1996β97 Georgia Bulldogs basketball | |
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Rainbow Classic champion | |
NCAA tournament, Second round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
East | |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 24β9 (10β6 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | 2nd |
Home arena | Stegeman Coliseum |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East
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No. 6 South Carolina | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Kentuckyβ | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 35 | – | 5 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Georgia | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West
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Ole Miss | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β
1997 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1996β97 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1996β97 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tubby Smith, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished 3rd in the SEC East during the regular season, had a strong showing at the SEC tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Southeast region. They were upset by No. 14 seed Chattanooga in the opening round [1] and finished the season at 24β9 (10β6 SEC).
1996β97 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 1996* |
Furman | W 91β67 | 1β0 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Nov 26, 1996* |
Georgia State | W 85β47 | 2β0 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Nov 29, 1996* |
Georgia Southern | W 90β56 | 3β0 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 3, 1996* |
at Georgia Tech | L 61β62 | 3β1 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 7, 1996* |
Appalachian State | W 85β67 | 4β1 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 14, 1996* |
at Virginia Tech | W 60β57 | 5β1 |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 17, 1996* |
East Carolina | W 73β60 | 6β1 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 21, 1996* |
vs. BYU | W 84β65 | 7β1 |
Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 23, 1996* |
Colorado | W 62β52 | 8β1 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 27, 1996* |
vs.
Washington State Rainbow Classic |
W 64β61 | 9β1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 28, 1996* |
vs.
Memphis Rainbow Classic |
W 70β68 | 10β1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 29, 1996* |
vs. No. 21
Maryland Rainbow Classic |
W 73β65 OT | 11β1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
SEC Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 5, 1997 |
at Ole Miss | L 66β73 | 11β2 (0β1) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | |||||||
Jan 8, 1997 |
No. 24 | at Vanderbilt | W 61β53 | 12β2 (1β1) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 14, 1997 |
No. 21 | No. 5 Kentucky | L 65β86 | 12β3 (1β2) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
Jan 18, 1997 |
No. 21 | at South Carolina | L 71β82 | 12β4 (1β3) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
Jan 22, 1997* |
Florida | W 77β70 OT | 13β4 (2β3) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 25, 1997 |
Auburn | W 53β48 | 14β4 (3β3) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 29, 1997 |
at Tennessee | W 63β50 | 15β4 (4β3) |
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 1, 1997 |
at No. 3 Kentucky | L 57β82 | 15β5 (4β4) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 5, 1997 |
at Alabama | W 83β74 | 16β5 (5β4) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 8, 1997 |
Mississippi State | W 56β54 | 17β5 (6β4) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 12, 1997 |
No. 12 South Carolina | W 77β74 | 18β5 (7β4) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 15, 1997 |
at Arkansas | L 74β79 | 18β6 (7β5) |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||||||
Feb 19, 1997 |
Vanderbilt | L 80β86 | 18β7 (7β6) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 22, 1997 |
LSU | W 82β59 | 19β7 (8β6) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 26, 1997 |
at Florida | W 88β76 | 20β7 (9β6) |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | |||||||
Mar 1, 1997 |
Tennessee | W 69β55 | 21β7 (10β6) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1997* |
(E3) No. 24 | vs. (W6) LSU First round |
W 75β54 | 22β7 |
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 7, 1997* |
(E3) No. 24 | vs. (W2) Arkansas Quarterfinals |
W 65β63 | 23β7 |
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 8, 1997* |
(E3) No. 24 | vs. (E1) No. 4 South Carolina Semifinals |
W 78β63 | 24β7 |
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 9, 1997* |
(E3) No. 24 | vs. (E2) No. 6 Kentucky Championship game |
L 68β95 | 24β8 |
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1997* |
(3 SE) No. 17 | vs. (14 SE)
Chattanooga First round |
L 70β73 [1] | 24β9 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. |
1996β97 Georgia Bulldogs basketball | |
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Rainbow Classic champion | |
NCAA tournament, Second round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
East | |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 24β9 (10β6 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | 2nd |
Home arena | Stegeman Coliseum |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East
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No. 6 South Carolina | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Kentuckyβ | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 35 | – | 5 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Georgia | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West
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Ole Miss | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1997 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1996β97 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1996β97 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Tubby Smith, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished 3rd in the SEC East during the regular season, had a strong showing at the SEC tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the Southeast region. They were upset by No. 14 seed Chattanooga in the opening round [1] and finished the season at 24β9 (10β6 SEC).
1996β97 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 1996* |
Furman | W 91β67 | 1β0 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Nov 26, 1996* |
Georgia State | W 85β47 | 2β0 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Nov 29, 1996* |
Georgia Southern | W 90β56 | 3β0 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 3, 1996* |
at Georgia Tech | L 61β62 | 3β1 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 7, 1996* |
Appalachian State | W 85β67 | 4β1 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 14, 1996* |
at Virginia Tech | W 60β57 | 5β1 |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 17, 1996* |
East Carolina | W 73β60 | 6β1 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 21, 1996* |
vs. BYU | W 84β65 | 7β1 |
Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 23, 1996* |
Colorado | W 62β52 | 8β1 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 27, 1996* |
vs.
Washington State Rainbow Classic |
W 64β61 | 9β1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 28, 1996* |
vs.
Memphis Rainbow Classic |
W 70β68 | 10β1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 29, 1996* |
vs. No. 21
Maryland Rainbow Classic |
W 73β65 OT | 11β1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
SEC Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 5, 1997 |
at Ole Miss | L 66β73 | 11β2 (0β1) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | |||||||
Jan 8, 1997 |
No. 24 | at Vanderbilt | W 61β53 | 12β2 (1β1) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 14, 1997 |
No. 21 | No. 5 Kentucky | L 65β86 | 12β3 (1β2) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
Jan 18, 1997 |
No. 21 | at South Carolina | L 71β82 | 12β4 (1β3) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
Jan 22, 1997* |
Florida | W 77β70 OT | 13β4 (2β3) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 25, 1997 |
Auburn | W 53β48 | 14β4 (3β3) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 29, 1997 |
at Tennessee | W 63β50 | 15β4 (4β3) |
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 1, 1997 |
at No. 3 Kentucky | L 57β82 | 15β5 (4β4) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 5, 1997 |
at Alabama | W 83β74 | 16β5 (5β4) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 8, 1997 |
Mississippi State | W 56β54 | 17β5 (6β4) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 12, 1997 |
No. 12 South Carolina | W 77β74 | 18β5 (7β4) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 15, 1997 |
at Arkansas | L 74β79 | 18β6 (7β5) |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||||||
Feb 19, 1997 |
Vanderbilt | L 80β86 | 18β7 (7β6) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 22, 1997 |
LSU | W 82β59 | 19β7 (8β6) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 26, 1997 |
at Florida | W 88β76 | 20β7 (9β6) |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | |||||||
Mar 1, 1997 |
Tennessee | W 69β55 | 21β7 (10β6) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1997* |
(E3) No. 24 | vs. (W6) LSU First round |
W 75β54 | 22β7 |
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 7, 1997* |
(E3) No. 24 | vs. (W2) Arkansas Quarterfinals |
W 65β63 | 23β7 |
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 8, 1997* |
(E3) No. 24 | vs. (E1) No. 4 South Carolina Semifinals |
W 78β63 | 24β7 |
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Mar 9, 1997* |
(E3) No. 24 | vs. (E2) No. 6 Kentucky Championship game |
L 68β95 | 24β8 |
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1997* |
(3 SE) No. 17 | vs. (14 SE)
Chattanooga First round |
L 70β73 [1] | 24β9 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. |