1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal would reach the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 11 seed Oklahoma in the opening round and Tim Duncan-led No. 3 seed Wake Forest[2] in the second round. The season came to and end after an overtime loss to No. 2 seed Utah[3] in the West Regional Semifinals. Stanford finished with an overall record of 22–8 (12–6 Pac-10).

1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 21
1996–97 record22–8 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaMaples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 UCLA153 .833248  .750
No. 21 Stanford126 .667228  .733
California126 .667239  .719
USC126 .6671711  .607
No. 15 Arizona117 .611259  .735
Washington108 .5561711  .607
Oregon810 .4441711  .607
Washington State513 .2781317  .433
Oregon State315 .167720  .259
Arizona State216 .1111020  .333
As of November 23, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 21 David Moseley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr   
G 22 Brevin Knight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrSeton Hall Prep Livingston, New Jersey
F 45 Mark Madsen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrSan Ramon Valley Danville, California
C 55 Tim Young 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoHarbor Santa Cruz, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 27, 1996*
    No. 21 vs. UNC Greensboro
    Great Alaska Shootout
    W 88–52  1–0
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 29, 1996*
    No. 21 vs. College of Charleston
    Great Alaska Shootout
    L 78–82  1–1
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Nov 30, 1996
    No. 21 at Alaska-Anchorage
    Great Alaska Shootout
    W 91–69  2–1
    Sullivan Arena 
    Anchorage, Alaska
    Dec 7, 1996*
    No. 24 vs. Manhattan W 81–59  3–1
    ARCO Arena 
    Sacramento, California
    Dec 14, 1996*
    No. 21 at San Diego W 72–70  4–1
    USD Sports Center 
    San Diego, California
    Dec 18, 1996
    No. 22 Alaska-Anchorage W 105–70  5–1
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Dec 22, 1996*
    No. 22 at Seton Hall W 83–81 OT 6–1
    Continental Airlines Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Dec 28, 1996*
    No. 23 Navy W 85–68  7–1
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Jan 2, 1997
    No. 21 at Arizona State W 81–65  8–1
    (1–0)
    ASU Activity Center 
    Tempe, Arizona
    Jan 4, 1997
    No. 21 at No. 9 Arizona L 75–76  8–2
    (1–1)
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, Arizona
    Jan 9, 1997
    No. 21 UCLA W 109–61  9–2
    (2–1)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Jan 11, 1997
    No. 21 USC W 85–70  10–2
    (3–1)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Jan 16, 1997
    No. 15 at No. 24 Oregon W 72–69 OT 11–2
    (4–1)
    McArthur Court 
    Eugene, Oregon
    Jan 18, 1997
    No. 15 at Oregon State L 77–86  11–3
    (4–2)
    Gill Coliseum 
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Jan 23, 1997
    No. 17 Washington W 78–67  12–3
    (5–2)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Jan 25, 1997
    No. 17 Washington State W 81–61  13–3
    (6–2)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Jan 29, 1997
    No. 15 at California L 64–70  13–4
    (6–3)
    Harmon Gym 
    Berkely, California
    Feb 6, 1997
    No. 18 at USC L 81–84  13–5
    (6–4)
    L.A. Sports Arena 
    Los Angeles, California
    Feb 8, 1997
    No. 18 at UCLA L 68–87  13–6
    (6–5)
    Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, California
    Feb 13, 1997
    No. 22 Oregon State W 87–54  14–6
    (7–5)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Feb 15, 1997
    No. 22 Oregon W 83–61  15–6
    (8–5)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Feb 20, 1997
    No. 20 at Washington State W 76–63  16–6
    (9–5)
    Friel Court 
    Pullman, Washington
    Feb 22, 1997
    No. 20 at Washington L 61–75  16–7
    (9–6)
    Bank of America Arena 
    Seattle, Washington
    Feb 24, 1997*
    No. 25 San Diego State W 97–50  17–7
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Mar 1, 1997
    No. 25 California W 73–63  18–7
    (10–6)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Mar 6, 1997
    No. 23 No. 12 Arizona W 81–80  19–7
    (11–6)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Mar 8, 1997
    No. 23 Arizona State W 86–63  20–7
    (12–6)
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 14, 1997*
    (6 W) No. 21 vs. (11 W) Oklahoma
    First Round
    W 80–67  21–7
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, Arizona
    Mar 16, 1997*
    (6 W) No. 21 vs. (3 W) No. 9 Wake Forest
    Second Round
    W 72–66[2]  22–7
    McKale Center 
    Tucson, Arizona
    Mar 20, 1997*
    (6 W) No. 21 vs. (2 W) No. 2 Utah
    West Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen
    L 77–82 OT[3] 22–8
    San Jose Arena 
    San Jose, California
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
    All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region.

    Schedule Source:[4]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
    AP 18 20 21 24 21 22 23 21 21 15 17 15 18 22 20 25 23 21 Not released 
    Coaches 14 14^ 14 21 18 20 20 20 22 17 17 15 16 22 22 24 22 21 12

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
    ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

    1997 NBA Draft

    Round Pick Player NBA Team
    116Brevin KnightCleveland Cavaliers

    [5]

    References

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