1996–97 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1996–97 Connecticut Huskies Big East Conference Big East 18–15 7–11 Jim Calhoun 11th Karl Hobbs Dave Leitao Tom Moore Hartford Civic CenterHarry A. Gampel Pavilion NIT Third place The 1996–97 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1996–97 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 18–15 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 7–11 record. They came in Third Place in the 1997 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by eleventh-year head coach Jim Calhoun.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf UConn Huskies 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History 7 March 2016 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104823/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf deadDavis Ken September 30, 2010 The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies Atlanta Whitman LLC 978-0794828035 Roster Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1996–1997 team.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/1997.html 1996-97 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats Name Position YearDion Carson G SRKyle Chapman G SRKevin Freeman F FRSam Funches F FRRichard Hamilton F/G FRMonquencio Hardnett G JRRuslan Inyatkin F JRRashamel Jones F/G SOKirk King F SRAntric Klaiber F/C SOMichael Leblanc F FRPete McCann G FRRicky Moore G SOJake Voskuhl C FR Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Regular Season 11/15/1996 yes yes Indiana 24 RCA Dome Indianapolis The Classic ESPN 61–68 32,250 0–1 11/25/1996 yes Northeastern Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 89–37 13,005 1–1 11/29/1996 yes Yale Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 72–39 14,529 2–1 12/2/1996 yes Southwest Texas State Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 66–49 14,104 3–1 12/4/1996 yes Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh WTNH 49–56 9,537 3–2 (0–1) 12/7/1996 Boston College 20 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTNH 61–54 10,027 4–2 (1–1) 12/21/1996 yes Fairfield Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 68–58 14,918 5–2 12/23/1996 yes Virginia Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTNH 64–61 10,027 6–2 12/27/1996 yes Massachusetts Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut MassMutual UGame ESPN 64–61 14,389 7–2 12/29/1996 yes Hartford Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 104–62 13,793 8–2 1/2/1997 yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey WTNH 66–57 5,806 9–2 (2–1) 1/4/1997 West Virginia Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 79–62 15,358 10–2 (3–1) 1/8/1997 St. John's Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTNH 67–71 OT 10,027 10–3 (3–2) 1/11/1997 yes Georgetown Capital Centre Landover, Maryland Rivalry WTNH 69–54 12,181 11–3 (4–2) 1/19/1997 yes Kansas 1 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut CBS 65–73 16,294 11–4 1/22/1997 yes Miami Miami Arena Miami WTNH 46–69 6,662 11–5 (4–3) 1/26/1997 Syracuse Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Rivalry CBS 53–65 16,294 11–6 (4–4) 1/29/1997 Providence Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut ESPN 47–62 10,027 11–7 (4–5) 2/1/1997 yes Seton Hall Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey WTNH 62–55 15,141 12–7 (5–5) 2/3/1997 Georgetown Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Rivalry ESPN 51–52 15,842 12–8 (5–6) 2/8/1997 yes Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana WTNH 65–71 OT 10,196 12–9 (5–7) 2/12/1997 yes Boston College Conte Forum Boston ESPN 61–56 8,134 13–9 (6–7) 2/15/1997 Miami Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTNH 72–52 10,027 14–9 (7–7) 2/17/1997 yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Rivalry ESPN 66–71 OT 22,950 14–10 (7–8) 2/23/1997 yes Villanova 19 CoreStates Center Philadelphia CBS 58–65 17,263 14–11 (7–9) 2/25/1997 Pittsburgh Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut ESPN2 74–77 15,746 14–12 (7–10) 3/1/1997 Seton Hall Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 60–73 16,186 14–13 (7–11) |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Big East tournament 3/5/1997 yes Pittsburgh Madison Square Garden New York City First round ESPN 62–63 18,291 14–14 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NIT 3/12/1997 yes Iona Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut First round 71–66 6,029 15–14 3/18/1997 yes Bradley Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut Second round CPTV 63–47 8,338 16–14 3/21/1997 yes Nebraska Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut Quarterfinals CPTV 76–67 8,411 17–14 3/25/1997 yes yes Florida State Madison Square Garden New York Semifinals ESPN 66–71 13,841 17–15 3/27/1997 yes yes Arkansas Madison Square Garden New York Third-place game 74–64 15,849 18–15 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1996.html UConn Huskies 7 March 2016 6 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160706065120/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1996.html dead References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Huskies Category:1996 in sports in Connecticut Category:1997 in sports in Connecticut