1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team (original) (raw)

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1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 21
Record 22–8 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach Mike Montgomery (11th season)
Assistant coaches Doug Oliver Trent Johnson
Home arena Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
Seasons← 1995–961997–98 →

1996–97 Pacific-10 Conferencemen's basketball standings | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | - | -- | | ---- | -- | - | -- | | ---- | | Team | W | | L | | PCT | W | | L | | PCT | | No. 7 UCLA | 15 | – | 3 | | .833 | 24 | – | 8 | | .750 | | No. 21 Stanford | 12 | – | 6 | | .667 | 22 | – | 8 | | .733 | | California | 12 | – | 6 | | .667 | 23 | – | 9 | | .719 | | USC | 12 | – | 6 | | .667 | 17 | – | 11 | | .607 | | No. 15 Arizona | 11 | – | 7 | | .611 | 25 | – | 9 | | .735 | | Washington | 10 | – | 8 | | .556 | 17 | – | 11 | | .607 | | Oregon | 8 | – | 10 | | .444 | 17 | – | 11 | | .607 | | Washington State | 5 | – | 13 | | .278 | 13 | – | 17 | | .433 | | Oregon State | 3 | – | 15 | | .167 | 7 | – | 20 | | .259 | | Arizona State | 2 | – | 16 | | .111 | 10 | – | 20 | | .333 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rankings from AP Poll[1] | | | | | | | | | | |

The 1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament. The Cardinal would reach the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 11 seed Oklahoma in the opening round and Tim Duncan-led No. 3 seed Wake Forest[2] in the second round. The season came to and end after an overtime loss to No. 2 seed Utah[3] in the West Regional semifinals. Stanford finished with an overall record of 22–8 (12–6 Pac-10).

1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Kris Weems 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Kansas City, KS F 5 Peter Sauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Pittsburgh, PA 10 Mark Thompson Current redshirt — — So Los Angeles, CA G 11 Arthur Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Los Angeles, CA G 21 David Moseley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Las Cruces, NM G 22 Brevin Knight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Seton Hall Prep Livingston, NJ F 24 Rich Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Provo, UT G 30 Johannes Burge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr F 32 Ryan Mendez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Burleson, TX F 34 Karl Wente 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So G 35 Kamba Tshionyi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Eugene, OR F 40 Pete Van Elswyk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Hamilton, CAN F 44 Mark Seaton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So Cypress, CA F 45 Mark Madsen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr San Ramon Valley High School Danville, CA F 50 Mark Mathiesen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Los Altos, CA C 55 Tim Young 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Harbor Santa Cruz, CA Head coach Mike Montgomery (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Doug Oliver (San José State) Trent Johnson (Boise State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Injured Redshirt Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Datetime, TV Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1996* No. 21 vs. UNC Greensboro Great Alaska Shootout W 88–52 1–0 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1996* No. 21 vs. College of Charleston Great Alaska Shootout L 78–82 1–1 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1996 No. 21 at Alaska-Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout W 91–69 2–1 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 7, 1996* No. 24 vs. Manhattan W 81–59 3–1 ARCO Arena Sacramento, California
Dec 14, 1996* No. 21 at San Diego W 72–70 4–1 USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Dec 18, 1996 No. 22 Alaska-Anchorage W 105–70 5–1 Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Dec 22, 1996* No. 22 at Seton Hall W 83–81 OT 6–1 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 28, 1996* No. 23 Navy W 85–68 7–1 Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Jan 2, 1997 No. 21 at Arizona State W 81–65 8–1(1–0) ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Jan 4, 1997 No. 21 at No. 9 Arizona L 75–76 8–2(1–1) McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 9, 1997 No. 21 UCLA W 109–61 9–2(2–1) Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Jan 11, 1997 No. 21 USC W 85–70 10–2(3–1) Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Jan 16, 1997 No. 15 at No. 24 Oregon W 72–69 OT 11–2(4–1) McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Jan 18, 1997 No. 15 at Oregon State L 77–86 11–3(4–2) Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 23, 1997 No. 17 Washington W 78–67 12–3(5–2) Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Jan 25, 1997 No. 17 Washington State W 81–61 13–3(6–2) Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Jan 29, 1997 No. 15 at California L 64–70 13–4(6–3) Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Feb 6, 1997 No. 18 at USC L 81–84 13–5(6–4) L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Feb 8, 1997 No. 18 at UCLA L 68–87 13–6(6–5) Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 13, 1997 No. 22 Oregon State W 87–54 14–6(7–5) Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Feb 15, 1997 No. 22 Oregon W 83–61 15–6(8–5) Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Feb 20, 1997 No. 20 at Washington State W 76–63 16–6(9–5) Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Feb 22, 1997 No. 20 at Washington L 61–75 16–7(9–6) Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Feb 24, 1997* No. 25 San Diego State W 97–50 17–7 Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 1, 1997 No. 25 California W 73–63 18–7(10–6) Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 6, 1997 No. 23 No. 12 Arizona W 81–80 19–7(11–6) Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 8, 1997 No. 23 Arizona State W 86–63 20–7(12–6) Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1997* (6 W) No. 21 vs. (11 W) Oklahoma First round W 80–67 21–7 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 16, 1997* (6 W) No. 21 vs. (3 W) No. 9 Wake Forest Second Round W 72–66[2] 22–7 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 20, 1997* (6 W) No. 21 vs. (2 W) No. 2 Utah West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen L 77–82 OT[3] 22–8 San Jose Arena San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region.

Schedule Source:[4]

Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final
AP 18 20 21 24 21 22 23 21 21 15 17 15 18 22 20 25 23 21 Not released
Coaches 14 14^ 14 21 18 20 20 20 22 17 17 15 16 22 22 24 22 21 12

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 16 Brevin Knight Cleveland Cavaliers

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  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1996–97 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Stanford cuts down Duncan, W. Forest Deacons center gets no help in 72-66 loss". Baltimore Sun. March 17, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Utah Holds Off Stanford in OT, 82-77". The Washington Post. March 20, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "1996-97 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results".
  5. ^ "1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

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