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1996-97 Men's Sun Belt Conference Schedule and Results

1995-96 Sun Belt 1997-98 Sun Belt

Record: 140-142, .496 W-L% (16th of 31) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -4.56 (17th of 31)

SOS: -3.29 (18th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: New Orleans and South Alabama

Player of the Year: Muntrelle Dobbins

Coach of the Year: Tic Price

Conference Tournament Champion: South Alabama

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (South Alabama)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: None

99 Games

Conference games only

99 Games Table
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Nov 30, 1996	Arkansas State	85	Jacksonville	83	OT
Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Western Kentucky	91	Jacksonville	73
Sun, Dec 22, 1996	New Orleans	63	Louisiana Tech	73
Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	58	Western Kentucky	82
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Lamar	76	Little Rock	89
Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Louisiana	66	South Alabama	63
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	New Orleans	95	Jacksonville	62
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Western Kentucky	80	Lamar	98
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Arkansas State	80	Louisiana	86
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Little Rock	56	South Alabama	64
Thu, Jan 2, 1997	Louisiana Tech	46	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	43
Sat, Jan 4, 1997	South Alabama	72	Arkansas State	53
Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Louisiana	87	Jacksonville	91
Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Louisiana Tech	64	Lamar	75
Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Little Rock	79	New Orleans	82	OT
Thu, Jan 9, 1997	Jacksonville	64	Arkansas State	97
Thu, Jan 9, 1997	Louisiana Tech	69	Little Rock	76	OT
Thu, Jan 9, 1997	Lamar	78	Louisiana	86
Thu, Jan 9, 1997	Western Kentucky	45	New Orleans	78
Thu, Jan 9, 1997	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	58	South Alabama	72
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Louisiana Tech	71	Arkansas State	76
Sat, Jan 11, 1997	South Alabama	84	Lamar	62
Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Jacksonville	80	Little Rock	84
Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Western Kentucky	86	Louisiana	80
Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	44	New Orleans	89
Mon, Jan 13, 1997	South Alabama	77	Jacksonville	45
Thu, Jan 16, 1997	Little Rock	84	Louisiana	87
Thu, Jan 16, 1997	Jacksonville	70	Louisiana Tech	83
Thu, Jan 16, 1997	Arkansas State	65	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	51
Thu, Jan 16, 1997	Lamar	77	Western Kentucky	70
Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Jacksonville	83	Lamar	93	OT
Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Little Rock	58	Louisiana Tech	68
Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Arkansas State	60	New Orleans	70
Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Louisiana	75	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	71	OT
Sat, Jan 18, 1997	South Alabama	68	Western Kentucky	66
Mon, Jan 20, 1997	New Orleans	52	South Alabama	65
Mon, Jan 20, 1997	Western Kentucky	66	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	56
Wed, Jan 22, 1997	Louisiana Tech	58	New Orleans	63
Thu, Jan 23, 1997	Louisiana	84	Arkansas State	88
Thu, Jan 23, 1997	South Alabama	47	Little Rock	48
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Thu, Jan 23, 1997	Lamar	55	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	57	OT
Sat, Jan 25, 1997	South Alabama	79	Arkansas State	68
Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Louisiana	64	Little Rock	79
Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Lamar	93	Louisiana Tech	86	2OT
Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Jacksonville	69	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	67
Sat, Jan 25, 1997	New Orleans	70	Western Kentucky	66
Mon, Jan 27, 1997	New Orleans	78	Arkansas State	72
Mon, Jan 27, 1997	Western Kentucky	71	Little Rock	62
Mon, Jan 27, 1997	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	47	Louisiana Tech	53
Thu, Jan 30, 1997	Arkansas State	67	Lamar	76
Thu, Jan 30, 1997	Louisiana Tech	57	Louisiana	52
Thu, Jan 30, 1997	South Alabama	51	New Orleans	58
Thu, Jan 30, 1997	Little Rock	61	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	46
Thu, Jan 30, 1997	Jacksonville	87	Western Kentucky	97
Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Lamar	96	Jacksonville	99	OT
Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Arkansas State	66	Little Rock	70
Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Western Kentucky	68	Louisiana Tech	61
Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Louisiana	76	New Orleans	100
Sat, Feb 1, 1997	South Alabama	65	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	51
Mon, Feb 3, 1997	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	69	Lamar	77
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Mon, Feb 3, 1997	Louisiana Tech	50	South Alabama	56
Wed, Feb 5, 1997	Little Rock	72	Lamar	75
Thu, Feb 6, 1997	Jacksonville	87	Louisiana	95
Thu, Feb 6, 1997	New Orleans	76	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	60
Thu, Feb 6, 1997	Arkansas State	53	Western Kentucky	68
Sat, Feb 8, 1997	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	67	Jacksonville	71
Sat, Feb 8, 1997	New Orleans	61	Lamar	69
Sat, Feb 8, 1997	Arkansas State	61	Louisiana Tech	75
Sun, Feb 9, 1997	Little Rock	80	Western Kentucky	77
Tue, Feb 11, 1997	Louisiana	78	Western Kentucky	80
Thu, Feb 13, 1997	Western Kentucky	63	Arkansas State	72
Thu, Feb 13, 1997	Jacksonville	62	New Orleans	88
Thu, Feb 13, 1997	Lamar	53	South Alabama	66
Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Little Rock	87	Arkansas State	81
Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	70	Louisiana	77
Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Lamar	59	New Orleans	66
Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Jacksonville	74	South Alabama	92
Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Louisiana Tech	94	Western Kentucky	61
Mon, Feb 17, 1997	Little Rock	96	Jacksonville	89
Mon, Feb 17, 1997	Louisiana	57	Louisiana Tech	82
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Thu, Feb 20, 1997	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	67	Arkansas State	86
Thu, Feb 20, 1997	Louisiana	72	Lamar	75
Thu, Feb 20, 1997	New Orleans	81	Little Rock	71
Thu, Feb 20, 1997	South Alabama	44	Louisiana Tech	43
Sat, Feb 22, 1997	Lamar	77	Arkansas State	85	OT
Sat, Feb 22, 1997	Louisiana Tech	71	Jacksonville	65
Sat, Feb 22, 1997	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	43	Little Rock	77
Sat, Feb 22, 1997	New Orleans	79	Louisiana	89
Sat, Feb 22, 1997	Western Kentucky	59	South Alabama	83
Mon, Feb 24, 1997	South Alabama	62	Louisiana	65
Fri, Feb 28, 1997	Arkansas State	80	Jacksonville	101		SUNB First Round
Fri, Feb 28, 1997	Louisiana	56	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	53		SUNB First Round
Sat, Mar 1, 1997	Western Kentucky	62	Little Rock	68		SUNB Quarterfinal
Sat, Mar 1, 1997	South Alabama	66	Louisiana	39		SUNB Quarterfinal
Sat, Mar 1, 1997	Lamar	62	Louisiana Tech	64		SUNB Quarterfinal
Sat, Mar 1, 1997	Jacksonville	63	New Orleans	76		SUNB Quarterfinal
Sun, Mar 2, 1997	South Alabama	71	Little Rock	52		SUNB Semifinal
Sun, Mar 2, 1997	Louisiana Tech	59	New Orleans	53		SUNB Semifinal
Tue, Mar 4, 1997	Louisiana Tech	43	South Alabama	44		SUNB Final

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