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1996-97 Vanderbilt Commodores Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 19-12 (9-7, 4th in SEC MBB East)

Coach: Jan Van Breda Kolff

PS/G: 69.5 (169th of 306)

PA/G: 65.5 (61st of 306)

SRS: 11.55 (48th of 305)

SOS: 7.78 (43rd of 305)

ORtg: 101.0 (145th of 306)

DRtg: 95.1 (55th of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#10 seed in Midwest)
Lost Midwest First Round (80-68) versus #7 Xavier

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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
Vanderbilt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Wed, Nov 20, 1996	REG		Valparaiso	Mid-Cont	3.71	W	74	66		1	0	W 1	Memorial Gymnasium
2	Fri, Nov 22, 1996	REG	@	Duke (10)	ACC	22.52	L	57	86		1	1	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
3	Wed, Dec 4, 1996	REG		UAB	CUSA	3.08	W	66	62		2	1	W 1	Memorial Gymnasium
4	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG	@	Memphis	CUSA	7.57	W	66	59		3	1	W 2	The Pyramid
5	Mon, Dec 9, 1996	REG	@	Boston College (25)	Big East	11.92	L	52	59		3	2	L 1	Silvio O. Conte Forum
6	Sun, Dec 15, 1996	REG		Nicholls State	Southland	-13.04	W	85	37		4	2	W 1	Memorial Gymnasium
7	Thu, Dec 19, 1996	REG		Alabama-Huntsville			W	60	47		5	2	W 2	Memorial Gymnasium
8	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG		Tennessee Tech	OVC	-8.28	W	82	61		6	2	W 3	Memorial Gymnasium
9	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	REG		Mississippi Valley State	SWAC	-10.54	W	92	56		7	2	W 4	Memorial Gymnasium
10	Sun, Dec 29, 1996	REG	@	Evansville	MVC	2.74	L	61	66		7	3	L 1	Roberts Stadium
11	Tue, Dec 31, 1996	REG		Saint Louis	CUSA	-0.53	W	81	61		8	3	W 1	Memorial Gymnasium
12	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG		Alabama	SEC	9.75	W	92	84		9	3	W 2	Memorial Gymnasium
13	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	REG		Georgia (24)	SEC	13.09	L	53	61		9	4	L 1	Memorial Gymnasium
14	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	1.98	L	65	75		9	5	L 2	Thompson-Boling Arena
15	Wed, Jan 15, 1997	REG	@	Louisiana State	SEC	3.91	W	69	62		10	5	W 1	Maravich Assembly Center
16	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	REG		Mississippi (20)	SEC	11.40	W	67	64		11	5	W 2	Memorial Gymnasium
17	Wed, Jan 22, 1997	REG	N	Kentucky (3)	SEC	29.29	L	46	58		11	6	L 1	Riverfront Coliseum
18	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	REG	@	Mississippi State	SEC	1.98	L	53	60		11	7	L 2	Humphrey Coliseum
19	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	REG		South Carolina (25)	SEC	15.09	L	64	65		11	8	L 3	Memorial Gymnasium
20	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG	@	Florida	SEC	5.54	W	74	63		12	8	W 1	Stephen C. O''Connell Center
21	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	REG		Memphis	CUSA	7.57	W	69	62		13	8	W 2	Memorial Gymnasium
22	Sat, Feb 8, 1997	REG		Arkansas	SEC	14.74	W	87	83	OT	14	8	W 3	Memorial Gymnasium
23	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	REG		Tennessee	SEC	1.98	W	66	53		15	8	W 4	Memorial Gymnasium
24	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG	@	Auburn	SEC	5.42	W	75	61		16	8	W 5	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
25	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	13.09	W	86	80		17	8	W 6	Stegeman Coliseum
26	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	REG		Kentucky (3)	SEC	29.29	L	79	82		17	9	L 1	Memorial Gymnasium
27	Wed, Feb 26, 1997	REG	@	South Carolina (6)	SEC	15.09	L	53	74		17	10	L 2	Carolina Coliseum
28	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	REG		Florida	SEC	5.54	W	79	72		18	10	W 1	Memorial Gymnasium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Thu, Mar 6, 1997	CTOURN	N	Mississippi State	SEC	1.98	W	73	67	OT	19	10	W 2	The Pyramid
30	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	CTOURN	N	Mississippi	SEC	11.40	L	62	64		19	11	L 1	The Pyramid
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	NCAA	N	Xavier (13)	A-10	16.14	L	68	80		19	12	L 2	Palace of Auburn Hills