1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Cavaliers text logo.svg 180 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 18–13 7–9 Jeff Jones 7th Anthony Solomon 3rd Tom Perrin 10th Pete Herrmann 3rd University Hall NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Last season The Cavaliers had a record of 18–13. Roster 1996 Virginia Cavaliers y Curtis Staples y 5 G 6 3 186 JR Roanoke, Virginia Jamal Robinson y 13 G/F 6 7 195 SR Jamaica, New York C Peter McLaughlin 15 G 6 2 166 JR Maplewood, New Jersey Harold Deane basketball y 21 G 6 2 175 SR Ettrick, Virginia Willie Dersch 24 G/F 6 5 197 FR Floral Park, New York Norman Nolan y 25 F 6 8 243 JR Baltimore, Maryland Mike Curtis 31 G 6 3 190 JR Richmond, Virginia Courtney Alexander y 32 G/F 6 6 191 SO Durham, North Carolina Monte Marcaccini 33 G/F 6 5 203 SO y Tarzana, California Chase Metheney 42 C 7 4 236 SO y Charlotte, North Carolina Kris Hunter 44 C 6 10 206 FR Tallahassee, Florida Colin Ducharme 52 F/C 6 9 243 FR Richmond, Virginia Craig McAndrew 54 F/C 6 10 246 FR Wonga Beach, Queensland Martin Walton 55 F 6 9 220 SR Portsmouth, Virginia Jeff Jones (Virginia) Anthony Solomon (Virginia) Tom Perrin (Vermont) Pete Herrmann (SUNY Geneseo) https://virginiasports.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/1996-97/ http://www.fansonly.com/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/va-m-baskbl-mtt.html 1996-97 Men's Basketball Roster 2017-06-16 1997-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/19970617105744/http://www.fansonly.com/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/va-m-baskbl-mtt.html bot: unknown Schedule no no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season Nov. 25 yes yes South Carolina Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Classic 93–70 2,500 1–0 Nov. 26 yes yes Massachusetts 17 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Classic 75–68 2,500 2–0 Nov. 27 yes yes Kansas 2 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Classic 63–80 2,500 2–1 Nov. 30 yes yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia 106–93 6,707 3–1 Dec. 4 yes yes 25 William & Mary Tribe 1996–97 William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, Virginia 75–64 4,617 4–1 Dec. 7 25 Clemson 12 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 52–62 8,004 4–2 0–1 Dec. 18 yes Liberty Flames 1996–97 Liberty University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 67–54 7,026 5–2 0–1 Dec. 21 yes UMBC Retrievers 1996–97 UMBC University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 57–34 6,507 6–2 0–1 Dec. 23 yes yes Connecticut Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut 61–64 OT 10,027 6–3 0–1 Dec. 28 yes Radford Highlanders 1996–97 Radford University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 95–47 7,907 7–3 0–1 Dec. 30 yes Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 1996–97 Delaware University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 76–66 7,658 8–3 0–1 Jan. 2 yes Loyola Greyhounds 1996–97 Loyola University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 67–61 6,733 9–3 0–1 Jan. 4 yes Maryland 19 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 62–78 14,500 9–4 0–2 Jan. 8 yes Florida State Seminoles 1996–97 Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 64–61 9,452 10–4 1–2 Jan. 11 North Carolina 13 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 75–63 8,241 11–4 2–2 Jan. 15 yes Wake Forest 2 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 54–58 14,268 11–5 2–3 Jan. 18 yes Duke 13 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 59–78 9,314 11–6 2–4 Jan. 22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 1996–97 Georgia Tech University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 68–64 8,120 12–6 3–4 Jan. 28 NC State Wolfpack 1996–97 NC State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 56–50 7,697 13–6 4–4 Jan. 30 yes Richmond Spiders 1996–97 Richmond University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 83–66 7,306 14–6 4–4 Feb. 1 Florida State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 73–60 8,120 15–6 5–4 Feb. 6 yes Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 53–66 8,103 15–7 5–5 Feb. 8 yes North Carolina 20 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 57–81 21,572 15–8 5–6 Feb. 11 Duke 6 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 61–62 8,394 15–9 5–7 Feb. 15 yes Clemson 7 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 65–71 10,500 15–10 5–8 Feb. 19 yes NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 55–46 12,400 16–10 6–8 Feb. 22 Wake Forest 4 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 60–66 8,150 16–11 6–9 Feb. 25 yes yes Virginia Tech Hokies 1996–97 Virginia Tech Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 58–57 8,503 17–11 6–9 Mar. 2 Maryland 16 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 81–74 8,182 18–11 7–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 7 yes 6 North Carolina 5 3 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina ACC Tournament quarterfinals 68–78 23,250 18–12 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| NCAA tournament Mar. 13 yes yes 9 W Iowa 8 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City NCAA Tournament first round 60–73The Daily Iowan 1B Domination https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1997/di1997-03-14.pdf March 14, 1997 January 23, 2016 13,886 18–13 AP Poll Eastern Time no 1996–1997 Schedule http://95w.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site March 17, 2015February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes References Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Virginia Virginia Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball Category:1997 in sports in Virginia