1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

1996–97 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	† 1997 Patriot League tournament winner;

1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
Patriot League tournament champions; Patriot League Regular Season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament
Conference	Patriot League
Record	20–9 (10–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Don DeVoe (1st season);
Home arena	Alumni Hall
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by first-year head coach Pete Herrmann, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	35	Hassan Booker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	University HS	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Don DeVoe

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1996*		Coast Guard	W 84–51	1–0	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Nov 24, 1996*		at Towson	L 68–76	1–1	Towson Center Towson, Maryland
Nov 26, 1996*		Pittsburgh	W 60–49	2–1	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 28, 1996*		at No. 23 Stanford	L 68–85	6–5	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Dec 30, 1996*		at Rice	L 52–69	6–6	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 2, 1997*		Harvard	W 66–63	7–6	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 8, 1997		at Army	W 70–56	8–6	Christl Arena West Point, New York
Patriot League tournament
Mar 2, 1997*		vs. Lafayette Semifinals	W 96–57	19–8	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1997*		Bucknell Championship game	W 76–75	20–8	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1997*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 2 Utah First round	L 61–75^[2]^[3]	20–9	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

References

^ "1996-97 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
^ "No. 2 Utah (26-3) vs. No. 15 Navy (20-8)". The Baltimore Sun. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
^ "Big and balanced, Utah sinks Navy". The Baltimore Sun. March 15, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
^ "1996-97 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[1] "1996-97 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[2] "No. 2 Utah (26-3) vs. No. 15 Navy (20-8)". The Baltimore Sun. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[3] "Big and balanced, Utah sinks Navy". The Baltimore Sun. March 15, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[4] "1996-97 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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1996–97 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy †	10	–	2	.833	20	–	9	.690
Bucknell	9	–	3	.750	18	–	11	.621
Colgate	8	–	4	.667	12	–	16	.429
Holy Cross	5	–	7	.417	8	–	19	.296
Lafayette	5	–	7	.417	11	–	17	.393
Army	4	–	8	.333	10	–	16	.385
Lehigh	1	–	11	.083	1	–	26	.037


† 1997 Patriot League tournament winner

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

References

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