1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
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Pacific-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7[1]
APNo. 7[1]
1996–97 record24–8 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
No. 21 Stanford 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
California 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
USC 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
No. 15 Arizona 11 7   .611 25 9   .735
Washington 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Oregon 8 10   .444 17 11   .607
Washington State 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
Oregon State 3 15   .167 7 20   .259
Arizona State 2 16   .111 10 20   .333
As of November 23, 2011[2]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under new head coach, Steve Lavin, the Bruins began the season ranked 5th in the AP Poll, but after an overtime loss in the opener to Tulsa, the Bruins dropped and would not be ranked as high for the rest of the season. On Jan. 18 the Bruins beat #6 Arizona, 84-78 in overtime. The team finished 1st in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, losing to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Elite Eight. This was the first season for head coach Steve Lavin, who had been an assistant coach under Jim Harrick.

Roster[]

1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Toby Bailey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 5 Cameron Dollar (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
F 30 Sean Farnham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Clayton, California
G 15 Matt Harbour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
F 52 J. R. Henderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Bakersfield, California
G 54 Kris Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 20 Brandon Loyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Tulsa, Oklahoma
C 34 Jelani McCoy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Oakland, California
G 30 Vince McGautha 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
F 24 Bob Myers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Danville, California
F 13 Charles O'Bannon (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Bellflower, California
C 50 Dave Parker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
G 3 Harold Sylvester 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Head coach

Steve Lavin (Chapman)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 12, 1996
vs. Athletes in Action
Exhibition
W 114–79  0–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 14, 1996
vs. German 22 & under team
Exhibition
W 71–44  0–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
November 21, 1996
No. 5 Tulsa
Preseason NIT
L 76–77 OT 0–1
Pauley Pavilion (8,589)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 1996
No. 17 Cal State Northridge W 95–73  1–1
Pauley Pavilion (7,427)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1996
No. 17 No. 1 Kansas L 83–96  1–2
Pauley Pavilion (12,060)
Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 1996
No. 23 Ohio W 72–61  2–2
Pauley Pavilion (8,053)
Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1996
No. 24 Jackson State W 93–67  3–2
Pauley Pavilion (6,442)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 1996
No. 24 at Illinois L 63–79  3–3
United Center (15,331)
Chicago, IL
December 23, 1996
No. 24 at Saint Louis W 64–57  4–3
Scottrade Center (17,911)
St. Louis, MO
December 28, 1996
Morgan State W 87–72  5–3
Pauley Pavilion (7,654)
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1997
Washington State W 84–56  6–3
(1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (8,350)
Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1997
Washington W 79–70  7–3
(2–0)
Pauley Pavilion (9,584)
Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 1997
at No. 21 Stanford L 61–109  7–4
(2–1)
Maples Pavilion (7,391)
Stanford, CA
January 11, 1997
at California W 64–56  8–4
(3–1)
Cow Palace (11,054)
Daly City, CA
January 16, 1997
Arizona State W 79–62  9–4
(4–1)
Pauley Pavilion (10,067)
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 1997
No. 6 Arizona W 84–78 OT 10–4
(5–1)
Pauley Pavilion (11,286)
Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 1997
at USC W 96–87  11–4
(6–1)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (12,843)
Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 1997
at No. 6 Louisville L 71–74  11–5
Freedom Hall (20,043)
Louisville, KY
January 30, 1997
at Oregon L 85–87 OT 11–6
(6–2)
McArthur Court (10,024)
Eugene, OR
February 1, 1997
at Oregon State W 74–68  12–6
(7–2)
Gill Coliseum (837)
Corvallis, OR
February 6, 1997
California L 68–71  12–7
(7–3)
Pauley Pavilion (11,701)
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 1997
No. 18 Stanford W 87–68  13–7
(8–3)
Pauley Pavilion (12,378)
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1997
No. 24 at No. 11 Arizona W 66–64  14–7
(9–3)
McKale Center (14,474)
Tucson, AZ
February 15, 1997
No. 24 at Arizona State W 92–81  15–7
(10–3)
ASU Activity Center (4,823)
Tempe, AZ
February 19, 1997
No. 17 USC W 82–60  16–7
(11–3)
Pauley Pavilion (13,382)
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 1997
No. 17 No. 6 Duke W 73–69  17–7
Pauley Pavilion (13,478)
Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1997
No. 10 Oregon State W 81–69  18–7
(12–3)
Pauley Pavilion (11,048)
Los Angeles, CA
March 01, 1997
No. 10 Oregon W 74–67  19–7
(13–3)
Pauley Pavilion (12,341)
Los Angeles, CA
March 06, 1997
No. 9 at Washington W 87–85  20–7
(14–3)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,836)
Seattle, WA
March 08, 1997
No. 9 at Washington State W 87–86  21–7
(15–3)
Beasley Coliseum (7,926)
Pullman, WA
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1997
No. 7 vs. Charleston Southern
First Round
W 109–75  22–7
The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,020)
Auburn Hills, MI
March 15, 1997
No. 7 vs. No. 13 Xavier
Second Round
W 96–83  23–7
The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,020)
Auburn Hills, MI
March 20, 1997
No. 7 vs. No. 18 Iowa State
Sweet Sixteen
W 74–73 OT 24–7
Alamodome (29,231)
San Antonio, TX
March 22, 1997
No. 7 vs. No. 3 Minnesota
Elite Eight
L 72–80  24–8
Alamodome (31,930)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3] [4]

Rankings[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  2. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1996–97 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  3. ^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
  4. ^ "Final 1997 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).
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