1996–97 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1996–97 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg 150 Conference USA CUSA 25 10 26–9 9–5 Denny Crum 26th Scooter McCray Jerry Eaves Scott Davenport 9th 1st 1st Freedom Hall Big Island Invitational Champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1996–97 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crumhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1997.html 1996-1997 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats 16 November 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 26–9.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/1997-schedule.html 1996-1997 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results 16 November 2013 Roster 1996 Louisville Cardinals y y Matt Akridge 12 G 6 2 180 Jr TCU Eastern H.S. Louisville, Kentucky Damion Dantzler 30 F 6 7 225 Jr Westinghouse Prep Chicago, Illinois Craig Farmer 24 G/F 6 5 195 Jr Cairo Senior High Cairo, Illinois B.J. Flynn 13 G 6 2 185 Sr Jeffersonville H.S. Jeffersonville, Indiana Eric Johnson 23 F/G 6 3 225 So Woodward Cincinnati, Ohio Jerry Johnson 4 G 6 3 220 Fr Master's Christian Academy Atlanta, Georgia Nate Johnson 21 F 6 6 205 Fr Camden H.S. Camden, New Jersey Jeff McKinley 25 G 6 5 205 Fr Simon Kenton Independence, Kentucky Alex Sanders 44 F/C 6 7 260 So Oak Hill Academy Houston, Texas Alvin Sims 5 G/F 6 4 235 Sr y Paris H.S. Paris, Kentucky Beau Zach Smith 33 C/F 6 8 250 Sr Peoria H.S. Peoria, Illinois DeJuan Wheat 32 G 6 0 165 Sr y Ballard Louisville, Kentucky Tony Williams 3 F/G 6 7 190 Fr Doss Louisville, Kentucky Paul Yaden 20 F 6 7 170 Fr DeSales Louisville, Kentucky Denny Crum (UCLA) Scooter McCray (Louisville) Jerry Eaves (Louisville) Scott Davenport (Louisville) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| Regular Season Nov 29, 1996 yes yes Montana State Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawai'i Big Island Invitational – Quarterfinals 92–78 1–0 Nov 30, 1996 yes yes Illinois Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawai'i Big Island Invitational – Semifinals 70–60 2–0 Dec 1, 1996 yes yes Colorado Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawai'i Big Island Invitational – Championship Game 92–82 3–0 Dec 7, 1996 yes yes LSU Arrowhead Pond Anaheim, California OT 93–87 4–0 Dec 11, 1996 yes 22 Dayton Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 80–67 5–0 Dec 14, 1996 yes yes 22 Purdue Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana 88–72 6–0 Dec 16, 1996 yes 18 Wright State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 65–57 7–0 Dec 21, 1997 yes yes 18 Arkansas 19 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas OT 91–88 8–0 Dec 23, 1996 yes 16 Tennessee State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 102–54 9–0 Dec 29, 1996 yes 16 Boston College 25 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 2OT 89–85 10–0 Dec 31, 1996 yes 14 Kentucky 3 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 54–74 10–1 Jan 3, 1997 yes 14 UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama 93–79 11–1 1–0 Jan 6, 1997 yes 14 Charlotte Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 92–81 12–1 2–0 Jan 11, 1997 yes 10 Georgia Tech Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 60–56 13–1 Jan 15, 1997 10 Houston Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 92–78 14–1 3–0 Jan 19, 1997 yes yes 10 Texas 23 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas OT 85–78 15–1 Jan 23, 1997 6 Memphis Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 58–64 15–2 3–1 Jan 25, 1997 yes 6 UCLA Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 74–71 16–2 Jan 28, 1997 9 DePaul Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 71–54 17–2 4–1 Jan 30, 1997 9 Cincinnati 8 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 81–70 18–2 5–1 Feb 2, 1997 yes yes 9 Temple McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 44–67 18–3 Feb 6, 1997 11 St. Louis Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 62–64 18–4 5–2 Feb 9, 1997 yes 11 Memphis The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee 59–79 18–5 5–3 Feb 15, 1997 yes 17 Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 70–66 19–5 6–3 Feb 17, 1997 15 South Florida Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 75–64 20–5 7–3 Feb 20, 1997 yes 15 Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin OT 71–79 20–6 7–4 Feb 22, 1997 yes 15 Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi OT 75–72 21–6 8–4 Feb 26, 1997 17 Charlotte Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 72–71 22–6 9–4 Mar 1, 1997 yes 17 Tulane Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 71–83 22–7 9–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| Conference USA Tournament Mar 5, 1997 yes 20 6 South Florida 11 Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri First Round 69–58 23–7 Mar 6, 1997 yes 20 6 Charlotte 3 Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals 60–64 23–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1997 yes yes 25 6 E UMass 11 E Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania First Round 65–57 24–8 Mar 16, 1997 yes yes 25 6 E New Mexico 11 3 E Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Second Round 64–63 25–8 Mar 21, 1997 yes yes 25 6 E Texas 10 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Sweet Sixteen 78–63 26–8 Mar 23, 1997 yes yes 25 6 E North Carolina 4 1 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Elite Eight 74–97 26–9 References Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1996-97 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 1996-97 Category:1996 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1997 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose