1996–97 Southwest Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

1996–97 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1997 Southland Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

1996–97 Southwest Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
1996–97 Southwest Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
Southland regular season co-champions ; Southland Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Southland Conference
1996–97 record	16–13 (10–6 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Miller (3rd season);
Home arena	Strahan Arena

The 1996–97 Southwest Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Southwest Texas State University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by head coach Mike Miller, played their home games at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

The Bobcats finished atop the regular season conference standings, wont the Southland Tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, Southwest Texas State was beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Minnesota, 78–46.[2]

Roster

1996–97 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	42	Jeff Foster	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	San Antonio, Texas

Head coach

Mike Miller (Southern)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1996*		Texas Southern	W 78–73	1–0	Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas
Nov 29, 1996*		vs. Troy	L 52–85	1–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Nov 30, 1996*		vs. Coastal Carolina	W 74–58	2–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 2, 1996*		at Connecticut	L 49–66	2–2	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (14,104) Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 7, 1996*		at Centenary	L 75–78	2–3	Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 10, 1996*		San Diego State	W 81–77 ^OT	3–3	Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas
Dec 14, 1996*		Hardin-Simmons	W 71–45	4–3	Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas
Dec 21, 1996*		at Lamar	L 67–73	4–4	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Dec 27, 1996*		vs. Tulsa	L 60–76[3]	4–5	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1996*		vs. Western Illinois	L 61–68	4–6	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Southland Tournament
Mar 7, 1997*		vs. McNeese State	W 76–59	15–12	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana
Mar 8, 1997*		vs. Louisiana-Monroe Championship game	W 74–64	16–12	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1997*	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Minnesota First round	L 46–78	16–13	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source[4]

References

sports-reference.com 1996-97 Southland Conference Season Summary
"Golden Gophers Bury SW Texas State, 78-46". The Washington Post. March 15, 1997. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
"Sealed and Delivered: Guard Scores 24 as Tulsa Outmuscles Southwest Texas". The Oklahoman. December 28, 1996. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
"1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1996-97 Southland Conference Season Summary

[2] "Golden Gophers Bury SW Texas State, 78-46". The Washington Post. March 15, 1997. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[3] "Sealed and Delivered: Guard Scores 24 as Tulsa Outmuscles Southwest Texas". The Oklahoman. December 28, 1996. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

[4] "1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas State Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Strahan Coliseum (1982–present)
Rivalries	UTSA
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NAIA national championship in bold

1996–97 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese State	10	–	6	.625	18	–	12	.600
Southwest Texas State †	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Louisiana-Monroe	10	–	6	.625	14	–	14	.500
Northwestern State	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Stephen F. Austin	8	–	8	.500	12	–	15	.444
Texas-Arlington	8	–	8	.500	12	–	15	.444
Nicholls State	7	–	9	.438	10	–	16	.385
Sam Houston State	7	–	9	.438	8	–	18	.308
UTSA	4	–	12	.250	9	–	17	.346

† 1997 Southland Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]