1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record18–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Duke 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
No. 9 Wake Forest 11 – 5   .688 24 – 7   .774
No. 4 North Carolina † 11 – 5   .688 28 – 7   .800
No. 14 Clemson 9 – 7   .563 23 – 10   .697
No. 22 Maryland 9 – 7   .563 21 – 11   .656
Virginia 7 – 9   .438 18 – 13   .581
Florida State 6 – 10   .375 20 – 12   .625
NC State 4 – 12   .250 17 – 15   .531
Georgia Tech 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333
† 1997 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 18–13.

Roster

1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Curtis Staples 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Roanoke, Virginia
G/F 13 Jamal Robinson (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Jamaica, New York
G 15 Peter McLaughlin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Jr Maplewood, New Jersey
G 21 Harold Deane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Ettrick, Virginia
G/F 24 Willie Dersch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Floral Park, New York
F 25 Norman Nolan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
G 31 Mike Curtis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Richmond, Virginia
G/F 32 Courtney Alexander 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Durham, North Carolina
G/F 33 Monte Marcaccini 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS So Tarzana, California
C 42 Chase Metheney 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS So Charlotte, North Carolina
C 44 Kris Hunter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Tallahassee, Florida
F/C 52 Colin Ducharme 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Fr Richmond, Virginia
F/C 54 Craig McAndrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Fr Wonga Beach, Queensland
F 55 Martin Walton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Portsmouth, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 25*
 vs. South Carolina
Maui Classic 		W 93–70  1–0
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
Nov. 26*
 vs. No. 17 Massachusetts
Maui Classic 		W 75–68  2–0
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
Nov. 27*
 vs. No. 2 Kansas
Maui Classic 		L 63–80  2–1
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
Nov. 30*
 at George Mason W 106–93  3–1
 Patriot Center (6,707)
Fairfax, Virginia
Dec. 4*
 No. 25 at William & Mary W 75–64  4–1
 William & Mary Hall (4,617)
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dec. 7
 No. 25 No. 12 Clemson L 52–62  4–2
(0–1) 		University Hall (8,004)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 18*
 Liberty W 67–54  5–2
(0–1) 		University Hall (7,026)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 21*
 UMBC W 57–34  6–2
(0–1) 		University Hall (6,507)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 23*
 at Connecticut L 61–64 OT 6–3
(0–1) 		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
Dec. 28*
 Radford W 95–47  7–3
(0–1) 		University Hall (7,907)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 30*
 Delaware W 76–66  8–3
(0–1) 		University Hall (7,658)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 2*
 Loyola W 67–61  9–3
(0–1) 		University Hall (6,733)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 4
 at No. 19 Maryland L 62–78  9–4
(0–2) 		Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
Jan. 8
 at Florida State W 64–61  10–4
(1–2) 		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (9,452)
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan. 11
 No. 13 North Carolina W 75–63  11–4
(2–2) 		University Hall (8,241)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 15
 at No. 2 Wake Forest L 54–58  11–5
(2–3) 		LJVM Coliseum (14,268)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan. 18
 at No. 13 Duke L 59–78  11–6
(2–4) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 22
 Georgia Tech W 68–64  12–6
(3–4) 		University Hall (8,120)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 28
 NC State W 56–50  13–6
(4–4) 		University Hall (7,697)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 30*
 Richmond W 83–66  14–6
(4–4) 		University Hall (7,306)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 1
 Florida State W 73–60  15–6
(5–4) 		University Hall (8,120)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 6
 at Georgia Tech L 53–66  15–7
(5–5) 		Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,103)
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb. 8
 at No. 20 North Carolina L 57–81  15–8
(5–6) 		Dean Smith Center (21,572)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 11
 No. 6 Duke L 61–62  15–9
(5–7) 		University Hall (8,394)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 15
 at No. 7 Clemson L 65–71  15–10
(5–8) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (10,500)
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb. 19
 at NC State W 55–46  16–10
(6–8) 		Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 22
 No. 4 Wake Forest L 60–66  16–11
(6–9) 		University Hall (8,150)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 25*
 vs. Virginia Tech W 58–57  17–11
(6–9) 		Richmond Coliseum (8,503)
Richmond, Virginia
Mar. 2
 No. 16 Maryland W 81–74  18–11
(7–9) 		University Hall (8,182)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar. 7
 (6) vs. (3) No. 5 North Carolina
ACC Tournament quarterfinals 		L 68–78  18–12
 Greensboro Coliseum (23,250)
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar. 13*
 (9 W) vs. (8 W) Iowa
NCAA Tournament first round 		L 60–73[2]  18–13
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,886)
Salt Lake City
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "1996-97 Men's Basketball Roster". Archived from the original on June 17, 1997. Retrieved June 16, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Domination" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 14, 1997. p. 1B. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "1996–1997 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved March 17, 2015.[permanent dead link‍]