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1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
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
	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

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.

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Source^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

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

[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.

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Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
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Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh"
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Roster[edit]

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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 →