1996–97 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1996–97 Vanderbilt Commodores Basketball Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg 150px Southeastern Conference SEC 19–12 9–7 Jan van Breda Kolff 4th Memorial Gymnasium NCAA tournament First Round The 1996–97 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1996–97 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jan van Breda Kolff and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium. The Commodores finished 4th in the SEC East regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. The team finished with a 19–12 record (9–7 SEC). Roster 1996 Vanderbilt Commodores y Dan Langhi 42 FC 6 11 210 Fr y Benton, Kentucky Jan van Breda Kolff (Vanderbilt) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Vanderbilt Commodores| Regular season Nov 20, 1996 yes Valparaiso Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee Preseason NIT 74–66 1–0 Nov 22, 1996 yes yes Duke 10 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Preseason NIT 57–86 1–1 Dec 4, 1996 yes 1996 men UAB Blazers UAB Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 66–62 2–1 Dec 7, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Memphis Tigers Memphis The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee 66–59 3–1 Dec 9, 1996 yes yes Boston College 25 Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts 52–59 3–2 Dec 15, 1996 yes 1996 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 85–37 4–2 Dec 19, 1996 yes 1996 men Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Alabama-Huntsville Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 60–47 5–2 Dec 21, 1996 yes 1996 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 82–61 6–2 Dec 23, 1996 yes 1996 men Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 92–56 7–2 Dec 29, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 61–66 7–3 Dec 31, 1996 yes 1996 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 81–61 8–3 Jan 4, 1997 Alabama Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 92–84 9–3 1–0 Jan 8, 1997 Georgia 24 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 53–61 9–4 1–1 Jan 11, 1997 yes 1996 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 65–75 9–5 1–2 Jan 15, 1997 yes 1996 none LSU Tigers LSU LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 69–62 10–5 2–2 Jan 18, 1997 Ole Miss 20 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 67–64 11–5 3–2 Jan 22, 1997 yes Kentucky 3 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio 46–58 11–6 3–3 Jan 25, 1997 yes 1996 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 53–60 11–7 3–4 Jan 29, 1997 South Carolina 25 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 64–65 11–8 3–5 Feb 1, 1997 yes 1996 men Florida Gators Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 74–63 12–8 4–5 Feb 5, 1997 yes Memphis Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 69–62 13–8 Feb 8, 1997 Arkansas Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 87–83 OT 14–8 5–5 Feb 12, 1997 Tennessee Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 66–53 15–8 6–5 Feb 15, 1997 yes 1996 men Auburn Tigers Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 75–61 16–8 7–5 Feb 19, 1997 yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 86–80 17–8 8–5 Feb 22, 1997 Kentucky 3 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 79–82 17–9 8–6 Feb 26, 1997 yes South Carolina 6 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 53–74 17–10 8–7 Mar 1, 1997 Florida Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 79–72 18–10 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Vanderbilt Commodores| SEC tournament Mar 6, 1997 yes yes Mississippi State The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee 73–67 OT 19–10 Mar 7, 1997 yes yes Ole Miss The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee 62–64 19–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Vanderbilt Commodores| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1997 yes yes 10 MW Xavier 13 7 MW Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan First round 68–80Xavier's a Blur to Vanderbilt https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-14-sp-38248-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 14, 1997 February 12, 2022 19–12 AP poll Central Time MW Midwest 2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-20-Fact-Book-FINAL.pdf Vanderbilt University Athletics February 12, 2022 Rankings 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1053–1054 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball seasons Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball Vanderbilt Category:1990s in Nashville, Tennessee