1996–97 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
Appearance
1996–97 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball | |
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WCC regular season co-champions WCC tournament champions | |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 23–8 (12–4 WCC) |
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Home arena | McKeon Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1997 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 1996–97 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 1996–97 college basketball season, coached by Ernie Kent for the 6th and final season. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 10–4 to place second. They won the 1997 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they entered as the No. 14 seed West Region. The Gaels were beaten by No. 3 seed Wake Forest in the opening round[1] to end their season 23–8.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Source[3]
- All times are Pacific
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 20, 1996* |
at Oklahoma State | L 70–71 | 0–1 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma | |||||||
Nov 24, 1996* |
San Jose State | L 64–66 | 0–2 |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California | |||||||
Nov 26, 1996* |
at Sacramento State | W 69–60 | 1–2 |
Hornets Nest Sacramento, California | |||||||
Dec 1, 1996* |
UC Santa Barbara | W 94–86 | 2–2 |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California | |||||||
Feb 22, 1997 |
Portland | W 66–53 | 20–7 (10–4) |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California | |||||||
WCC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 1997* |
(2) | vs. (7) Pepperdine Quarterfinals |
W 85–69 | 21–7 |
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Mar 2, 1997* |
(2) | at (8) Loyola Marymount Semifinals |
W 80–62 | 22–7 |
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Mar 3, 1997* |
(2) | vs. (3) San Francisco Championship |
W 66–59 | 23–7 |
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1997* |
(14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 9 Wake Forest First round |
L 46–68 | 23–8 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Duncan, W. Forest stand tall in win Deacons center out-duels St. Mary's". The Baltimore Sun. March 15, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "1996–97 Saint Mary's Gaels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "1996-97 Schedule". Retrieved February 13, 2022.