1996–97 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1996–97 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	22–11 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (26th season)
Home arena	Assembly Hall
Seasons← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Purdue	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
No. 19 Illinois	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
Wisconsin	11	–	7	.611	18	–	10	.643
Indiana	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
Ohio State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Penn State	3	–	15	.167	10	–	17	.370
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	7	–	22	.241
No. 3 Minnesota*	0	–	2	.000	0	–	4	.000
Michigan*	0	–	9	.000	0	–	11	.000

Rankings from AP Poll Michigan: 24 games vacated; including NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program Minnesota: 5 NCAA Tournament games vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan-(24–11)(9–9); Minnesota-(31–4)(16–2)

The 1996–97 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 26th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–11 and a conference record of 9–9, finishing in a tie for sixth in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed. However, IU made a quick exit with a loss in the First Round to Colorado.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Charlie Miller	F	6–7	Jr.	Miami, Florida
5	Neil Reed	G	6–2	Jr.	Metairie, Louisiana
12	Luke Jimenez	G	6–3	Fr.	Redwood Falls, Minnesota
21	Richard Mandeville	C	7–1	Jr.	Pasadena, California
23	Jean Paul	G	6–2	Jr.	Naples, Florida
24	Michael Lewis	G	6–1	Fr.	Jasper, Indiana
25	A.J. Guyton	G	6–1	Fr.	Peoria, Illinois
32	Robbie Eggers	F	6–10	Jr.	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
33	Larry Richardson	G	6–8	Fr.	Orange Park, Florida
40	Jason Collier	C	7–1	Fr.	Springfield, Ohio
45	Andrae Patterson	F	6–8	Jr.	Abilene, Texas
55	Haris Mujezinovic	C	6–9	Sr.	Chicago, Illinois

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/15/1996*		vs. Connecticut	W 68–61	1–0	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
11/20/1996*	No. 22	Princeton	W 59–49	2–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
11/22/1996*	No. 22	Saint Louis	W 70–54	3–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
11/27/1996*	No. 20	vs. Evansville Preseason NIT Semifinals	W 74–73	4–0	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
11/29/1996*	No. 20	vs. Duke Preseason NIT Championship	W 85–69	5–0	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
12/2/1996*	No. 20	at Notre Dame	W 76–75	6–0	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
12/7/1996*	No. 8	vs. No. 6 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 65–99	6–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
12/10/1996*	No. 12	vs. DePaul	W 74–57	7–1	United Center Chicago, IL
12/13/1996*	No. 12	Louisiana Tech Indiana Classic	W 73–44	8–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/14/1996*	No. 12	Santa Clara Indiana Classic	W 86–74	9–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/21/1996*	No. 13	vs. Evansville	W 75–57	10–1	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
12/23/1996*	No. 13	Butler	W 89–84	11–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/27/1996*	No. 13	vs. Colgate Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 63–48	12–1	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1996*	No. 13	vs. Valparaiso Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 72–51	13–1	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
Big Ten regular season
1/2/1997	No. 12	Michigan State	W 77–65	14–1 (1–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/4/1997	No. 12	at Wisconsin	L 58–71	14–2 (1–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
1/8/1997	No. 15	No. 11 Minnesota	L 91–96	14–3 (1–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/15/1997	No. 17	at Northwestern	W 66–63	15–3 (2–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/18/1997	No. 17	at Purdue Rivalry	L 53–70	15–4 (2–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/21/1997	No. 21	No. 16 Michigan	W 72–70	16–4 (3–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/26/1997	No. 21	at Penn State	W 70–55	17–4 (4–3)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
1/30/1997	No. 17	at Ohio State	L 67–73	17–5 (4–4)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
2/2/1997	No. 17	Illinois Rivalry	L 74–78	17–6 (4–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/4/1997	No. 24	at Iowa	L 67–75	17–7 (4–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/8/1997	No. 24	Ohio State	W 93–76	18–7 (5–6)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/11/1997		Penn State	W 81–57	19–7 (6–6)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/16/1997		at No. 18 Michigan	W 84–81	20–7 (7–6)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
2/18/1997	No. 24	Purdue Rivalry	L 87–89	20–8 (7–7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/22/1997	No. 24	Northwestern	W 64–49	21–8 (8–7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
3/1/1997	No. 22	at Minnesota	L 72–75	21–9 (8–8)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
3/5/1997	No. 25	Wisconsin	W 70–66	22–9 (9–8)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
3/8/1997	No. 25	at Michigan State	L 60–63	22–10 (9–9)	Breslin Center East Lansing
NCAA tournament
3/13/1997*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) No. 24 Colorado First Round	L 62–80	22–11	LJV Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

Main article: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

"Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
"Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

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