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1996–97 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
1996–97 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	19–11 (9–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (3rd season);
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kansas †	15	–	1	.938	34	–	2	.944
No. 24 Colorado	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
Texas	10	–	6	.625	18	–	12	.600
No. 18 Iowa State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Texas Tech	10	–	6	.625	19	–	9	.679
Oklahoma	9	–	7	.563	19	–	11	.633
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Oklahoma State	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Baylor	6	–	10	.375	18	–	12	.600
Missouri	5	–	11	.313	16	–	17	.485
Texas A&M	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
Kansas State	3	–	13	.188	10	–	17	.370

† 1997 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 1996–97 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big 12 Conference.

The team posted a 19–11 overall record (9–7 Big 12). The Sooners received a bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Sooners lost to No. 6 seed Stanford, 80–67, in the opening round.

Roster

1996–97 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	21	Eduardo Nájera	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr
G	31	Corey Brewer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	West Memphis, Arkansas
C	32	Evan Wiley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Kelvin Sampson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 23, 1996*		Northeast Louisiana	W 95–68	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
November 27, 1996*		Sam Houston State	W 84–51	2–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
November 30, 1996*		Coppin State	W 88–64	3–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
December 4, 1996*		Delaware State	W 83–56	4–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
December 7, 1996*		Southeast Missouri State	W 83–52	5–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
December 14, 1996*		Centenary	W 89–45	6–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
December 21, 1996*		Purdue	W 82–58	7–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
December 23, 1996*		at Memphis	L 47–61	7–1	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
December 27, 1996*		vs. Western Illinois All-College Basketball Classic	W 74–62	8–1	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
December 28, 1996*		vs. Tulsa All-College Basketball Classic	L 75–78	8–2	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Big 12 Regular Season
January 5, 1997		at Texas A&M	W 78–59	9–2 (1–0)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
January 11, 1997		at No. 4 Iowa State	L 55–82	9–3 (1–1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1997		No. 25 Texas Tech	L 62–67	9–4 (1–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
January 18, 1997		Baylor	W 84–67	10–4 (2–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
January 22, 1997		at No. 23 Texas	L 66–76	10–5 (2–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
January 25, 1997		Nebraska	W 84–77	11–5 (3–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
January 27, 1997		at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	L 72–73 ^OT	11–6 (3–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 1, 1997		No. 23 Texas	W 83–69	12–6 (4–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 4, 1997		Texas A&M	W 62–59 ^OT	13–6 (5–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 8, 1997		at Kansas State	L 63–67	13–7 (5–5)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
February 12, 1997		No. 15 Colorado	W 91–66	14–7 (6–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 15, 1997		at Missouri	L 73–80	14–8 (6–6)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
February 19, 1997		at Texas Tech	W 66–60	15–8 (7–6)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
February 22, 1997		Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 80–64	16–8 (8–6)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 24, 1997*		No. 1 Kansas	L 68–70	16–9 (8–7)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
March 1, 1997		at Baylor	W 72–61	17–9 (9–7)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
March 6, 1997*		vs. Texas A&M First round	W 67–58	18–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
March 7, 1997*		vs. No. 18 Colorado Quarterfinals	W 55–41	19–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
March 8, 1997*		vs. Missouri Semifinals	L 80–89	19–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1997*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 21 Stanford First round	L 67–80	19–11	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West.