1996–97 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1996–97 Villanova Wildcats Basketball File:Villanova Wildcats logo.svg Big East Conference Big East 20 24–10 12–6 Steve Lappas 5th CoreStates Center (Capacity: 6,500) Big East Regular Season co-champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 1996–97 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1996–97 season. With an overall record 24–10 and conference record of 12–6, the Wildcats placed first in the Big East Conference, and after reaching the finals of the Big East tournament, the team was invited to the NCAA tournament as a 3 seed. Roster 1996 Villanova Wildcats y Tim Thomas y basketball 3 F 6 10 230 Fr Paterson, New Jersey John Celestand y 13 G 6 4 175 So Piscataway, New Jersey Malik Allen y 15 C 6 10 245 Fr Medford, New Jersey Alvin Williams y 20 G 6 5 180 Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jason Lawson y 42 C 6 11 240 Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Steve Lappas Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Villanova Wildcats| Regular season November 29 yes yes American-Puerto Rico 68–62 1–0 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico November 30 yes yes Butler 62–54 2–0 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico December 1 yes yes Tulane 85–70 3–0 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico December 4 Providence 75–64 4–0 1–0 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 7 yes St. John's 82–70 5–0 2–0 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York December 10 yes yes Pennsylvania 82–62 6–0 2–0 The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 14 yes Duke 79–87 6–1 2–0 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 21 yes Mount St. Mary's 91–66 7–1 2–0 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 23 yes yes Saint Joseph's 81–65 8–1 2–0 Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 28 yes Rider 75–61 9–1 2–0 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 30 yes North Carolina-Wilmington 87–38 10–1 2–0 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 2 Seton Hall 88–67 11–1 3–0 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 6 yes Providence 68–91 11–2 3–1 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI January 8 yes Oral Roberts 64–46 12–2 3–1 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 11 Miami 59–61 12–3 3–2 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 14 yes Notre Dame 68–57 13–3 4–2 Joyce Center South Bend, IN January 18 Rutgers 79–56 14–3 5–2 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 20 Syracuse 60–62 14–4 5–3 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 25 yes Boston College 84–66 15–4 6–3 Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts January 27 yes Georgetown 67–78 15–5 6–4 Capital Centre Landover, Maryland February 1 yes Syracuse 70–60 16–5 7–4 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY February 4 West Virginia 81–70 17–5 8–4 The Pavilion Delaware County, Pennsylvania February 9 yes yes 3 Kentucky 56–93 17–6 8–4 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky February 12 yes Pittsburgh 89–95 17–7 8–5 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania February 16 Notre Dame 75–70 18–7 9–5 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 19 St. John's 65–54 19–7 10–5 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 23 Connecticut 65–58 20–7 11–5 CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 26 yes West Virginia 76–83 20–8 11–6 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV March 1 yes Rutgers 84–74 21–8 12–6 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#Villanova Wildcats 1"|Big East tournament March 6 yes Syracuse Quarterfinals 80–70 22–8 13–6 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York March 7 yes Providence Semifinals 73–63 23–8 14–6 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York March 8 yes Boston College Championship 58–70 23–9 14–7 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York |- !colspan=12 style=Villanova Wildcats| NCAA tournament March 13 yes yes Long Island First round 101–91 24–9 14–7 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC March 15 yes yes California Second round 68–75 24–10 14–7 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC AP poll https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/villanova/1997-schedule.html 1996–97 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Rankings 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Team players in the 1997 NBA draft 1997 NBA draft Villanova Wildcats Round Pick Player NBA club 1 7 Tim Thomas New Jersey Nets https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1997.html 1997 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com June 13, 2020 References Villanova Category:Villanova Wildcats men's basketball seasons Villanova Villanova Villanova