1996–97 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by fifth-year head coach, Rob Evans. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the second NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

1996–97 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
SEC West Division champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1996–97 record20–9 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
1996–97 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No.  6 South Carolina151 .938  248  .750
No. 5 Kentucky133 .813  355  .875
No. 17 Georgia106 .625  249  .727
Vanderbilt97 .563  1912  .613
Florida511 .313  1317  .433
Tennessee412 .250  1116  .407
West
Ole Miss115 .688  209  .690
Arkansas88 .500  1814  .563
Auburn610 .375  1615  .516
Alabama610 .375  1714  .548
Mississippi State610 .375  1218  .400
LSU313 .188  1020  .333
1997 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 24, 1996*
Portland State W 56–54  1–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
November 26, 1996*
Prairie View A&M W 71–42  2–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 2, 1996*
at Davidson L 56–59  2–1
John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
December 7, 1996*
Houston W 93–71  3–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 14, 1996*
Wichita State W 68–65  4–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 17, 1996*
Stetson W 78–50  5–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 20, 1996*
Florida International W 74–64  6–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 27, 1996*
vs. Appalachian State W 75–63  7–1
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
December 28, 1996*
at No. 14 New Mexico L 64–75  7–2
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
December 31, 1996*
Morgan State W 91–57  8–2
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 2, 1997
at No. 22 Arkansas W 91–74  9–2
(1–0)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 5, 1997
Georgia W 73–66  10–2
(2–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 8, 1997
Alabama L 46–59  10–3
(2–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 11, 1997
No. 3 Kentucky W 73–69  11–3
(3–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 15, 1997
No. 20 at Mississippi State L 64–75  11–4
(3–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
January 18, 1997
No. 20 at Vanderbilt L 64–67  11–5
(3–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 22, 1997
Tennessee W 70–48  12–5
(4–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 25, 1997
at South Carolina L 63–86  12–6
(4–4)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 29, 1997
Arkansas W 71–52  13–6
(5–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 1, 1997
Auburn W 57–46  14–6
(6–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 5, 1997
at LSU W 79–73  15–6
(7–4)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 12, 1997
at Alabama L 54–57  15–7
(7–5)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 1997
Mississippi State W 84–61  16–7
(8–5)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 23, 1997
at Florida W 67–65  17–7
(9–5)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 26, 1997
LSU W 74–68  18–7
(10–5)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
March 1, 1997
at Auburn W 71–63  19–7
(11–5)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 7, 1997
(1 W) vs. (4 E) Vanderbilt W 64–62  20–7
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, TN
March 8, 1997
(1 W) vs. (2 E) No. 6 Kentucky L 70–88  20–8
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1997*
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) Temple L 40–62  20–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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