1996–97 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1996–97 Kansas Jayhawks Basketball 1996–97 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team.jpg 295 Big 12 Conference North Big 12 5 1 34–2 15–1 Roy Williams 9th Matt Doherty 5th Neil Dougherty 2nd Joe Holladay 3rd Jerod Haase Scot Pollard Jacque Vaughn B.J. Williams Allen Fieldhouse NCAA Division I regular season championsMaui Invitational Tournament championsBig 12 regular season championsBig 12 tournament champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1996–97 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 99th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 9th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. It was the Jayhawks first year in the newly formed Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 conference was formed by the eight teams of the recently dissolved Big Eight Conference and was joined by Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, all formally of the Southwest Conference which had dissolved following the 1995–1996 school year as well. Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Nick Bradford 21 Forward/Guard 6-6 175 Freshman Fayetteville, Arkansas Joel Branstrom 20 Forward 6-6 197 Senior Half Moon Bay, California Jerod Haase 35 Guard 6-3 191 Senior South Lake Tahoe, California Raef LaFrentz 45 Forward/Center 6–11 235 Junior Hampton, Iowa C.B. McGrath 24 Guard 5-11 173 Junior Topeka, Kansas Terry Nooner 5 Guard 5-10 170 Freshman Raytown, Missouri Paul Pierce 34 Forward 6–7 220 Sophomore Inglewood, California Scot Pollard 31 Center 6–11 265 Senior San Diego, California T.J. Pugh 32 Forward/Center 6–8 246 Sophomore Omaha, Nebraska Steve Ransom 42 Forward 6–6 205 Senior Mission Viejo, California Ryan Robertson 4 Guard 6–5 182 Sophomore Saint Charles, Missouri Billy Thomas 12 Guard/Forward 6–4 208 Junior Shreveport, Louisiana Jacque Vaughn 11 Guard 6–1 195 Senior Pasadena, California B.J. Williams 22 Forward 6–8 206 Senior Wichita, Kansas Big 12 Conference standings +1996–97 Big 12 Conference men's basketball regular season standingshttp://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/136015.pdf Big 12 Record Book (PDF) Big 12 Conference 2013-07-14 2008-08-01 # Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct. 1 Kansas 15-1 .938 34-2 .944 2 Colorado 11-5 .688 22-10 .688 T–3 Texas 10-6 .625 18-12 .600 T–3 Iowa State 10-6 .625 22-9 .710 T–3 Texas Tech 10-6 .625 19-9 .679 6 Oklahoma 9-7 .563 19-11 .613 T–7 Nebraska 7–9 .438 18-15 .545 T–7 1996–97 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State 7-9 .438 17-15 .531 9 1996–97 men Baylor Bears Baylor University Baylor 6-10 .375 18-12 .600 10 Missouri 5-11 .313 16-17 .485 T–11 1996–97 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M 3-13 .188 9-18 .333 T–11 1996–97 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State University Kansas State 3-13 .188 10-17 .370 Schedule no |- !colspan=12 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Regular Season |- 11/22/1996 yes yes 2 Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA 76-64 1–0 |- 11/25/1996 yes yes 2 LSU Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament first round 82-53 2–0 11/26/1996 yes yes 2 California Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament Semifinals 85-67 3–0 11/27/1996 yes yees 2 Virginia Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational tournament championship Game 80-63 4–0 12/1/1996 yes 2 San Diego Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 79–72 5–0 12/4/1996 yes yes 1 Cincinnati 4 United Center Chicago, IL Great Eight 72–65 6–0 12/7/1996 yes yes 1 UCLA 17 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 96–83 7–0 12/11/1996 yes 1 George Washington Allen Fieldhouse Lawnrence, KS 85–56 8–0 12/15/1996 yes 1 UNC Asheville Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 105–73 9–0 12/21/1996 yes 1 NC State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 84–56 10–0 12/30/1996 yes 1 Washburn Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 90–65 11–0 1/2/1997 yes 1 Brown Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 107–49 12–0 1/4/1997 yes 1 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown 62–59 13–0 1–0 1/6/1997 1 Texas 18 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 86–61 14–0 2–0 1/9/1997 yes 1 Niagara Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 134–73 15–0 1/11/1997 yes 1 Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX 87–68 16–0 3–0 1/13/1997 1 Iowa State 4 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 80–67 17–0 4–0 1/19/1997 yes yes 1 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 73–65 18–0 1/22/1997 1 Texas A&M Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 89–60 19–0 5–0 1/26/1997 yes 1 Colorado 18 Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 77–68 20–0 6–0 1/29/1997 yes 1 Texas Tech 22 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX 86–77 21–0 7–0 2/1/1997 1 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 82–77 OT 22–0 8–0 2/4/1997 yes 1 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Border War 94–96 2OT 22–1 8–1 2/9/1997 yes 1 Iowa State 6 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 69–62 23–1 9–1 2/12/1997 1 Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 104–72 24–1 10–1 2/15/1997 1 Colorado 15 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 114–74 25–1 11–1 2/17/1997 1 Missouri Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War 79–67 26–1 12–1 2/22/1997 1 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown 78–58 27–1 13–1 2/24/1997 yes 1 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 70–68 28–1 14–1 3/2/1997 yes 1 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 85–65 29–1 15–1 |- !colspan=12 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Big 12 Tournament 3/7/1997 yes 1 Oklahoma State Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals 74–59 30–1 3/8/1997 yes 1 Iowa State 16 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Semifinals 72–48 31–1 3/9/1997 yes 1 Missouri Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Championship Game 87–60 32–1 |- !colspan=12 style=Kansas Jayhawks| NCAA tournament 3/13/1997 yes yes 1 1 SE Jackson State 16 SE Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN First round 78–64 33–1 3/15/1997 yes yes 1 1 SE Purdue 8 SE Pyramid Arena Memphis, TN Second Round 75–61 34–1 3/21/1997 yes yes 1 1 SE Arizona 15 4 SE Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL Regional semifinals 82–85 34–2 Central Standard Time AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses SE SoutheastKansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1996-97 Season Media Guide http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf English 2013-06-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120306064242/http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf 2012-03-06 Rankings 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Coaches 0 18 1 1* 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 *There was no coaches poll in week 1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1053–1054 2009 0-345-51392-4 Team players in the 1997 NBA draft 1997 NBA draft Kansas Jayhawks Round Pick Player NBA club 1 19 Scot Pollard Detroit Pistons 1 27 Jacque Vaughn Utah Jazz https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1997.html 1997 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com January 30, 2021 References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Jay Jay