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1996-97 USC Trojans Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 17-11 (12-6, 2nd in Pac-10 MBB)

Coach: Henry Bibby

PS/G: 79.6 (24th of 306)

PA/G: 76.3 (264th of 306)

SRS: 14.51 (27th of 305)

SOS: 10.15 (12th of 305)

ORtg: 102.1 (121st of 306)

DRtg: 97.8 (114th of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#11 seed in Southeast)
Lost Southeast First Round (90-77) versus #6 Illinois

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
USC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	REG		Long Beach State	Big West	-1.51	W	77	70		1	0	W 1	L.A. Sports Arena
2	Mon, Dec 2, 1996	REG		Loyola Marymount	WCC	-6.44	W	97	78		2	0	W 2	L.A. Sports Arena
3	Fri, Dec 6, 1996	REG	@	North Carolina (14)	ACC	21.23	L	84	99		2	1	L 1	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
4	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG	@	Charlotte	CUSA	10.83	W	65	61		3	1	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
5	Sun, Dec 15, 1996	REG	@	UC Irvine	Big West	-20.05	W	107	45		4	1	W 2	Bren Events Center
6	Wed, Dec 18, 1996	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	1.98	L	59	71		4	2	L 1	Thompson-Boling Arena
7	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	8.45	W	79	68		5	2	W 1	L.A. Sports Arena
8	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	REG	@	Nevada-Las Vegas	WAC	7.79	L	75	80		5	3	L 1	Thomas & Mack Center
9	Thu, Jan 2, 1997	REG		Washington	Pac-10	10.83	W	77	58		6	3	W 1	L.A. Sports Arena
10	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG		Washington State	Pac-10	8.23	W	106	73		7	3	W 2	L.A. Sports Arena
11	Thu, Jan 9, 1997	REG	@	California	Pac-10	17.34	L	71	83		7	4	L 1	Harmon Gym
12	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG	@	Stanford (21)	Pac-10	19.89	L	70	85		7	5	L 2	Maples Pavilion
13	Thu, Jan 16, 1997	REG		Arizona (6)	Pac-10	21.66	W	75	62		8	5	W 1	L.A. Sports Arena
14	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	REG		Arizona State	Pac-10	2.24	W	75	56		9	5	W 2	L.A. Sports Arena
15	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	REG		UCLA	Pac-10	16.62	L	87	96		9	6	L 1	L.A. Sports Arena
16	Sun, Jan 26, 1997	REG		Cincinnati (9)	CUSA	20.71	L	81	100		9	7	L 2	L.A. Sports Arena
17	Thu, Jan 30, 1997	REG	@	Oregon State	Pac-10	2.29	W	71	68		10	7	W 1	Gill Coliseum
18	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG	@	Oregon	Pac-10	13.74	W	79	69		11	7	W 2	McArthur Court
19	Thu, Feb 6, 1997	REG		Stanford (18)	Pac-10	19.89	W	84	81		12	7	W 3	L.A. Sports Arena
20	Sat, Feb 8, 1997	REG		California	Pac-10	17.34	W	93	85		13	7	W 4	L.A. Sports Arena
21	Thu, Feb 13, 1997	REG	@	Arizona State	Pac-10	2.24	W	72	66		14	7	W 5	Wells Fargo Arena
22	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG	@	Arizona (11)	Pac-10	21.66	L	77	101		14	8	L 1	McKale Center
23	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	REG	@	UCLA (17)	Pac-10	16.62	L	60	82		14	9	L 2	Pauley Pavilion
24	Thu, Feb 27, 1997	REG		Oregon	Pac-10	13.74	W	72	69		15	9	W 1	L.A. Sports Arena
25	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	REG		Oregon State	Pac-10	2.29	W	83	62		16	9	W 2	L.A. Sports Arena
26	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	REG	@	Washington State	Pac-10	8.23	W	92	85		17	9	W 3	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
27	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	REG	@	Washington	Pac-10	10.83	L	84	94		17	10	L 1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	NCAA	N	Illinois (19)	Big Ten	15.68	L	77	90		17	11	L 2	Charlotte Coliseum (II)