1996–97 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

1996–97 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball

SEC West Division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–9 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Rob Evans (5th season)
Home arena	Tad Smith Coliseum
Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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.

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Schedule and results

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.

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Schedule and results

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