1996-97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-7 (11-5, 2nd in ACC MBB)

Rank: 9th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dave Odom

PS/G: 69.0 (178th of 306)

PA/G: 58.3 (8th of 306)

SRS: 20.94 (7th of 305)

SOS: 10.27 (11th of 305)

ORtg: 106.5 (56th of 306)

DRtg: 90.0 (13th of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in West)
Won West First Round (68-46) versus #14 Saint Mary's (CA)
Lost West Second Round (72-66) versus #6 Stanford

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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
Wake Forest	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	4	5	8	9

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sun, Nov 24, 1996	REG		Virginia Military Institute	Southern	-11.50	W	92	63		1	0	W 1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2	Mon, Nov 25, 1996	REG	@	The Citadel	Southern	-8.78	W	86	52		2	0	W 2	McAlister Field House
3	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	REG		Davidson	Southern	-0.03	W	69	45		3	0	W 3	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4	Sun, Dec 1, 1996	REG	@	Richmond	CAA	-0.39	W	80	55		4	0	W 4	Robins Center
5	Tue, Dec 3, 1996	REG	N	Mississippi State	SEC	1.98	W	74	43		5	0	W 5	United Center
6	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG	@	NC State	ACC	13.98	W	53	45		6	0	W 6	Reynolds Coliseum
7	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	REG		Massachusetts	A-10	10.54	W	71	47		7	0	W 7	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	REG		Campbell	TAAC	-14.73	W	90	53		8	0	W 8	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9	Tue, Dec 31, 1996	REG	@	Utah (7)	WAC	17.58	W	70	59		9	0	W 9	Jon M. Huntsman Center
10	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG		North Carolina (11)	ACC	21.23	W	81	57		10	0	W 10	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	REG	@	Georgia Tech	ACC	9.11	W	73	63		11	0	W 11	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
12	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG	@	Duke (10)	ACC	22.52	W	81	69		12	0	W 12	Cameron Indoor Stadium
13	Wed, Jan 15, 1997	REG		Virginia	ACC	13.84	W	58	54		13	0	W 13	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14	Sun, Jan 19, 1997	REG		Maryland (11)	ACC	17.52	L	51	54		13	1	L 1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
15	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	REG	@	Clemson (2)	ACC	17.23	W	65	62		14	1	W 1	Littlejohn Coliseum
16	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	REG		Florida State	ACC	16.14	W	61	58		15	1	W 2	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
17	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	REG		Virginia Tech	A-10	6.37	W	61	44		16	1	W 3	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
18	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	REG		Wofford	Ind	-15.42	W	68	51		17	1	W 4	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
19	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG	@	Maryland (5)	ACC	17.52	W	74	69		18	1	W 5	Cole Fieldhouse
20	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	REG		Duke (8)	ACC	22.52	L	68	73		18	2	L 1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
21	Sun, Feb 9, 1997	REG	@	Missouri	Big 12	8.95	W	73	65		19	2	W 1	Hearnes Center
22	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	REG		Clemson (7)	ACC	17.23	W	55	49		20	2	W 2	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
23	Sun, Feb 16, 1997	REG		NC State	ACC	13.98	L	59	60	OT	20	3	L 1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
24	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	REG	@	North Carolina (12)	ACC	21.23	L	60	74		20	4	L 2	Dean Smith Center
25	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	13.84	W	66	60		21	4	W 1	University Hall
26	Tue, Feb 25, 1997	REG		Georgia Tech	ACC	9.11	W	71	55		22	4	W 2	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
27	Sat, Mar 1, 1997	REG	@	Florida State	ACC	16.14	L	55	59		22	5	L 1	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	CTOURN		Florida State	ACC	16.14	W	66	65		23	5	W 1	Greensboro Coliseum
29	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	CTOURN	N	North Carolina (5)	ACC	21.23	L	73	86		23	6	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	NCAA	N	Saint Mary's (CA)	WCC	3.24	W	68	46		24	6	W 1	McKale Center
31	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	NCAA	N	Stanford (21)	Pac-10	19.89	L	66	72		24	7	L 1	McKale Center