1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1996–97 season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 22–9.

1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 59–81 vs. Providence
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionBlue
1996–97 record22–9 (9-5 CUSA)
Head coach
Home arenaBradley Center
1996–97 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Blue
No. 10 Cincinnati122 .857  268  .765
Marquette95 .643  229  .710
Saint Louis410 .286  1118  .379
DePaul113 .071  323  .115
Red
Tulane113 .786  2011  .645
UAB77 .500  1814  .563
Southern Miss68 .429  1215  .444
South Florida212 .143  819  .296
White
Charlotte104 .714  229  .710
Memphis104 .714  1615  .516
No. 25 Louisville95 .643  269  .743
Houston311 .214  1116  .407
1997 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 40 Faisal Abraham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr St. Croix, Virgin Islands
F 5 Chris Crawford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kalamazoo, Michigan
G 12 Aaron Hutchins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lima, Ohio
C 45 Jarrod Lovette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Blair, Wisconsin
G 3 Anthony Pieper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wausaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 24*
UW Milwaukee W 82–55  1–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
November 29*
at Santa Clara L 72–79  1–1
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
December 6*
Prairie View W 104–49  2–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 7*
Princeton L 62–66  2–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 14*
Green Bay W 55–39  3–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 16*
Coastal Carolina W 66–42  4–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 19*
Appalachian State W 74–37  5–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 22*
La Salle W 86–53  6–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
December 27*
at Dayton W 65–61  7–2
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
December 31*
Wisconsin W 59–52  8–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 4
Southern Mississippi W 61–44  9–2
(1–0)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 7*
at Iowa State W 67–64  10–2
(1–0)
James H. Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 9
DePaul W 75–50  11–2
(2–0)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 12
at Memphis L 47–54  11–3
(2–1)
The Pyramid 
Memphis, Tennessee
January 18
Saint Louis W 69–48  12–3
(3–1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 26
at DePaul W 61–49  13–3
(4–1)
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
January 30
at South Florida W 71–36  14–3
(5–1)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
February 1
Tulane L 53–54  14–4
(5–2)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 5*
Maine L 59–68  14–5
(5–2)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 8
at Cincinnati L 46–66  14–6
(5–3)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 15
at Charlotte L 46–66  14–7
(5–4)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
February 17
at Alabama-Birmingham W 68–52  15–7
(6–4)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
February 20
Louisville W 79–71 OT 16–7
(7–4)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 25
at Saint Louis W 79–71  17–7
(8–4)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
February 27
Cincinnati L 74–80  17–8
(8–5)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
March 2
Houston W 76–67  18–8
(9–5)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Conference USA Tournament
March 5
vs. DePaul
Conference USA Conference Tournament
W 79–53  19–8
(10–5)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
March 6
vs. Memphis
Conference USA Conference Tournament
W 63–45  20–8
(11–5)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
March 7
vs. Cincinnati
Conference USA Conference Tournament
W 91–79  21–8
(12–5)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
March 8
vs. Charlotte
Conference USA Conference Tournament
W 60–51  22–8
(13–5)
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 14*
vs. Providence
NCAA Tournament • First Round
L 59–81  22–9
(13–5)
Bojangles' Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
250Chris CrawfordAtlanta Hawks

References


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