Roster
| 1996–97 Murray State Racers men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996–97 Murray State Racers men's basketball | |
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Ohio Valley Regular season champions Ohio Valley tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 20–10 (12–6 OVC) |
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| Home arena | Racer Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1997 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1996–97 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by second-year head coach Mark Gottfried, played their home games at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 12–6 in OVC play to finish second in the OVC regular season standings. They defeated Austin Peay to win the OVC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the Southeast region, the Racers were beaten by No. 2 seed Duke, 71–68. [2]
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| Nov 23, 1996* | Belmont | W 84–45 | 1–0 | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky | |||||||
| Nov 25, 1996* | IUPUI | W 85–75 | 2–0 | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky | |||||||
| Dec 2, 1996* | at Middle Tennessee | L 72–85 | 2–1 | Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |||||||
| Dec 5, 1996* | Alcorn State | W 107–86 | 3–1 | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky | |||||||
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament | |||||||||||
| Feb 28, 1997* | vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals | W 74–48 | 19–9 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
| Mar 1, 1997* | vs. Austin Peay Championship game | W 88–85 OT | 20–9 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 14, 1997* | (15 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 8 Duke First round | L 68–71 | 20–10 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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