1996–97 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 1997 Big 12 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
1996–97 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 24
1996–97 record	22–10 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Ricardo Patton (1st season);
Home arena	Coors Events Center

[2] The 1996–97 Colorado Buffaloes Men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 1996–97 season. Led by first-year head coach Ricardo Patton, and sophomore Guard Chauncey Billups, the Buffaloes made the NCAA tournament despite only having won nine games the previous year. Billups, was particularly impressive this particular season. Billups earned Big 12 Player of the year honors as well as all-American honors. Following this season, Billups would declare his eligibility for the NBA draft, being selected third overall in 1997. Following his career end, Billups' number would be retired by the Buffaloes. As Head Coach of the Buffaloes, Patton had been appointed after having been named interim head coach the prior season. Patton would stay head coach of the Buffaloes until 2007. [3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Chauncey Billups	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	George Washington	Denver, CO

Head coach

Ricardo Patton

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 24, 1996*		Drake	W 82–80 ^OT	1–0	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Nov 29, 1996*		vs. Auburn Big Island Invitational	W 78–72 ^OT	2–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1996*		vs. Virginia Tech Big Island Invitational	W 63–56	3–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 1, 1996*		vs. Louisville Big Island Invitational	L 82–92	3–1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1996*		Northwestern State	W 82–70	9–3	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Big 12 Regular Season
Jan 4, 1997		Nebraska	W 79–73	10–3 (1–0)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 7, 1997		Missouri	W 87–78	11–3 (2–0)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 11, 1997		at No. 20 Texas Tech	W 80–78	12–3 (3–0)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Jan 15, 1997*		Oklahoma State	W 78–74 ^OT	13–3 (4–0)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 18, 1997		No. 8 Iowa State	W 70–45	14–3 (5–0)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 21, 1997	No. 18	at Baylor	W 74–70	15–3 (6–0)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Jan 26, 1997	No. 18	No. 1 Kansas	L 68–77	15–4 (6–1)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 29, 1997	No. 18	at Kansas State	W 69–60	16–4 (7–1)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 26, 1997	No. 19	at No. 13 Iowa State	L 54–65	20–8 (10–5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Mar 1, 1997	No. 19	Texas	W 83–60	21–8 (11–5)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 7, 1997*	No. 18	vs. Oklahoma	L 41–55	21–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1997*	(9 E) No. 24	vs. (8 E) Indiana East Region – First Round	W 80–62	22–9	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 15, 1997*	(9 E) No. 24	vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina East Region – Second Round	L 56–73	22–10	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Mountain Time.

Postseason Schedule

Big 12 Tournament
Quarterfinal Vs. Oklahoma, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO - L, 41-55
NCAA Tournament
First Round Vs. Indiana, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC - W, 80-62
Round of 32 Vs. North Carolina, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC - L, 56-73

Rankings

[4]

Awards and honors

Chauncey Billups – First-team All-Big 12, Consensus Second-team All-American

Team players in the 1997 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	3	Chauncey Billups	Boston Celtics

[5]

References

"2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
"1996-97 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
"Colorado Buffaloes | 1996-97 Final Statistics and Scoreboard" (PDF). 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
"1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

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[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "1996-97 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[sidearmsports-3] "Colorado Buffaloes | 1996-97 Final Statistics and Scoreboard" (PDF). 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-14.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[5] "1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

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