1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by first-year head coach Pete Herrmann, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.

1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
Patriot League tournament champions Patriot League Regular Season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament
Conference	Patriot League
Record	20–9 (10–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Don DeVoe (5th season)
Home arena	Alumni Hall
Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Navy †	10	–	2		.833			20	–	9		.690
Bucknell	9	–	3		.750			18	–	11		.621
Colgate	8	–	4		.667			12	–	16		.429
Holy Cross	5	–	7		.417			8	–	19		.296
Lafayette	5	–	7		.417			11	–	17		.393
Army	4	–	8		.333			10	–	16		.385
Lehigh	1	–	11		.083			1	–	26		.037
† 1997 Patriot League tournament winner

Roster

1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 35 Hassan Booker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr University HS Los Angeles, California	Head coach Don DeVoe Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non Conference Regular season
Nov 22, 1996*		Coast Guard	W 84–51	1–0	Alumni Hall (2,631) Annapolis, Maryland
Nov 24, 1996*		at Towson	L 68–76	1–1	Towson Center (1,003) Towson, Maryland
Nov 26, 1996*		Pittsburgh	W 60–49	2–1	Alumni Hall (2,259) Annapolis, Maryland
Nov 30, 1996*		at Air Force	W 78–59	3–1	Clune Arena (1,279) Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dec 3, 1996*		New Hampshire	W 89–81	4–1	Alumni Hall (1,165) Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 5, 1996*		at VMI	W 68–62	5–1	Cameron Hall (1,043) Lexington, Virginia
Dec 7, 1996*		at Wofford	L 65–89	5–2	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,684) Spartanburg, South Carolina
Dec 9, 1996*		Gettysburg	W 78–64	6–2	Alumni Hall (1,078) Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 21, 1996*		Dartmouth	L 63–77	6–3	Alumni Hall (1,475) Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 23, 1996*		at St. Bonaventure	L 69–85	6–4	Reilly Center (5,247) St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 28, 1996*		at No. 23 Stanford	L 68–85	6–5	Maples Pavilion (7,149) Stanford, California
Dec 30, 1996*		at Rice	L 52–69	6–6	Tudor Fieldhouse (4,030) Houston, Texas
Jan 2, 1997*		Harvard	W 66–63	7–6	Alumni Hall (1,059) Annapolis, Maryland
Conference Regular Season
Jan 8, 1997		at Army	W 70–56	8–6 (1–0)	Christl Arena (2,632) West Point, New York
Jan 11, 1997		at Colgate	L 60–64	8–7 (1–1)	Cotterell Court (2,400) Hamilton, New York
Jan 13, 1997*		William & Mary	W 74–63	9–7 (1–1)	Alumni Hall (1,011) Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 15, 1997		at Lehigh	W 70–64	10–7 (2–1)	Stabler Arena (942) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 18, 1997		Lafayette	W 60–55	11–7 (3–1)	Alumni Hall (2,592) Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 22, 1997		at Bucknell	L 55–69	11–8 (3–2)	Davis Gym (2,248) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 29, 1997		Holy Cross	W 83–75	12–8 (4–2)	Alumni Hall (1,861) Annapolis, Maryland
Feb 1, 1997		Army	W 68–64	13–8 (5–2)	Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, Maryland
Feb 5, 1997		Colgate	W 79–56	14–8 (6–2)	Alumni Hall (3,428) Annapolis, Maryland
Feb 8, 1997		Lehigh	W 109–73	15–8 (7–2)	Alumni Hall (1,945) Annapolis, Maryland
Feb 12, 1997		at Lafayette	W 74–72	16–8 (8–2)	Kirby Sports Center (1,029) Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 1997		Bucknell	W 78–67	17–8 (9–2)	Alumni Hall (3,732) Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 2, 1997		at Holy Cross	W 76–61	18–8 (10–2)	Hart Center (2,833) Worcester, Massachusetts
Patriot League tournament
Mar 2, 1997*		vs. Lafayette Semifinals	W 96–57	19–8	Stabler Arena (3,438) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1997*		Bucknell Championship game	W 76–75	20–8	Alumni Hall (3,052) Annapolis, Maryland
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1997*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 2 Utah First round	L 61–75^[2]^[3]	20–9	McKale Center (12,958) Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "1996-97 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
2. "No. 2 Utah (26-3) vs. No. 15 Navy (20-8)". The Baltimore Sun. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
3. "Big and balanced, Utah sinks Navy". The Baltimore Sun. March 15, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
4. "1996-97 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 13, 2022.
5. "1996-1997 Navy Men's Basketball Statistics" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.