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1996-97 Clemson Tigers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-10 (9-7, 4th in ACC MBB)

Rank: 14th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Rick Barnes

PS/G: 68.2 (198th of 306)

PA/G: 61.5 (19th of 306)

SRS: 17.23 (13th of 305)

SOS: 10.53 (8th of 305)

ORtg: 106.1 (58th of 306)

DRtg: 95.7 (71st of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#4 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (68-56) versus #13 Miami (OH)
Won Midwest Second Round (65-59) versus #5 Tulsa
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (90-84) versus #1 Minnesota

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AP Poll Summary

1996-97 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
Clemson	20	12	10	12	10	8	6	5	5	3	2	7	10	7	8	12	13	14

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 15, 1996	REG	N	Kentucky (3)	SEC	29.29	W	79	71	OT	1	0	W 1	RCA Dome
2	Sat, Nov 23, 1996	REG		Coastal Carolina	Big South	-12.31	W	70	47		2	0	W 2	Littlejohn Coliseum
3	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	REG	N	Delaware	AEC	-0.16	W	78	71		3	0	W 3	Caguas Municipal Complex
4	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	REG	N	Missouri	Big 12	8.95	W	47	45		4	0	W 4	Caguas Municipal Complex
5	Sun, Dec 1, 1996	REG	N	Minnesota (24)	Big Ten	23.34	L	65	75		4	1	L 1	Caguas Municipal Complex
6	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	REG		Furman	Southern	-12.80	W	82	55		5	1	W 1	Littlejohn Coliseum
7	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG	@	Virginia (25)	ACC	13.84	W	62	52		6	1	W 2	University Hall
8	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	REG		Charleston Southern	Big South	-6.92	W	80	57		7	1	W 3	Littlejohn Coliseum
9	Tue, Dec 17, 1996	REG	@	South Carolina	SEC	15.09	W	58	39		8	1	W 4	Carolina Coliseum
10	Fri, Dec 20, 1996	REG		Wofford	Ind	-15.42	W	89	49		9	1	W 5	Littlejohn Coliseum
11	Sun, Dec 22, 1996	REG	@	Texas A&M	Big 12	2.43	W	76	64		10	1	W 6	G. Rollie White Coliseum
12	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	REG		Marshall	Southern	-3.01	W	73	57		11	1	W 7	Littlejohn Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG		South Carolina State	MEAC	-11.60	W	63	44		12	1	W 8	Littlejohn Coliseum
14	Tue, Jan 7, 1997	REG		Duke (10)	ACC	22.52	W	86	82	OT	13	1	W 9	Littlejohn Coliseum
15	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG	@	Florida State	ACC	16.14	W	76	70		14	1	W 10	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
16	Wed, Jan 15, 1997	REG	@	Maryland (11)	ACC	17.52	W	67	63		15	1	W 11	Cole Fieldhouse
17	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	REG		NC State	ACC	13.98	W	51	42		16	1	W 12	Littlejohn Coliseum
18	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	REG		Wake Forest (4)	ACC	20.94	L	62	65		16	2	L 1	Littlejohn Coliseum
19	Sun, Jan 26, 1997	REG	@	North Carolina (19)	ACC	21.23	L	48	61		16	3	L 2	Dean Smith Center
20	Thu, Jan 30, 1997	REG		Georgia Tech	ACC	9.11	W	70	57		17	3	W 1	Littlejohn Coliseum
21	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG	@	NC State	ACC	13.98	L	54	58		17	4	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
22	Tue, Feb 4, 1997	REG		Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	-4.67	W	69	55		18	4	W 1	Littlejohn Coliseum
23	Sat, Feb 8, 1997	REG		Maryland (7)	ACC	17.52	W	80	68		19	4	W 2	Littlejohn Coliseum
24	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	REG	@	Wake Forest (2)	ACC	20.94	L	49	55		19	5	L 1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
25	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG		Virginia	ACC	13.84	W	71	65		20	5	W 1	Littlejohn Coliseum
26	Tue, Feb 18, 1997	REG	@	Duke (6)	ACC	22.52	L	77	84		20	6	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
27	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	REG		Florida State	ACC	16.14	L	65	67		20	7	L 2	Littlejohn Coliseum
28	Wed, Feb 26, 1997	REG		North Carolina (8)	ACC	21.23	L	69	76		20	8	L 3	Littlejohn Coliseum
29	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	REG	@	Georgia Tech	ACC	9.11	W	55	53		21	8	W 1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	CTOURN	N	Maryland (22)	ACC	17.52	L	61	76		21	9	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	NCAA	N	Miami (OH)	MAC	9.00	W	68	56		22	9	W 1	Kemper Arena
32	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	NCAA	N	Tulsa	WAC	15.00	W	65	59		23	9	W 2	Kemper Arena
33	Thu, Mar 20, 1997	NCAA	N	Minnesota (3)	Big Ten	23.34	L	84	90	2OT	23	10	L 1	Alamodome