1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	18–12 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady
Home arena	Mackey Arena

1996–97 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iowa	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
Purdue	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
No. 19 Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Wisconsin	11	–	7		.611			18	–	10		.643
Indiana	9	–	9		.500			22	–	11		.667
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	12		.586
Ohio State	5	–	13		.278			10	–	17		.370
Penn State	3	–	15		.167			10	–	17		.370
Northwestern	2	–	16		.111			7	–	22		.241
No. 3 Minnesota*	0	–	2		.000			0	–	4		.000
Michigan*	0	–	9		.000			0	–	11		.000
Rankings from AP Poll *Michigan: 24 games vacated; including NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program *Minnesota: 5 NCAA Tournament games vacated due to sanctions against the program[1] Disputed records: Michigan-(24–11)(9–9); Minnesota-(31–4)(16–2)

The 1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

Roster

1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Chad Austin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr   Richmond, Indiana C 14 Matt ten Dam 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jr   Almelo, Holland G 15 Alan Eldridge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So   Fort Wayne, Indiana G 22 Jaraan Cornell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Clay South Bend, Indiana F 31 David Lesmond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr   Pierrefitte, France C 34 Luther Clay 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So   Oberlin, Ohio F 35 Brian Cardinal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Unity Tolono, Illinois F 52 Brad Miller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr East Noble Kendallville, Indiana	Head coach Gene Keady (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Bruce Weber (Milwaukee) Jay Price Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1996*		Idaho	W 86–63	1–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 26, 1996*		at Western Michigan	W 65–56	2–0	University Arena  Kalamazoo, Michigan
Nov 30, 1996*		Bowling Green State	L 83–86	2–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 3, 1996*		vs. No. 6 Kentucky Great Eight	L 87–101	2–2	United Center (20,171) Chicago, Illinois
Dec 6, 1996*		Cornell	W 69–55	3–2	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 7, 1996*		Long Beach State	W 86–71	4–2	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 14, 1996*		vs. No. 22 Louisville	L 72–88	4–3	Market Square Arena  Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 16, 1996*		Tennessee-Martin	W 75–45	5–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 21, 1996*		at Oklahoma	L 58–82	5–4	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1996*		at TCU	L 69–97	5–5	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 2, 1997		at No. 24 Illinois	W 75–69	6–5 (1–0)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
Jan 7, 1997		Iowa	L 56–59[3]	6–6 (1–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 11, 1997		Northwestern	W 78–53	7–6 (2–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 16, 1997		at No. 18 Michigan	L 65–89	7–7 (2–2)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 18, 1997		No. 17 Indiana	W 70–53	8–7 (3–2)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 22, 1997		Wisconsin	W 60–52	9–7 (4–2)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 25, 1997		at No. 8 Minnesota	L 68–91	9–8 (4–3)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 29, 1997		Michigan State	W 72–62	10–8 (5–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 1, 1997		at Penn State	W 67–62	11–8 (6–3)	Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 5, 1997		Ohio State	W 94–77	12–8 (7–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 8, 1997		at Michigan State	W 77–62	13–8 (8–3)	Breslin Student Events Center  East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 12, 1997		No. 3 Minnesota	L 67–70	13–9 (8–4)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 15, 1997		at Wisconsin	L 52–69	13–10 (8–5)	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 18, 1997		at No. 24 Indiana	W 89–87 ^OT	14–10 (9–5)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 23, 1997*		No. 18 Michigan	W 67–58	15–10 (10–5)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 26, 1997		at Northwestern	W 72–61	16–10 (11–5)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
Mar 1, 1997		at Iowa	L 62–84	16–11 (11–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 8, 1997		No. 15 Illinois	W 77–69	17–11 (12–6)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1997*	(8 SE)	vs. (9 SE) Rhode Island First round	W 83–76 ^OT[4]	18–11	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 15, 1997*	(8 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 1 Kansas Second round	L 61–75	18–12	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

Main article: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
2. "1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
3. "Iowa 59, Purdue 56". Chicago Tribune. January 8, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
4. "Purdue Escapes Rhode Island in Overtime". The Washington Post. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
5. "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
6. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.