1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1996–97 Stanford Cardinal Basketball Stanford Cardinal logo.svg 118 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 12 21 22–8 12–6 Mike Montgomery 11th Doug Oliver Trent Johnson Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392) NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament. The Cardinal would reach the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 11 seed Oklahoma in the opening round and Tim Duncan-led No. 3 seed Wake ForestStanford cuts down Duncan, W. Forest Deacons center gets no help in 72-66 loss https://www.baltimoresun.com/1997/03/17/stanford-cuts-down-duncan-w-forest-deacons-center-gets-no-help-in-72-66-loss/ Baltimore Sun March 17, 1997 June 12, 2021 in the second round. The season came to and end after an overtime loss to No. 2 seed UtahUtah Holds Off Stanford in OT, 82-77 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/colbask/men/articles/stanutah.htm The Washington Post March 20, 1997 June 12, 2021 in the West Regional semifinals. Stanford finished with an overall record of 22–8 (12–6 Pac-10). Roster 1996 Stanford Cardinal y yes Kris Weems 3 G 6 2 SO y Kansas City, KS   Peter Sauer 5 F 6 7 SO Pittsburgh, PA   Mark Thompson 10 SO Los Angeles, CA   yes Arthur Lee 11 G 6 1 SO Los Angeles, CA   David Moseley 21 G 6 4 FR Las Cruces, NM   Brevin Knight 22 G 5 10 170 SR y Livingston, NJ Seton Hall Prep Rich Jackson 24 F 6 6 SR Provo, UT   Johannes Burge 30 G 6 3 FR     Ryan Mendez 32 F 6 7 FR Burleson, TX   Karl Wente 34 F 6 7 SO     Kamba Tshionyi 35 G 6 2 JR Eugene, OR   Pete Van Elswyk 40 F 6 9 JR Hamilton, CAN   Mark Seaton 44 F 6 9 SO Cypress, CA   Mark Madsen basketball 45 F 6 9 235 FR y Danville, CA San Ramon Valley High School Mark Mathiesen 50 F 6 7 Los Altos, CA   Tim Young 55 C 7 0 220 SO y basketball Santa Cruz, CA Harbor Mike Montgomery (Long Beach State) Doug Oliver (San Jose State) Trent Johnson (Boise State) https://gostanford.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1996-97 Schedule and results 1996-97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1996 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Stanford Cardinal| Regular season Nov 27, 1996 yes yes 21 1996 men UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 88–52 1–0 Nov 29, 1996 yes yes 21 College of Charleston Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 78–82 1–1 Nov 30, 1996 yes 21 1996 men Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Alaska-Anchorage Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 91–69 2–1 Dec 7, 1996 yes yes 24 1996 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan ARCO Arena Sacramento, California 81–59 3–1 Dec 14, 1996 yes yes 21 1996 men San Diego Toreros San Diego USD Sports Center San Diego, California 72–70 4–1 Dec 18, 1996 22 Alaska-Anchorage Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 105–70 5–1 Dec 22, 1996 yes yes 22 1996 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 83–81 OT 6–1 Dec 28, 1996 yes 23 Navy Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 85–68 7–1 Jan 2, 1997 yes 21 1996 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona 81–65 8–1 1–0 Jan 4, 1997 yes 21 Arizona 9 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 75–76 8–2 1–1 Jan 9, 1997 21 UCLA Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 109–61 9–2 2–1 Jan 11, 1997 21 USC Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 85–70 10–2 3–1 Jan 16, 1997 yes 15 1996 men Oregon Ducks Oregon 24 McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 72–69 OT 11–2 4–1 Jan 18, 1997 yes 15 1996 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 77–86 11–3 4–2 Jan 23, 1997 17 Washington Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 78–67 12–3 5–2 Jan 25, 1997 17 Washington State Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 81–61 13–3 6–2 Jan 29, 1997 yes 15 California Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 64–70 13–4 6–3 Feb 6, 1997 yes 18 USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 81–84 13–5 6–4 Feb 8, 1997 yes 18 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 68–87 13–6 6–5 Feb 13, 1997 22 Oregon State Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 87–54 14–6 7–5 Feb 15, 1997 22 Oregon Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 83–61 15–6 8–5 Feb 20, 1997 yes 20 Washington State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 76–63 16–6 9–5 Feb 22, 1997 yes 20 Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 61–75 16–7 9–6 Feb 24, 1997 yes 25 1996 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 97–50 17–7 Mar 1, 1997 25 California Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 73–63 18–7 10–6 Mar 6, 1997 23 Arizona 12 Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 81–80 19–7 11–6 Mar 8, 1997 23 Arizona State Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 86–63 20–7 12–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Stanford Cardinal| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1997 yes yes 21 6 W Oklahoma 11 W McKale Center Tucson, Arizona First round 80–67 21–7 Mar 16, 1997 yes yes 21 6 W Wake Forest 9 3 W McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Second Round 72–66 22–7 Mar 20, 1997 yes yes 21 6 W Utah 2 2 W San Jose Arena San Jose, California West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 77–82 OT 22–8 Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region AP Poll W West Schedule Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/stanford/1997-schedule.html 1996-97 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results Rankings 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 18 20 21 24 21 22 23 21 21 15 17 15 18 22 20 25 23 21 Coaches 0 18 14 14^ 14 21 18 20 20 20 22 17 17 15 16 22 22 24 22 21 12 *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll 1997 NBA draft 1997 NBA draft Stanford Cardinal Round Pick Player NBA Team 1 16 Brevin Knight Cleveland Cavaliers https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1997.html 1997 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com June 12, 2021 References Stanford Cardinal Category:Stanford Cardinal men's basketball seasons Stanford Cardinal men's basketball Stanford Cardinal men's basketball Stanford