1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pacific-10 Regular Season Champions
Elite Eight vs. Minnesota, L, 80–72
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	#7^[1]
AP	#7^[1]
1996–97 record	24–8 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Steve Lavin
Assistant coach	Michael Holton
Assistant coach	Jim Saia
Assistant coach	Steve Spencer
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 UCLA	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
Stanford	12	–	6	.667	22	–	8	.733
California	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
USC	12	–	6	.667	17	–	11	.607
#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

As of November 23, 2011^[2]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under new head coach, Steve Lavin, the Bruins began the season ranked 5th in the AP Poll, but after an overtime loss in the opener to Tulsa, the Bruins dropped and would not be ranked as high for the rest of the season. On Jan. 18 the Bruins beat #6 Arizona, 84-78 in ot. The team finished 1st in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the elite eight. This was the first season for head coach Steve Lavin, who had been an assistant coach under Jim Harrick.

Roster

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No.	Position	Player
3	G	Harold Sylvester
5	G	Cameron Dollar
12	F/G	Toby Bailey
13	SF/SG	Charles O'Bannon
15	G	Matt Harbour
20	G	Brandon Loyd
23	G	Vince McGautha

No.	Position	Player
24	F	Bob Myers
30	F	Sean Farnham
34	C	Jelani McCoy
50	C	David Parker
52	C/F	J. R. Henderson
54	F/G	Kris Johnson

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Overall	Conf.
Exhibition Games
November 12, 1996	Athletes in Action	Pauley Pavilion	W 114–79	0–0	0–0
November 14, 1996	German 22 & under team	Pauley Pavilion	W 71–44	0–0	0–0
Regular season
November 21, 1996	Tulsa	Pauley Pavilion¹	L 77–76 (OT)	0–1	0–0
December 3, 1996	Cal State Northridge	Pauley Pavilion	W 95–73	1–1	0–0
December 7, 1996	#1 Kansas	Pauley Pavilion	L 96–83	1–2	0–0
December 14, 1996	Ohio	Pauley Pavilion	W 72–61	2–2	0–0
December 17, 1996	Jackson State	Pauley Pavilion	W 93–67	3–2	0–0
December 21, 1996	Illinois	United Center	L 79–63	3–3	0–0
December 23, 1996	St. Louis	Pauley Pavilion	W 64–57	4–3	0–0
December 28, 1996	Morgan State	Pauley Pavilion	W 87–72	5–3	0–0
January 2, 1997	Washington State	Pauley Pavilion	W 84–56	6–3	1–0
January 4, 1997	Washington	Pauley Pavilion	W 79–70	7–3	2–0
January 9, 1997	#21 Stanford	Maples Pavilion	L 109–61	7–4	2–1
January 11, 1997	California	Cow Palace²	W 64–56	8–4	3–1
January 16, 1997	Arizona State	Pauley Pavilion	W 79–62	9–4	4–1
January 18, 1997	Arizona	Pauley Pavilion	W 84–78	10–4	5–1
January 23, 1997	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	W 96–87	11–4	6–1
January 25, 1997	#6 Louisville	Freedom Hall	L 74–71	11–5	6–1
January 30, 1997	Oregon	McArthur Court	L 87–85	11–6	6–2
February 1, 1997	Oregon State	Gill Coliseum	W 74–68	12–6	7–2
February 6, 1997	California	Pauley Pavilion	L 71–68	12–7	7–3
February 8, 1997	Stanford	Pauley Pavilion	W 87–68	13–7	8–3
February 13, 1997	Arizona	McKale Center	W 66–64	14–7	9–3
February 15, 1997	Arizona State	Wells Fargo Arena	W 92–81	15–7	10–3
February 19, 1997	USC	Pauley Pavilion	W 82–60	16–7	11–3
February 23, 1997	#6 Duke	Pauley Pavilion	W 73–69	17–7	11–3
February 27, 1997	Oregon State	Pauley Pavilion	W 81–69	18–7	12–3
March 1, 1997	Oregon	Pauley Pavilion	W 74–67	19–7	13–3
March 6, 1997	Washington	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	W 87–85	20–7	14–3
March 8, 1997	Washington State	Beasley Coliseum	W 87–86	21–7	15–3
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1997	Charleston Southern	The Palace of Auburn Hills	W 109–75	22–7	15–3
March 15, 1997	Xavier	The Palace of Auburn Hills	W 96–83	23–7	15–3
March 20, 1997	Iowa State	Alamodome	W 74–73	24–7	15–3
March 22, 1997	Minnesota	Alamodome	L 80–72	24–8	15–3
*Conference games in green. ¹Preseason NIT ²Game played here since Haas Pavilion was being renovated.

References

1 2 "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-22.
↑ "Pacific 10 conference 1996–97 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.

UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC

Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

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

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