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
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

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]

1996–97 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Xavier	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

Roster

1996–97 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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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