1996–97 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1996–97 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NIT 4th Place
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Record	18–14 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (12th season)
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena

1996–97 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 6 South Carolina	15	–	1		.938			24	–	8		.750
No. 5 Kentucky†	13	–	3		.813			35	–	5		.875
No. 17 Georgia	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
Vanderbilt	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
Florida	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Tennessee	4	–	12		.250			11	–	16		.407
West
Ole Miss	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
Arkansas	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
Auburn	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
Alabama	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
Mississippi State	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
LSU	3	–	13		.188			10	–	20		.333
† 1997 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1996–97 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his 12th year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Roster

1996–97 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown	Head coach Nolan Richardson Assistant coach(es) 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
Exhibition
Nov 12, 1996*		Converse All-Stars	W 101–94		Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 17, 1996*		North Melbourne	W 106–77		Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Regular Season
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 1997*	(W2)	vs. (E3) No. 24 Georgia Quarterfinals	L 63–65	14–13	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
NIT
Mar 12, 1997*		Northern Arizona First Round	W 101–75	15–13	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mar 17, 1997*		Pittsburgh Second Round	W 76–71	16–13	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mar 19, 1997*  ESPN		UNLV Quarterfinals	W 86–73	17–13	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mar 25, 1997*  ESPN		vs. Michigan Semifinals	L 62–77	18–13	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 27, 1997*		vs. Connecticut Third-place game	L 64–74	18–14	Madison Square Garden (15,849) New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Sources^[2][3]

Rankings

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

References

1. "1996–97 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
2. "1996–97 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
3. "1996–97 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.