1996–97 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

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1996–97 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Boston College Eagles wordmark.svg
Big East regular season co-champion
Big East tournament champion
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record22–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Home arena Silvio O. Conte Forum
Seasons
←  1995–96
1997–98 →
1996–97 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Big East 6
No. 20 Villanova 12–6 .66724–10  .706
No. 23 Boston College†12–6 .66722–9  .710
West Virginia 11–7 .61121–10  .677
Notre Dame 8–10 .44416–14  .533
St. John's 8–10 .44413–15  .464
Connecticut 7–11 .38918–15  .545
Big East 7
Georgetown 11–7 .61120–10  .667
Providence 10–8 .55624–12  .667
Pittsburgh 10–8 .55618–15  .545
Miami 9–9 .50016–13  .552
Syracuse 9–9 .50019–13  .594
Seton Hall 5–13 .27810–18  .357
Rutgers 5–13 .27811–16  .407
† 1997 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 1997 [1] [2] [3]
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Jim O'Brien and played their home games at the Silvio O. Conte Forum in Boston, Massachusetts.

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After finishing tied atop the Big East regular season standings, the Eagles won the Big East tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the West region. After defeating a game Valparaiso team in the opening round, [4] the Eagles were eliminated in overtime by Saint Joseph's, 81–77, in the round of 32. [5]

Roster

1996–97 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 11 Scoonie Penn 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)180 lb(82 kg)So Salem, Massachusetts
C 14Mickey Curley6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)
—
Jr Duxbury, Massachusetts
G 20 Duane Woodward 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)200 lb(91 kg)Jr New York, New York
F 24 Danya Abrams 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)240 lb(109 kg)Sr Westchester, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1996*
No. 21 Brown W 89–72 1–0
 Silvio O. Conte Forum  
Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 25, 1996*
No. 23 New Hampshire W 82–40 2–0
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 4, 1996
No. 20 Rutgers W 73–64 3–0
(1–0)		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 7, 1996
No. 20 at  Connecticut L 54–61 3–1
(1–1)		 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  
Storrs, Connecticut
Dec 9, 1996*
No. 25 Vanderbilt W 59–52 4–1
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 21, 1996*
at  Holy Cross W 92–76 5–1
 Hart Center  
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dec 27, 1996*
No. 25 Central Connecticut State W 63–53 6–1
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 29, 1996*
No. 25 at No. 16  Louisville L 85–89 2OT6–2
 Freedom Hall  
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 2, 1997
No. 25 Miami (FL) W 65–62 7–2
(2–1)		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 4, 1997
No. 25 at  Seton Hall W 80–64 8–2
(3–1)		 Continental Airlines Arena  
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 7, 1997
No. 23 at  Syracuse W 94–83 9–2
(4–1)		 Carrier Dome  
Syracuse, New York
Jan 11, 1997
No. 23 at  Notre Dame W 73–61 10–2
(5–1)		 Joyce Center  
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 13, 1997
No. 19 Georgetown W 81–74 11–2
(6–1)		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 15, 1997*
No. 19 at  Fairfield W 81–79 OT12–2
 Alumni Hall  
Fairfield, Connecticut
Jan 18, 1997*
No. 19 vs.  UMass L 78–90 12–3
 TD Garden  
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 21, 1997
No. 22 Pittsburgh W 81–61 13–3
(7–1)		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 25, 1997
No. 22 No. 12  Villanova L 66–84 13–4
(7–2)		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 29, 1997
at  West Virginia L 76–89 13–5
(7–3)		 WVU Coliseum  
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 1, 1997
at  Providence L 71–83 13–6
(7–4)		 Providence Civic Center  
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 4, 1997
SyracuseW 79–71 14–6
(8–4)		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 9, 1997
 St. John's W 81–80 OT15–6
(9–4)		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 12, 1997
ConnecticutL 56–61 15–7
(9–5)		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 16, 1997
Seton HallW 74–57 16–7
(10–5)		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 19, 1997
at Miami (FL)W 59–57 17–7
(11–5)		 Miami Arena  
Miami, Florida
Feb 23, 1997
at PittsburghL 71–75 17–8
(11–6)		 Fitzgerald Field House  
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1997
Notre DameW 76–74 18–8
(12–6)		Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
Big East tournament
Mar 6, 1997*
(3) vs. (6) Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals		W 76–68 19–8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 7, 1997*
(3) vs. (2) Georgetown
Semifinals		W 70–58 20–8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 8, 1997*
(3) vs. (1) No. 21 Villanova
Championship game		W 70–58 21–8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1997*
(5 W) No. 23 vs. (12 W)  Valparaiso
First round		W 73–66 22–8
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 15, 1997*
(5 W) No. 23 vs. (4 W) No. 12  Saint Joseph's
Second round		L 77–81 OT22–9
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ↑ sports-reference.com 1996-97 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ↑ Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
  3. ↑ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
  4. ↑ "Boston College Rallies Past Valparaiso". The Washington Post . March 13, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "St. Joseph's, Bey Use Long Ball to Keep Boston College at Bay in 81-77 Victory". The Los Angeles Times . March 16, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ "1996-97 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference . Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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