1996–97 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

1996–97 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
1996–97 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular Season co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 13
Record	23–6 (13–3 A10)
Head coach	Skip Prosser (3rd season);
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens

1996–97 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 12 Saint Joseph's †	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
Rhode Island	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
UMass	11	–	5	.688	19	–	14	.576
Temple	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11	.313	14	–	14	.500
Fordham	1	–	15	.063	6	–	21	.222
West
No. 13	13	–	3	.813	23	–	6	.793
George Washington	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Virginia Tech	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
Dayton	6	–	10	.375	13	–	14	.481
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Duquesne	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333

† 1997 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1996–97 season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the Musketeers finished 23–6 (13–3 A-10) in the regular season, but lost in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated Vanderbilt in the first round^[1] before losing to No. 2 seed UCLA, 96–83, in the round of 32.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Lenny Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Wilmington, Delaware
G	12	Gary Lumpkin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	New Castle, Delaware
F	41	James Posey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Cleveland, Ohio
C	50	Torraye Braggs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Fresno, California

Head coach

Skip Prosser

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 city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1996*		Western Kentucky	W 98–73	1–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Nov 26, 1996*		at No. 1 Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout	W 71–69	2–0	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH
Nov 30, 1996*		Miami (OH)	W 92–71	3–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Dec 2, 1996*	No. 23	Florida A&M	W 95–64	4–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Dec 5, 1996*	No. 23	at Loyola Marymount	W 81–65	5–0	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Dec 10, 1996*	No. 19	at LIU Brooklyn	W 94–86	6–0	Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY
Dec 14, 1996*	No. 19	Hofstra	W 79–43	7–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Dec 21, 1996*	No. 17	at Akron	W 113–111 ^3OT	8–0	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
Dec 29, 1996*	No. 17	Kansas State	W 95–54	9–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Jan 4, 1997*	No. 17	Virginia Tech	W 102–67	10–0 (1–0)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Jan 7, 1997	No. 12	at Dayton	L 91–98	10–1 (1–1)	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 11, 1997	No. 12	Fordham	W 75–64	11–1 (2–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Jan 16, 1997*	No. 14	Tulane	L 85–87	11–2	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Jan 19, 1997	No. 14	Temple	W 68–64 ^OT	12–2 (3–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 1997*	No. 16	George Washington	W 62–61	13–2 (4–1)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 25, 1997	No. 16	Duquesne	L 70–78	13–3 (4–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Jan 28, 1997	No. 20	Rhode Island	W 91–79	14–3 (5–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Feb 1, 1997	No. 20	at UMass	W 87–84 ^OT	15–3 (6–2)	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Feb 3, 1997	No. 17	at La Salle	W 83–67	16–3 (7–2)	Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
Feb 8, 1997	No. 17	at Saint Joseph's	L 65–79	16–4 (7–3)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA
Feb 12, 1997	No. 19	Dayton	W 79–53	17–4 (8–3)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Feb 15, 1997	No. 19	George Washington	W 87–76	18–4 (9–3)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Feb 20, 1997	No. 16	at Duquesne	W 82–74	19–4 (10–3)	A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 22, 1997	No. 16	La Salle	W 79–67	11–3	Cincinnati Gardens (20–4) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 27, 1997	No. 14	St. Bonaventure	W 83–59	21–4 (12–3)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Mar 2, 1997	No. 14	at Virginia Tech	W 81–72	22–4 (13–3)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 6, 1997*	No. 11	vs. Temple Quarterfinals	L 62–69 ^OT	22–5	Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1997*	(7 MW) No. 13	vs. (10 MW) Vanderbilt First Round	W 80–68	23–5	Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI
Mar 15, 1997*	(7 MW) No. 13	vs. (2 MW) No. 7 UCLA Second Round	L 83–96	23–6	Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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References

^ "Xavier's a Blur to Vanderbilt". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "Bruins X Out Xavier". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "1996-97 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "1996-97 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "Xavier Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "Xavier's a Blur to Vanderbilt". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.

[2] "Bruins X Out Xavier". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.

[3] "1996-97 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.

[4] "1996-97 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.

[5] "Xavier Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2022.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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