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1996–97 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

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1996–97 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
SEC West Division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–9 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
Seasons
1996–97 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 6 South Carolina 15 1   .938 24 8   .750
No. 5 Kentucky 13 3   .813 35 5   .875
No. 17 Georgia 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
Florida 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Tennessee 4 12   .250 11 16   .407
West
Ole Miss 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
Arkansas 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Auburn 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
Alabama 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
Mississippi State 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
LSU 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
1997 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by fifth-year head coach, Rob Evans. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the second NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 24, 1996*
Portland State W 56–54  1–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
November 26, 1996*
Prairie View A&M W 71–42  2–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 2, 1996*
at Davidson L 56–59  2–1
John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
December 7, 1996*
Houston W 93–71  3–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 14, 1996*
Wichita State W 68–65  4–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 17, 1996*
Stetson W 78–50  5–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 20, 1996*
Florida International W 74–64  6–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 27, 1996*
vs. Appalachian State W 75–63  7–1
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
December 28, 1996*
at No. 14 New Mexico L 64–75  7–2
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
December 31, 1996*
Morgan State W 91–57  8–2
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 2, 1997
at No. 22 Arkansas W 91–74  9–2
(1–0)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 5, 1997
Georgia W 73–66  10–2
(2–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 8, 1997
Alabama L 46–59  10–3
(2–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 11, 1997
No. 3 Kentucky W 73–69  11–3
(3–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 15, 1997
No. 20 at Mississippi State L 64–75  11–4
(3–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
January 18, 1997
No. 20 at Vanderbilt L 64–67  11–5
(3–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 22, 1997
Tennessee W 70–48  12–5
(4–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 25, 1997
12:00 p.m., JP Sports
at South Carolina L 63–86  12–6
(4–4)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 29, 1997
Arkansas W 71–52  13–6
(5–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 1, 1997
Auburn W 57–46  14–6
(6–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 5, 1997
at LSU W 79–73  15–6
(7–4)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 12, 1997
at Alabama L 54–57  15–7
(7–5)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 1997
Mississippi State W 84–61  16–7
(8–5)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 23, 1997
at Florida W 67–65  17–7
(9–5)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 26, 1997
LSU W 74–68  18–7
(10–5)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
March 1, 1997
at Auburn W 71–63  19–7
(11–5)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
SEC tournament
March 7, 1997
 JP Sports
(1 W) vs. (4 E) Vanderbilt
Quarterfinals
W 64–62  20–7
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, TN
March 8, 1997
 JP Sports
(1 W) vs. (2 E) No. 6 Kentucky
Semifinals
L 70–88  20–8
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, TN
NCAA tournament
March 14, 1997*
 CBS
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) Temple
First round
L 40–62  20–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: [1]

References

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  1. ^ "1996-97 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".