1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, #9 Seed, West Regional First Round (Loss, Iowa)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1996–97 record	18–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (7th year)
Assistant coach	Anthony Solomon (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Tom Perrin (10th year)
Assistant coach	Pete Herrmann (3rd year)
Home arena	University Hall

The 1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 12–15, with a conference record of 6–10.

Roster

1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	5	Staples, CurtisCurtis Staples	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Roanoke, Virginia
1.5 !G	13	Robinson, JamalJamal Robinson (C)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Jamaica, New York
1.5 !G	15	McLaughlin, PeterPeter McLaughlin	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Maplewood, New Jersey
1.5 !G	21	Deane, HaroldHarold Deane	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Ettrick, Virginia
2.5 !G/F	24	Dersch, WillieWillie Dersch	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Floral Park, New York
3.5 !F	25	Nolan, NormanNorman Nolan	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
1.5 !G	31	Curtis, MikeMike Curtis	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Richmond, Virginia
2.5 !G/F	32	Alexander, CourtneyCourtney Alexander	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2.0 !So	Durham, North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	33	Marcaccini, MonteMonte Marcaccini	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2.0 !So	Tarzana, California
5.0 !C	42	Metheny, ChaseChase Metheny	88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte, North Carolina
5.0 !C	44	Hunter, KrisKris Hunter	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tallahassee, Florida
4.5 !F/C	52	Ducharme, ColinColin Ducharme	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Richmond, Virginia
4.5 !F/C	54	McAndrew, CraigCraig McAndrew	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wonga Beach, Queensland
3.5 !F	55	Walton, MartinMartin Walton	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Portsmouth, Virginia

Head coach

Jeff Jones (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Solomon (Virginia)
Tom Perrin (Vermont)
Pete Hermann (SUNY Geneseo)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 6 January 2015

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
Nov. 25*		vs. South Carolina Maui Classic	W 93–70	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
Nov. 26*		vs. #17 Massachusetts Maui Classic	W 75–68	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
Nov. 27*		vs. #2 Kansas Maui Classic	L 63–80	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
Nov. 30*		at George Mason	W 106–93	3–1	Patriot Center (6,707) Fairfax, VA
Dec. 4*	#25	at William & Mary	W 75–64	4–1	William & Mary Hall (4,617) Williamsburg, VA
Dec. 7	#25	#12 Clemson	L 52–62	4–2 (0–1)	University Hall (8,004) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 18*		Liberty	W 67–54	5–2 (0–1)	University Hall (7,026) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 21*		UMBC	W 57–34	6–2 (0–1)	University Hall (6,507) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 23*		at Connecticut	L 61–64 ^OT	6–3 (0–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
Dec. 28*		Radford	W 95–47	7–3 (0–1)	University Hall (7,907) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 30*		Delaware	W 76–66	8–3 (0–1)	University Hall (7,658) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 2*		Loyola	W 67–61	9–3 (0–1)	University Hall (6,733) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 4		at #19 Maryland	L 62–78	9–4 (0–2)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
Jan. 8		at Florida State	W 64–61	10–4 (1–2)	Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center (9,452) Tallahassee, FL
Jan. 11		#13 North Carolina	W 75–63	11–4 (2–2)	University Hall (8,241) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 15		at #2 Wake Forest	L 54–58	11–5 (2–3)	LJVM Coliseum (14,268) Winston-Salem, NC
Jan. 18		at #13 Duke	L 59–78	11–6 (2–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan. 22		Georgia Tech	W 68–64	12–6 (3–4)	University Hall (8,120) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 28		NC State	W 56–50	13–6 (4–4)	University Hall (7,697) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 30*		Richmond	W 83–66	14–6 (4–4)	University Hall (7,306) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 1		Florida State	W 73–60	15–6 (5–4)	University Hall (8,120) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 6		at Georgia Tech	L 53–66	15–7 (5–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,103) Atlanta, GA
Feb. 8		at #20 North Carolina	L 57–81	15–8 (5–6)	Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 11		#6 Duke	L 61–62	15–9 (5–7)	University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 15		at #7 Clemson	L 65–71	15–10 (5–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,500) Clemson, SC
Feb. 19		at NC State	W 55–46	16–10 (6–8)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC
Feb. 22		#4 Wake Forest	L 60–66	16–11 (6–9)	University Hall (8,150) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 25*		vs. Virginia Tech	W 58–57	17–11 (6–9)	Richmond Coliseum (8,503) Richmond, VA
Mar. 2		#16 Maryland	W 81–74	18–11 (7–9)	University Hall (8,182) Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
Mar. 7		vs. #5 North Carolina ACC Tournament Quarterfinals	L 68–78	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum (23,250) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 13*		vs. Iowa NCAA Tournament First Round	L 60–73	18–13	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,886) Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "1996–1997 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)

Rivalries	Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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