1996–97 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 June 2024 Women's Basketball 1996–97 Stanford Cardinal Stanford plain block "S" logo.svg 100px Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 3 3 34–2 18–0 Tara VanDerveer 11th Amy Tucker Reneé Brown Maples Pavilion Pac-10 champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1996–97 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University as members of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by head coach Tara VanDerveer and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. They won the Pac-10 Championship (18–0) and reached the Final Four for the sixth time in eight seasons. The Cardinal finished the season with a record of 34–2 with both losses coming to National runner-up Old Dominion. This season capped a 3-year run with each season ending at the Final Four, and with an overall record of 93–8 and a 53–1 record in Pac-10 games. Roster w 1996 Stanford Cardinal y w Olympia Scott 0 F 6 2 Jr Los Angeles, California y w Jamila Wideman 10 G 5 6 Sr Amherst, Massachusetts y w Vanessa Nygaard 13 F 6 0 Jr yes Carlsbad, California y w Regan Freuen 15 G 6 0 Jr Spokane, Washington n w Charmin Smith 21 G 5 10 Sr St. Louis, Missouri y w Milena Flores G 5 6 Fr y w Kristin Folkl 24 F 6 2 Jr St. Louis, Missouri y w Kate Starbird 30 F 6 2 Sr Tacoma, Washington y w Chandra Benton 32 C 6 7 So yes Lake Oswego, Oregon n w Tara Harrington 33 F 6 0 Sr Klamath Falls, Oregon n w Naomi Mulitauaopele 34 C 6 3 Jr Seattle, Washington y w Heather Owen 44 FC 6 2 Jr Moscow, Idaho n Tara VanDerveer https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/season/1996-97 https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/season/1996-97 Women's Basketball 1996-97 Stanford University Athletics June 19, 2024 Schedule yes 1996-97 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 1996 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Stanford Cardinal| Regular season Nov 16, 1996 yes 1 Alabama 2 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 74–65 1–0 Nov 21, 1996 yes 1 Northern Arizona Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 96–48 2–0 Nov 23, 1996 yes 1 Purdue Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 83–57 3–0 Nov 28, 1996 yes yes 1 Houston Honolulu, HI Wahine Classic 83–51 4–0 Nov 29, 1996 yes yes 1 Stephen F. Austin 24 Honolulu, HI Wahine Classic 85–62 5–0 Nov 30, 1996 yes yes 1 Michigan Honolulu, HI Wahine Classic 77–74 6–0 Dec 5, 1996 yes yes 1 UMass Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 100–47 7–0 Dec 7, 1996 yes yes 1 San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA 61–46 8–0 Dec 14, 1996 yes yes 1 Tennessee 5 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 82–65 9–0 Dec 17, 1996 yes yes 1 Old Dominion 4 ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 66–83Old Dominion Stuns No. 1 Stanford https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/18/sports/old-dominion-stuns-no-1-stanford.html The Washington Post December 18, 1996 June 19, 2024 9–1 Dec 19, 1996 yes yes 1 Ohio Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA Diet Coke Shootout 95–59 10–1 Dec 20, 1996 yes yes 1 Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA Diet Coke Shootout 80–57 11–1 Dec 27, 1996 yes yes 3 Colorado Coors Events Conference Center Boulder, CO 64–48 12–1 Jan 1, 1997 3 Arizona State Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 96–64 13–1 1–0 Jan 4, 1997 3 Arizona Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 91–68 14–1 2–0 Jan 9, 1997 yes 3 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 74–62 15–1 3–0 Jan 11, 1997 yes 3 USC LA Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 77–76 16–1 4–0 Jan 15, 1997 3 Oregon Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 85–61 17–1 5–0 Jan 17, 1997 3 Oregon State Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 72–54 18–1 6–0 Jan 22, 1997 yes 3 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 90–64 19–1 7–0 Jan 24, 1997 yes 3 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 84–75 20–1 8–0 Jan 30, 1997 3 California Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 95–44 21–1 9–0 Feb 5, 1997 3 USC Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 103–69 22–1 10–0 Feb 7, 1997 3 UCLA Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 98–68 23–1 11–0 Feb 12, 1997 yes 3 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 79–67 24–1 12–0 Feb 14, 1997 yes 3 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 69–66 25–1 13–0 Feb 19, 1997 3 Washington State Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 82–45 26–1 14–0 Feb 21, 1997 3 Washington Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 106–76 27–1 15–0 Feb 27, 1997 yes 3 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 82–50 28–1 16–0 Mar 5, 1997 yes 3 Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 90–65 29–1 17–0 Mar 7, 1997 yes 3 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 81–62 30–1 18–0 |- !colspan=9 style=Stanford Cardinal| NCAA women's tournament Mar 15, 1997 yes 3 1 W Howard 16 W Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA First Round 111–59 31–1 Mar 17, 1997 yes 3 1 W Texas Tech 17 8 W Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Second Round 67–45 32–1 Mar 22, 1997 yes yes 3 1 W Virginia 12 4 W Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Regional Semifinals Sweet Sixteen 91–69 33–1 March 23, 1997 yes yes 3 1 W Georgia 6 2 W Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Regional Final Elite Eight 82–47Stanford Advances Past Georgia, 82-47 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/03/25/stanford-advances-past-georgia-82-47/13fa2508-b60c-4895-a461-22b78d2764ab/ The Washington Post March 24, 1997 June 19, 2024 34–1 Mar 28, 1997 yes yes 3 1 W Old Dominion 2 1 ME Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH National Semifinal Final Four 82–83 OTOld Dominion stops Stanford in OT https://www.deseret.com/1997/3/29/19303096/old-dominion-stops-stanford-in-ot/ The Deseret News March 29, 1997 June 19, 2024 34–2 AP Poll Pacific Time W Stanford, CA regional https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/season/1996-97 1996-97 Women's Basketball Schedule Stanford University Athletics June 19, 2024 Rankings 1996–97 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 0 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Coaches 0 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 References Category:Stanford Cardinal women's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Stanford Stanford Cardinal women's basketball Stanford Cardinal women's basketball