1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round, L 59–81 vs. Providence
Conference	Conference USA
	Blue
Record	22–9 (9-5 CUSA)
Head coach	Mike Deane (3rd season);
Home arena	Bradley Center

1996–97 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Blue
No. 10 Cincinnati	12	–	2	.857	26	–	8	.765
Marquette †	9	–	5	.643	22	–	9	.710
Saint Louis	4	–	10	.286	11	–	18	.379
DePaul	1	–	13	.071	3	–	23	.115
Red
Tulane	11	–	3	.786	20	–	11	.645
UAB	7	–	7	.500	18	–	14	.563
Southern Miss	6	–	8	.429	12	–	15	.444
South Florida	2	–	12	.143	8	–	19	.296
White
UNC Charlotte	10	–	4	.714	22	–	9	.710
Memphis	10	–	4	.714	16	–	15	.516
No. 25 Louisville	9	–	5	.643	26	–	9	.743
Houston	3	–	11	.214	11	–	16	.407

† 1997 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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

Mike Deane

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 A&M	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 (15,292) 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 No. 12 Cincinnati	L 46–66	14–6 (5–3)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
February 15		at UNC 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	(5)	vs. (12) DePaul First Round	W 79–53	19–8 (10–5)	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
March 6	(5)	vs. (4) Memphis Quarterfinals	W 63–45	20–8 (11–5)	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
March 7	(5)	vs. (1) No. 10 Cincinnati Semifinals	W 91–79	21–8 (12–5)	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
March 8	(5)	vs. (3) UNC Charlotte Championship Game	W 60–51	22–8 (13–5)	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
March 14* CBS	(7 SE)	vs. (10 SE) Providence First Round	L 59–81	22–9 (13–5)	Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	50	Chris Crawford	Atlanta Hawks

External links

MUScoop's MUWiki

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1996-97 Conference USA Season Summary
↑ "1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
↑ 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1996-97 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.

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Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
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