1996–97 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2022 1996–97 Charleston Southern Buccaneers basketball Charleston Southern Wordmark.png 150 150 Big South Conference Big South 17–13 7–7 Tom Conrad Buccaneer Field House Big South tournament champion NCAA tournament First round The 1996–97 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Tom Conrad, played their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. After finishing fourth in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the Big South tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The team lost to No. 2 seed UCLA in the opening roundUCLA 109, Charleston Southern 75 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-14-sp-38251-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 14, 1997 February 13, 2022 to finish with a 17–13 record (7–7 Big South). To date, this is Charleston Southern's only appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history. Roster 1996 Charleston Southern Buccaneers y Brett Larrick 3 G 6 4 sr Tom Conrad http://csusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1996-97 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Charleston Southern Buccaneers| Regular season Nov 22, 1996 yes College of Charleston Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, South Carolina 68–81 3,068 0–1 Nov 26, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Anderson Trojans Anderson (SC) Abney Athletic Center Anderson, South Carolina 82–57 666 1–1 Nov 30, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Toledo Rockets Toledo John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio 66–80 3,656 1–2 Dec 2, 1996 1996 men Centenary Cyclones Centenary (NJ) Buccaneer Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina 84–50 316 2–2 2–0 Dec 6, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Yale Bulldogs Yale McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 55–61 1,980 2–3 Dec 7, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Marist Red Foxes Marist McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York 53–51 2OT 1,112 3–3 Dec 14, 1996 yes yes Clemson 10 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 57–80 8,500 3–4 Dec 16, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Furman Paladins Furman Physical Activity Center Greenville, South Carolina 67–57 615 4–4 Dec 18, 1996 yes 1996 men South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State Buccaneer Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina 73–62 307 5–4 Dec 21, 1996 yes yes The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina 80–86 OT 724 5–5 Dec 28, 1996 yes yes South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 85–81 5,582 6–5 Jan 2, 1997 yes The Citadel Buccaneer Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina 77–61 881 7–5 Jan 9, 1997 1996 men Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Buccaneer Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina 82–92 726 7–6 0–1 Jan 11, 1997 yes 1996 men UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, North Carolina 64–78 918 7–7 0–2 Jan 16, 1997 1996 men UMBC Retrievers UMBC CSU Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina 64–57 581 8–7 1–2 Jan 18, 1997 yes 1996 men UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Charlie Justice Center Asheville, North Carolina 71–84 1,550 8–8 1–3 Jan 25, 1997 yes 1996 men Liberty Flames Liberty Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 68–72 4,275 8–9 1–4 Jan 28, 1997 yes 1996 men Radford Highlanders Radford Donald N. Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia 79–73 1,200 9–9 2–4 Jan 30, 1997 1996 men Winthrop Eagles Winthrop CSU Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina 76–65 488 10–9 3–4 Feb 1, 1997 UNC Asheville CSU Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina 73–66 1,048 11–9 4–4 Feb 3, 1997 yes Coastal Carolina Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina 72–53 1,015 12–9 5–4 Feb 8, 1997 UNC Greensboro Buccaneer Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina 79–72 1,276 13–9 6–4 Feb 13, 1997 yes Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, South Carolina 75–71Charleston Southern 75, Winthrop 71 https://apnews.com/7608e3aebcf3b687d3032d9e3a7c3203 Associated Press February 13, 1997 February 13, 2022 592 14–9 7–4 Feb 15, 1997 Radford Buccaneer Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina 71–76 932 14–10 7–5 Feb 17, 1997 Liberty Buccaneer Fieldhouse North Charleston, South Carolina 77–80 888 14–11 7–6 Feb 22, 1997 yes UMBC RAC Arena Catonsville, Maryland 80–85 OT 864 14–12 7–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Charleston Southern Buccaneers| Big South tournament Feb 26, 1997 yes yes 4 Coastal Carolina 5 Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia Quarterfinals 67–51 950 15–12 Feb 28, 1997 yes yes 4 UNC Asheville 1 Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia Semifinals 67–57 8,343 16–12 Mar 1, 1997 yes yes 4 Liberty 2 Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia Championship game 64–54 7,439 17–12 |- !colspan=12 style=Charleston Southern Buccaneers| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1997 yes yes 15 MW UCLA 7 2 MW Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan First round 75–109NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK : Getting Into NCAA Tournament for First Time, Going Against UCLA Is Putting Other South Carolina Campus on the Map https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-11-sp-36968-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 11, 1997 February 13, 2022 21,020 17–13 |- AP poll Eastern Sourcehttp://csusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1996-97?path=mbball 1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule Charleston Southern University February 13, 2022 enCHARLESTON SOUTHERN MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK https://s3.amazonaws.com/csusports.com/documents/2019/5/10/Basketball_Record_Book.pdf Charleston Southern University Athletics February 13, 2022https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1997_48_Charleston%20Southern%20University.pdf 1996-1997 Charleston Southern Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics References Category:Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball seasons Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball