1996–97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 1997 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1996–97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
1996–97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
1996–97 record	24–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Odom;
Assistant coaches	Ricky Stokes; Russell Turner;
Home arena	Lawrence Joel Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Steve Goolsby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jr	—	Marietta, GA
G	10	Cureton Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	—	—
G/F	11	Joseph Amonett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Pickett County	Byrdstown, TN
C	13	Loren Woods	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Cardinal Ritter College Prep	St. Louis, Missouri
G	20	Marc Scott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	—	Chapel Hill, NC
F/C	21	Tim Duncan (C)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Sr	St. Dunstan's Episcopal	Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
G	23	Tim Fuller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Woodbridge Senior	Woodbridge, VA
G	25	Jerry Braswell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Randolph-Clay	Cuthbert, Georgia
G	30	Tony Rutland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Bethel	Hampton, VA
C	33	Rodney West	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	—	Oneida, TN
C	40	Sean Allen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	—	Raleigh, NC
F	44	Ricky Peral	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	—	Valladolid, Spain
C	52	William Stringfellow	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Alief Hastings	Austin, TX
F	53	Ken Herbst	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	—	Winston-Salem, NC

Head coach

Dave Odom

Assistant coach(es)

Ricky Stokes

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1996*	No. 3	VMI	W 92–63	1–0	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 25, 1996*	No. 3	at The Citadel	W 86–52	2–0	McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 29, 1996*	No. 3	Davidson	W 69–45	3–0	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1996*	No. 3	at Richmond	W 80–55	4–0	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 3, 1996*	No. 2	vs. Mississippi State	W 74–43	5–0	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Dec 7, 1996	No. 2	at NC State	W 53–45	6–0 (1–0)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 14, 1996*	No. 2	UMass	W 71–47	7–0	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 21, 1996*	No. 2	Campbell	W 90–53	8–0	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 31, 1996*	No. 2	at No. 7 Utah	W 70–59	9–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 4, 1997	No. 2	No. 11 North Carolina	W 81–57	10–0 (2–0)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1997	No. 2	at Georgia Tech	W 73–63	11–0 (3–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 11, 1997	No. 2	at No. 10 Duke	W 81–69	12–0 (4–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1997	No. 2	Virginia	W 58–54	13–0 (5–0)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1997	No. 2	No. 11 Maryland	L 51–54	13–1 (5–1)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1997	No. 4	at No. 2 Clemson	W 65–62	14–1 (6–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 25, 1997	No. 4	Florida State	W 61–58	15–1 (7–1)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 28, 1997*	No. 2	Virginia Tech	W 61–44	16–1	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 29, 1997*	No. 2	Wofford	W 68–51	17–1	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 1, 1997	No. 2	at No. 5 Maryland	W 74–69	18–1 (8–1)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 5, 1997	No. 2	No. 8 Duke	L 68–73	18–2 (8–2)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1997*	No. 2	at Missouri	W 73–65	19–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 12, 1997	No. 2	No. 7 Clemson	W 55–49	20–2 (9–2)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1997	No. 2	NC State	L 59–60 ^OT	20–3 (9–3)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 19, 1997	No. 4	at No. 12 North Carolina	L 60–74	20–4 (9–4)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 22, 1997	No. 4	at Virginia	W 66–60	21–4 (10–4)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 25, 1997	No. 5	Georgia Tech	W 71–55	22–4 (11–4)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 1, 1997	No. 5	at Florida State	L 55–59	22–5 (11–5)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 1997*	No. 8	vs. Florida State ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 66–65	23–5	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 8, 1997*	No. 8	vs. No. 5 North Carolina ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 73–86	23–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1997*	(3 W) No. 9	vs. (14 W) Saint Mary's First round	W 68–46	24–6	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 16, 1997*	(3 W) No. 9	vs. (6 W) No. 21 Stanford Second round	L 66–72	24–7	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in EST.

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Rankings[]

Awards and honors[]

Tim Duncan, ACC Player of the Year
Tim Duncan, Naismith College Player of the Year^[2]
Tim Duncan, USBWA College Player of the Year^[3]
Tim Duncan, John R. Wooden Award^[4]

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	1	Tim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs

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References[]

^ "1996-97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^ "The Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T History". Naismith Awards. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ "Oscar Robertson Trophy". United States Basketball Writers Association. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ "Michigan's Trey Burke wins 2012-13 John R. Wooden Award® Presented by Wendy's®". Wooden Award. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ "1997 NBA Draft". Database Sports. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

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[1] "1996-97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[2] "The Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T History". Naismith Awards. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[3] "Oscar Robertson Trophy". United States Basketball Writers Association. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[4] "Michigan's Trey Burke wins 2012-13 John R. Wooden Award® Presented by Wendy's®". Wooden Award. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[5] "1997 NBA Draft". Database Sports. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

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Venues	Gore Gymnasium (1935–1956) Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (1956–1989) Greensboro Coliseum (alternate; 1959–1989) Reynolds Gymnasium (alternate; 1956–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina NC State
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "" Tobacco Road Dixie Classic/Big Four
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1960–61 1961–62 1980–81 1982–83 1983–84 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 2003–04 2004–05 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
v t	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
NC State	4	–	12	.250	17	–	15	.531
Georgia Tech	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333

† 1997 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll