1996–97 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

1996–97 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
1996–97 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CAA tournament & regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	22–11 (10–6 CAA)
Head coach	Jeff Capel II;
Home arena	Norfolk Scope

1996–97 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
†	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
UNC Wilmington	10	–	6	.625	16	–	14	.533
East Carolina	9	–	7	.563	17	–	10	.630
VCU	9	–	7	.563	14	–	13	.519
William & Mary	8	–	8	.500	12	–	16	.429
James Madison	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
American	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Richmond	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
George Mason	4	–	12	.250	10	–	17	.370

† 1997 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1996–97 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Capel's third of seven seasons at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 22–11, 10–6 in CAA play to finish as regular season conference champions. They went on to win the 1997 CAA men's basketball tournament to earn the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the East Region where they were beaten by No. 3 seed New Mexico in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

1996–97 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	3	Cal Bowdler	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Rappahannock	Warsaw, Virginia

Head coach

Jeff Capel II

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 9, 1996*		Sundance	W 97–75	–	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 16, 1996*		Court Authority	W 83–70	–	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Regular season
Nov 22, 1996*		at Towson State	W 84–82	1–0	Towson Center Towson, Maryland
Nov 25, 1996*		Toledo	W 65–57	2–0	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 30, 1996*		UNC Charlotte	W 65–64	3–0	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 2, 1996*		Tennessee State	W 95–85	4–0	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 5, 1996*		Washington	W 67–57	5–0	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 10, 1996*		at Hampton	W 57–46	6–0	Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia
Dec 13, 1996*		vs. Eastern Michigan	L 78–79	6–1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 14, 1996*		vs. Pepperdine	W 56–47	7–1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 19, 1996*		at Mississippi State	L 73–80	7–2	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 30, 1996*		vs. Nebraska Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	L 66–72	7–3	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Dec 31, 1996*		vs. Southeast Missouri State Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 74–61	8–3	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Jan 1, 1997*		vs. Mississippi State Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 72–71 ^OT	9–3	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Jan 4, 1997		at Richmond	W 76–69	10–3 (1–0)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 8, 1997		at George Mason	W 94–85	11–3 (2–0)	Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
Jan 11, 1997*		East Carolina	W 79–70	12–3 (3–0)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 13, 1997		UNC Wilmington	W 61–45	13–3 (4–0)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 15, 1997		at American	L 77–80 ^OT	13–4 (4–1)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 18, 1997		at VCU Rivalry	W 82–65	14–4 (5–1)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Jan 22, 1997		William & Mary Rivalry	L 55–61	14–5 (5–2)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 25, 1997		at James Madison Rivalry	L 66–84	14–6 (5–3)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 29, 1997		at East Carolina	L 63–78	14–7 (5–4)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Feb 1, 1997		Richmond	W 63–51	15–7 (6–4)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 5, 1997		at William & Mary Rivalry	L 52–80	15–8 (6–5)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, Virginia
Feb 8, 1997		at UNC Wilmington	L 73–74 ^OT	15–9 (6–6)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1997*		at George Washington	L 63–68	15–10	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 15, 1997		VCU Rivalry	W 75–70	16–10 (7–6)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 19, 1997		American	W 99–61	17–10 (8–6)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 22, 1997		George Mason	W 85–62	18–10 (9–6)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 24, 1997		James Madison Rivalry	W 72–66	19–10 (10–6)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
CAA tournament
Mar 1, 1997*		vs. Richmond Quarterfinals	W 69–56	20–10	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 2, 1997*		vs. William & Mary Semifinals	W 70–62	21–10	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 3, 1997*		vs. James Madison Championship game	W 62–58 ^OT	22–10	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1997*	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 11 New Mexico First round	L 55–59	22–11	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "New Mexico 59, Old Dominion 55". UPI Archives. March 15, 1997. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^ "1996–97 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
^ "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[1] "New Mexico 59, Old Dominion 55". UPI Archives. March 15, 1997. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

[2] "1996–97 Old Dominion Monarchs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[3] "2020-21 ODU Monarch Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Old Dominion University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball
Venues	Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (1943–1969) ODU Fieldhouse (1970–1977, 1990–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–1977, 1990–2002; full-time: 1977–1990) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Big Blue
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold