1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 January 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
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]
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Rankings
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics