1996–97 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1996–97 Boston University Terriers Basketball Boston University Terriers wordmark.svg 125 America East Conference AE 25–5 17–1 Dennis Wolff 3rd Case Gym America East Regular season championsAmerica East tournament champions NCAA tournament The 1996–97 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by third year head coach Dennis Wolff, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 25–5, 17–1 in America East play to win the regular season conference title. The Terriers won the America East tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the Midwest region. Boston University was defeated by No. 5 seed Tulsa in the opening round, 81–52.Call TU the Boston Strangler https://tulsaworld.com/archive/call-tu-the-boston-strangler/article_ed5d83dd-edda-5a99-a2f0-acd82df92429.html Tulsa World March 15, 1997 February 12, 2022 Senior forward Tunji Awojobi was selected America East Player of the Year and finished his career as BU's all-time leader in scoring, rebounding, and blocks. Roster 1996 Boston University Terriers y Tunji Awojobi 12 PF 6 7 240 SR y Lagos, Nigeria Joey Beard 5 C 6 10 JR Dennis Wolff (Connecticut) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/boston-university/1997.html 1996–97 Boston University Terriers Roster and Stats Sports Reference February 12, 2022 Schedule and results 1996-97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1996 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Boston University Terriers| Regular season Nov 22, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 85–54 4,000 1–0 Nov 23, 1996 yes yes 1996 men George Washington Colonials George Washington 24 Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 68–73 4,540 1–1 Nov 30, 1996 yes yes 1996 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia 68–66 3,612 2–1 Dec 6, 1996 yes 1996 men Towson State Tigers Towson State Towson Center Towson, Maryland 81–63 975 3–1 1–0 Dec 8, 1996 yes 1996 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware 58–56 2,827 4–1 2–0 Dec 10, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Harvard Crimson Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts 80–72 745 5–1 Dec 12, 1996 yes yes 1996 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 80–81 3,692 5–2 Dec 23, 1996 yes yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 61–69 3,001 5–3 Dec 27, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 71–51 2,000 6–3 Dec 28, 1996 yes yes 1996 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 65–49 3,613 7–3 Jan 2, 1997 yes 1996 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire 61–54 1,050 8–3 3–0 Jan 4, 1997 1996 men Maine Black Bears Maine Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 67–62 OT 801 9–3 4–0 Jan 10, 1997 1996 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 70–65 748 10–3 5–0 Jan 12, 1997 Drexel Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 71–67 OT 1,064 11–3 6–0 Jan 16, 1997 yes 1996 men Hartford Hawks Hartford Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, Connecticut 61–49 1,136 12–3 7–0 Jan 18, 1997 yes 1996 men Vermont Catamounts Vermont Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium Burlington, Vermont 69–68 1,200 13–3 8–0 Jan 21, 1997 1996 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 59–48 1,039 14–3 9–0 Jan 24, 1997 Delaware Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 79–72 OT 967 15–3 10–0 Jan 26, 1997 Towson State Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 78–69 845 16–3 11–0 Feb 1, 1997 yes Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts 70–52 1,251 17–3 12–0 Feb 7, 1997 yes Hofstra Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, New York 70–58 2,237 18–3 13–0 Feb 9, 1997 yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 42–73 2,369 18–4 13–1 Feb 13, 1997 Vermont Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 61–56 819 19–4 14–1 Feb 15, 1997 Hartford Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 69–66 1,965 20–4 15–1 Feb 20, 1997 New Hampshire Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts 63–60 1,842 21–4 16–1 Feb 23, 1997 yes Maine Alfond Arena Orono, Maine 57–50 3,553 22–4 17–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Boston University Terriers| America East tournament Mar 1, 1997 yes yes Maine Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware Quarterfinals 67–49 2,778 23–4 Mar 2, 1997 yes yes Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware Semifinals 69–65 3,500 24–4 Mar 7, 1997 yes Drexel Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts Championship game 68–61 2,200 25–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Boston University Terriers| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1997 yes yes 12 MW Tulsa 5 MW Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri First round 52–81 12,100 25–5 AP poll Eastern Time MW Midwest 2019-20 Boston University Men's Basketball Record Book https://goterriers.com/documents/2019/7/31/2019_20_MBB_Record_Book_Update.pdf Boston University Athletics February 12, 2022https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1997_68_Boston%20University.pdf 1996-1997 Boston University Terriers Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics Awards and honors Tunji Awojobi – America East Player of the Year References Category:Boston University Terriers men's basketball seasons Boston University Boston University Boston University Terriers men's basketball team Boston University Terriers men's basketball team