From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | basketball |
| year | 1996–97 |
| team | UCLA Bruins |
| image | UCLA Bruins logo.svg |
| image_size | 200 |
| conference | Pacific-10 |
| short_conf | Pac-10 |
| CoachRank | 7 |
| APRank | 7 |
| record | 24–8 |
| conf_record | 15–3 |
| head_coach | Steve Lavin |
| hc_year | 1st |
| asst_coach1 | Michael Holton |
| asst_coach2 | Jim Saia |
| asst_coach3 | Steve Spencer |
| stadium | Pauley Pavilion |
| champion | Pac-10 regular season champions |
| tourney | [NCAA tournament](1997-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| tourney_result | Elite Eight |
The 1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under new head coach, Steve Lavin, the Bruins began the season ranked 5th in the AP Poll, but after an overtime loss in the opener to Tulsa, the Bruins dropped and would not be ranked as high for the rest of the season. On January 18 the Bruins beat #6 Arizona, 84–78 in overtime. The team finished 1st in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Elite Eight. This was the first season for head coach Steve Lavin, who had been an assistant coach under Jim Harrick.
Roster
- Michael Holton (UCLA)
- Jim Saia (Chapman)
- Steve Spencer (Somona State)}}
Schedule
|- !colspan=9 style=|Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=|Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
Source
Rankings
Main article: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
References
- "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history".
- "Season by Season Records". UCLA Athletics.
- "Final 1997 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report".
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report