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
ConferencePatriot League
1996–97 record20–9 (10–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Home arenaAlumni Hall
1996–97 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Navy102 .833209  .690
Bucknell93 .7501811  .621
Colgate84 .6671216  .429
Holy Cross57 .417819  .296
Lafayette57 .4171117  .393
Army48 .3331016  .385
Lehigh111 .083126  .037
1997 Patriot League Tournament winner

Roster

1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 35 Hassan Booker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
JrUniversity HS Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [1]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 22, 1996*
    Coast Guard W 84–51  1–0
    Alumni Hall 
    Annapolis, Maryland
    Nov 24, 1996*
    at Towson L 68–76  1–1
    Towson Center 
    Towson, Maryland
    Nov 26, 1996*
    Pittsburgh W 60–49  2–1
    Alumni Hall 
    Annapolis, Maryland
    Dec 28, 1996*
    at No. 23 Stanford L 68–85  6–5
    Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Dec 30, 1996*
    at Rice L 52–69  6–6
    Tudor Fieldhouse 
    Houston, Texas
    Jan 2, 1997*
    Harvard W 66–63  7–6
    Alumni Hall 
    Annapolis, Maryland
    Jan 8, 1997
    at Army W 70–56  8–6
    Christl Arena 
    West Point, New York
    Patriot League Tournament
    Mar 2, 1997*
    vs. Lafayette
    Semifinals
    W 96–57  19–8
    Stabler Arena 
    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Mar 6, 1997*
    Bucknell
    Championship game
    W 76–75  20–8
    Alumni Hall 
    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 
    Tucson, Arizona
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[4]

    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.
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