–6	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1997*	No. 19	Rhode Island Championship Game	W 61–56	24–6	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1997*	(4 W) No. 12	vs. (13 W) Pacific First round	W 75–65	25–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 15, 1997*	(4 W) No. 12	vs. (5 W) No. 23 Boston College Second Round	W 81–77 ^{OT^[2]}	26–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 20, 1997*	(4 W) No. 12	vs. (1 W) No. 5 Kentucky West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 68–83	26–7	San Jose Arena (18,543) San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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1996–97 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season co-champions Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic 10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 12
Record	26–7 (13–3 Atlantic 10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Brady (4th season) Monté Ross (1st season) Carlin Warley
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →