1996-97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...

in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 1st in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1997, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Indianapolis, Indiana...

, losing to the Minnesota Golden Gophers

Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball

The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have played in the Big Ten since the conference began sponsoring basketball in 1905...

in the elite eight. This was the first season for head coach Steve Lavin

Steve Lavin

Steve Lavin is an American basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at St. John's University in Queens, New York. Lavin previously served as the head coach for UCLA....

, who had been an assistant coach under Jim Harrick

Jim Harrick

Jim Harrick is an American former basketball coach who coached at Pepperdine University, UCLA, the University of Rhode Island and the University of Georgia over a combined total of 23 seasons.-Biography:...

Roster

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Overall	Conf.
Exhibition Games
November 12, 1996	Athletes in Action Athletes in Action Athletes in Action is an evangelical Christian sports ministry in the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Athletes in Action, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, works with athletes and coaches to use the unique platform of sport to help people around the world with questions of faith...	Pauley Pavilion Pauley Pavilion Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams...	W 114–79	0–0	0–0
November 14, 1996	German 22 & under team	Pauley Pavilion	W 71–44	0–0	0–0
Regular season
November 21, 1996		Pauley Pavilion¹	L 77–76 (OT)	0–1	0–0
December 3, 1996		Pauley Pavilion	W 95–73	1–1	0–0
December 7, 1996	#1	Pauley Pavilion	L 96–83	1–2	0–0
December 14, 1996		Pauley Pavilion	W 72–61	2–2	0–0
December 17, 1996		Pauley Pavilion	W 93–67	3–2	0–0
December 21, 1996	Illinois 1996–97 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team The 1996–97 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.-Team:-Player stats:-NCAA basketball tournament:Southeast regional* Illinois 90, Southern Cal 77** Tennessee-Chattanooga 75, Illinois 63...	United Center United Center The United Center is an indoor sports arena located in Chicago. It is named after its corporate sponsor, United Airlines. The United Center is home to both the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League...	L 79–63	3–3	0–0
December 23, 1996		Pauley Pavilion	W 64–57	4–3	0–0
December 28, 1996		Pauley Pavilion	W 87–72	5–3	0–0
January 2, 1997		Pauley Pavilion	W 84–56	6–3	1–0
January 4, 1997		Pauley Pavilion	W 79–70	7–3	2–0
January 9, 1997	#21	Maples Pavilion Maples Pavilion Maples Pavilion is a 7,392-seat multi-purpose arena in Stanford, California built in 1968. Maples underwent a $30 million renovation in March 2004, which wrapped up in time for conference play in December of that year...	L 109–61	7–4	2–1
January 11, 1997		Cow Palace Cow Palace Cow Palace is an indoor arena, in Daly City, California, situated on the city's border with neighboring San Francisco, notable as a sporting arena.-History:... ²	W 64–56	8–4	3–1
January 16, 1997		Pauley Pavilion	W 79–62	9–4	4–1
January 18, 1997	Arizona 1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team The 1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The Head Coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center, and was a member of the Pacific Ten Conference.-NCAA basketball tournament:*Mideast...	Pauley Pavilion	W 84–78	10–4	5–1
January 23, 1997		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in the University Park neighborhood, of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park. It is located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, just south of the campus of the University of Southern California.-History:The Los Angeles...	W 96–87	11–4	6–1
January 25, 1997	#6	Freedom Hall Freedom Hall Freedom Hall is a multipurpose arena in Louisville, Kentucky, on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky...	L 74–71	11–5	6–1
January 30, 1997		McArthur Court McArthur Court McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena....	L 87–85	11–6	6–2
February 1, 1997		Gill Coliseum Gill Coliseum Gill Coliseum is a 10,400-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Opened in 1949, the arena is home to the Oregon State Beavers' basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and gymnastics teams. It is named after famed basketball coach Amory T...	W 74–68	12–6	7–2
February 6, 1997	California	Pauley Pavilion	L 71–68	12–7	7–3
February 8, 1997	Stanford	Pauley Pavilion	W 87–68	13–7	8–3
February 13, 1997	Arizona	McKale Center McKale Center McKale Memorial Center is an athletic arena located at 1756 E University Blvd on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is primarily used for basketball, but also features state-of-the-art physical training and therapy facilities. Its construction is marked with a large...	W 66–64	14–7	9–3
February 15, 1997	Arizona State	Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe) Wells Fargo Arena is a 10,754-seat multi-purpose arena at 634 E Veterans Way in Tempe, Arizona, USA, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona.Constructed in the spring of 1974 as the as the Arizona State University Activity Center and at the cost of $8 million, the facility also plays host to graduation...	W 92–81	15–7	10–3
February 19, 1997	USC	Pauley Pavilion	W 82–60	16–7	11–3
February 23, 1997	#6 Duke 1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team The 1996–97 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The Head Coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference....	Pauley Pavilion	W 73–69	17–7	11–3
February 27, 1997	Oregon State	Pauley Pavilion	W 81–69	18–7	12–3
March 1, 1997	Oregon	Pauley Pavilion	W 74–67	19–7	13–3
March 6, 1997	Washington	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, commonly known as Hec Ed, is an indoor arena on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, the home of the Washington Huskies of the Pacific-12 Conference. Originally opened in 1927, the brick venue is home to the UW men's and women's...	W 87–85	20–7	14–3
March 8, 1997	Washington State	Beasley Coliseum Beasley Coliseum Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena, in Pullman, Washington, on the campus of Washington State University. The arena opened in 1973 and is named for Wallis Beasley, a long-time WSU sociology professor, executive vice president and interim president. Beasley was also WSU's...	W 87–86	21–7	15–3
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1997		The Palace of Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills, often referred to simply as The Palace, is a sports and entertainment venue in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1988, it is the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association...	W 109–75	22–7	15–3
March 15, 1997		The Palace of Auburn Hills	W 96–83	23–7	15–3
March 20, 1997		Alamodome Alamodome The Alamodome is a domed 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S...	W 74–73	24–7	15–3
March 22, 1997		Alamodome	L 80–72	24–8	15–3
*Conference games in green. ¹Preseason NIT NIT Season Tip-Off The NIT Season Tip-Off is an annual college basketball tournament that takes place in November of each year, around the beginning of the season. The first two rounds are held at campus sites and the semifinals and the finals are held at Madison Square Garden. The tournament began in 1985 as the... ²Game played here since Haas Pavilion Haas Pavilion The Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion is the home of the University of California's men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's and women's gymnastics teams... was being renovated.

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