1996–97 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1996–97 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Maui Invitational Tournament Champions Big 12 Regular Season Champions Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen, vs. Arizona L 82-85
Conference	Big 12 Conference North
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#1
1996–97 record	34-2 (15-1 Big 12)
Head coach	Roy Williams
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

The 1996–97 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1996-97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 99th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 9th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Nick Bradford	21	Forward/Guard	6-6	175	Freshman	Fayetteville, Arkansas
Joel Branstrom	20	Forward	6-6	197	Senior	Half Moon Bay, California
Jerod Haase	35	Guard	6-3	191	Senior	South Lake Tahoe, California
Raef LaFrentz	45	Forward/Center	6–11	235	Junior	Hampton, Iowa
C.B. McGrath	24	Guard	5-11	173	Junior	Topeka, Kansas
Terry Nooner	5	Guard	5-10	170	Freshman	Raytown, Missouri
Paul Pierce	34	Forward	6–7	220	Sophomore	Inglewood, California
Scot Pollard	31	Center	6–11	265	Senior	San Diego, California
T.J. Pugh	32	Forward/Center	6–8	246	Sophomore	Omaha, Nebraska
Steve Ransom	42	Forward	6–6	205	Senior	Mission Viejo, California
Ryan Robertson	4	Guard	6–5	182	Sophomore	Saint Charles, Missouri
Billy Thomas	12	Guard/Forward	6–4	208	Junior	Shreveport, Louisiana
Jacque Vaughn	11	Guard	6–1	195	Senior	Pasadena, California
B.J. Williams	22	Forward	6–8	206	Senior	Wichita, Kansas

Big 12 Conference standings

1996–97 Big 12 Conference men's basketball regular season standings^[1]
#	Team	Conference	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
1	Kansas	15-1	.938	34-2	.944
2	Colorado	11-5	.688	22-10	.688
T–3	Texas	10-6	.625	18-12	.600
T–3	Iowa State	10-6	.625	22-9	.710
T–3	Texas Tech	10-6	.625	19-9	.679
6	Oklahoma	9-7	.563	19-11	.613
T–7	Nebraska	7–9	.438	18-15	.545
T–7	Oklahoma State	7-9	.438	17-15	.531
9	Baylor	6-10	.375	18-12	.600
10	Missouri	5-11	.313	16-17	.485
T–11	Texas A&M	3-13	.188	9-18	.333
T–11	Kansas State	3-13	.188	10-17	.370

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State

11/22/1996*	#2	at Santa Clara	W 76-64	1–0	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA

11/25/1996*	#2	vs. LSU Maui Invitational Tournament First Round	W 82-53	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center Maui,HI
11/26/1996*	#2	vs. California Maui Invitational Tournament Semifinals	W 85-67	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
11/27/1996*	#2	vs. Virginia Maui Invitational Tournament Championship Game	W 80-63	4–0	Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI
12/1/1996*	#2	San Diego	W 79-72	5-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/4/1996*	#1	vs. #4 Cincinnati Great Eight	W 72-65	6-0	United Center Chicago, IL
12/7/1996*	#1	at #17 UCLA	W 96-83	7-0	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/11/1996*	#1	George Washington	W 85-56	8-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawnrence, KS
12/15/1996*	#1	UNC Asheville	W 105-73	9-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/21/1996*	#1	NC State	W 84-56	10-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/30/1996*	#1	Washburn	W 90-65	11-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/2/1997*	#1	Brown	W 107-49	12-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/4/1997	#1	at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 62-59	13-0	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
1/6/1997	#1	#18 Texas	W 86-61	14-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/9/1997*	#1	Niagara	W 134-73	15-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/11/1997	#1	at Baylor	W 87-68	16-0	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
1/13/1997	#1	#4 Iowa State	W 80-67	17-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/19/1997*	#1	at Connecticut	W 73-65	18-0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
1/22/1997	#1	Texas A&M	W 89-60	19-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
1/26/1997	#1	at #18 Colorado	W 77-68	20-0	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
1/29/1997	#1	at #22 Texas Tech	W 86-77	21-0	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
2/1/1997	#1	Nebraska	W 82-77 ^OT	22-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/4/1997	#1	at Missouri Border War	L 94-96 ^2OT	22-1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
2/9/1997	#1	at #6 Iowa State	W 69-62	23-1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
2/12/1997	#1	Oklahoma State	W 104-72	24-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/15/1997	#1	#15 Colorado	W 114-74	25-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/17/1997	#1	Missouri Border War	W 79-67	26-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/22/1997	#1	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	W 78-58	27-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
2/24/1997	#1	at Oklahoma	W 70-68	28-1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
3/2/1997	#1	at Nebraska	W 85-65	29-1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Big 12 Tournament
3/7/1997	#1	vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	W 74-59	30-1	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
3/8/1997	#1	vs. #16 Iowa State Semifinals	W 72-48	31-1	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
3/9/1997	#1	vs. Missouri Championship Game	W 87-60	32-1	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
3/13/1997*	#1 (1)	vs. (16) Jackson State First Round	W 78-64	33-1	Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN
3/15/1997*	#1 (1)	vs. (8) Purdue Second Round	W 75-61	34-1	Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN
3/21/1997*	#1 (1)	vs. #15 (4) Arizona Sweet Sixteen	L 82-85	34-2	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17
AP	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Coaches

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

References

↑ "Big 12 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Conference. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
↑ "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1996-97 Season Media Guide" (English). Retrieved 2013-06-14.

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)

Rivalries	Kansas State (results) Missouri

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk"

People	Head coaches Jayhawks of note

Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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