1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round, L 59–81 vs. Providence
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionBlue
Record22–9 (9-5 CUSA)
Head coach
Home arenaBradley Center
Seasons
1996–97 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Blue
No. 10 Cincinnati 12 – 2   .857 26 – 8   .765
Marquette † 9 – 5   .643 22 – 9   .710
Saint Louis 4 – 10   .286 11 – 18   .379
DePaul 1 – 13   .071 3 – 23   .115
Red
Tulane 11 – 3   .786 20 – 11   .645
UAB 7 – 7   .500 18 – 14   .563
Southern Miss 6 – 8   .429 12 – 15   .444
South Florida 2 – 12   .143 8 – 19   .296
White
UNC Charlotte 10 – 4   .714 22 – 9   .710
Memphis 10 – 4   .714 16 – 15   .516
No. 25 Louisville 9 – 5   .643 26 – 9   .743
Houston 3 – 11   .214 11 – 16   .407
† 1997 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1996–97 season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 22–9.

Roster

1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 40 Faisal Abraham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr St. Croix, Virgin Islands
F 5 Chris Crawford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kalamazoo, Michigan
G 12 Aaron Hutchins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lima, Ohio
C 45 Jarrod Lovette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Blair, Wisconsin
G 3 Anthony Pieper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wausaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 24*
 UW Milwaukee W 82–55  1–0
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
November 29*
 at Santa Clara L 72–79  1–1
 Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
December 6*
 Prairie View A&M W 104–49  2–1
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 7*
 Princeton L 62–66  2–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 14*
 Green Bay W 55–39  3–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 16*
 Coastal Carolina W 66–42  4–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 19*
 Appalachian State W 74–37  5–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 22*
 La Salle W 86–53  6–2
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 27*
 at Dayton W 65–61  7–2
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
December 31*
 Wisconsin W 59–52  8–2
 Bradley Center (15,292)
Milwaukee, WI
January 4
 Southern Mississippi W 61–44  9–2
(1–0) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 7*
 at Iowa State W 67–64  10–2
(1–0) 		James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 9
 DePaul W 75–50  11–2
(2–0) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 12
 at Memphis L 47–54  11–3
(2–1) 		The Pyramid 
Memphis, Tennessee
January 18
 Saint Louis W 69–48  12–3
(3–1) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 26
 at DePaul W 61–49  13–3
(4–1) 		Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
January 30
 at South Florida W 71–36  14–3
(5–1) 		Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
February 1
 Tulane L 53–54  14–4
(5–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 5*
 Maine L 59–68  14–5
(5–2) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 8
 at No. 12 Cincinnati L 46–66  14–6
(5–3) 		Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 15
 at UNC Charlotte L 46–66  14–7
(5–4) 		Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 17
 at Alabama-Birmingham W 68–52  15–7
(6–4) 		Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
February 20
 Louisville W 79–71 OT 16–7
(7–4) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 25
 at Saint Louis W 79–71  17–7
(8–4) 		Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
February 27
 Cincinnati L 74–80  17–8
(8–5) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
March 2
 Houston W 76–67  18–8
(9–5) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Conference USA tournament
March 5
 (5) vs. (12) DePaul
First Round 		W 79–53  19–8
(10–5) 		Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
March 6
 (5) vs. (4) Memphis
Quarterfinals 		W 63–45  20–8
(11–5) 		Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
March 7
 (5) vs. (1) No. 10 Cincinnati
Semifinals 		W 91–79  21–8
(12–5) 		Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
March 8
 (5) vs. (3) UNC Charlotte
Championship Game 		W 60–51  22–8
(13–5) 		Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
March 14*
 CBS 		(7 SE) vs. (10 SE) Providence
First Round 		L 59–81  22–9
(13–5) 		Bojangles' Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

[2][3]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 50 Chris Crawford Atlanta Hawks

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1996-97 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.