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1996–97 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Barry Collier, serving in his 8th season at the school. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Butler finished first in the MCC regular season standings and won the MCC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school's first of three NCAA Tournament appearance in a four period under Collier. As No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the Bulldogs were beaten by No. 3 seed Cincinnati, 86–69[1] to finish the season with a record of 23–10 (12–4 MCC).

1996–97 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
MCC tournament champions
MCC regular season champions
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
Record23–10 (12–4 MCC)
Head coach
Seasons
1996–97 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler † 12 – 4   .750 23 – 10   .697
Detroit Mercy 11 – 5   .688 16 – 13   .552
Illinois-Chicago 11 – 5   .688 15 – 14   .517
Wisconsin–Green Bay 10 – 6   .625 14 – 14   .500
Loyola–Chicago 7 – 9   .438 12 – 15   .444
Northern Illinois 6 – 10   .375 12 – 15   .444
Cleveland State 6 – 10   .375 9 – 19   .321
Wright State 5 – 11   .313 7 – 20   .259
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
† 1997 MCC tournament winner

Roster

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1996–97 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Andrew Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Fr
F 22 Mike Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Fr
F 33 Jon Neuhouser 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Leo-Cedarville, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1996*
 at Indiana State W 70–48  1–0
 Hulman Center (7,694)
Terre Haute, Indiana
Nov 29, 1996*
 vs. Tulane W 66–63  2–0
 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (800)
 
Nov 30, 1996*
 vs. No. 5 Villanova L 54–62  2–1
 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (500)
 
Dec 1, 1996*
 at American-Puerto Rico W 84–69  3–1
 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (600)
 
Dec 4, 1996*
 Anderson (IN) W 86–47  4–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,121)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 7, 1996*
 Ball State L 67–71  4–2
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,138)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 10, 1996*
 at Bradley L 55–67 OT 4–3
 Carver Arena (8,820)
Peoria, Illinois
Dec 14, 1996*
 at Evansville W 61–50  5–3
 Roberts Stadium (8,922)
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 23, 1996*
 at No. 13 Indiana L 84–89 OT 5–4
 Assembly Hall (15,358)
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 28, 1996*
 at FIU W 83–67  6–4
 Golden Panther Arena (607)
Miami, Florida
Dec 30, 1996*
 at Florida State L 68–87  6–5
 Donald L. Tucker Center (5,312)
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 2, 1997
 at Cleveland State W 79–60  7–5
(1–0) 		Henry J. Goodman Arena (2,168)
Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 5, 1997*
 Western Kentucky W 75–73  8–5
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,210)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 9, 1997
 at UIC L 80–82 OT 8–6
(1–1) 		UIC Pavilion (2,639)
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 11, 1997*
 Loyola–Chicago W 89–48  9–6
(2–1) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,009)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 16, 1997
 Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 75–59  10–6
(3–1) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,255)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 18, 1997
 Wisconsin–Green Bay W 50–43  11–6
(4–1) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,219)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 20, 1997
 at Detroit Mercy L 54–56 OT 11–7
(4–2) 		Calihan Hall (1,189)
Detroit, Michigan
Jan 23, 1997
 at Northern Illinois W 80–79 OT 12–7
(5–2) 		Chick Evans Field House (1,918)
DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 25, 1997
 at Wright State L 62–65  12–8
(5–3) 		Ervin J. Nutter Center (5,367)
Fairborn, Ohio
Jan 30, 1997
 Cleveland State W 84–47  13–8
(6–3) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,004)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 1, 1997
 Detroit Mercy W 68–55  14–8
(7–3) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,051)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 5, 1997*
 Marshall W 84–57  15–8
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,901)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 8, 1997
 at Loyola–Chicago W 62–56  16–8
(8–3) 		Joseph J. Gentile Center (3,208)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 12, 1997
 UIC W 67–44  17–8
(9–3) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,915)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 15, 1997
 at Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 74–46  18–8
(10–3) 		Wisconsin Center Arena (1,147)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 18, 1997
 at Wisconsin–Green Bay L 56–58 OT 18–9
(10–4) 		Brown County Arena (4,004)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 20, 1997
 Northern Illinois W 64–57  19–9
(11–4) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,153)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 22, 1997
 Wright State W 75–57  20–9
(12–4) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,036)
Indianapolis, Indiana
MCC tournament
Mar 1, 1997*
 vs. Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Quarterfinals 		W 48–36  21–9
 Ervin J. Nutter Center (3,795)
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 2, 1997*
 vs. Wisconsin–Green Bay
Semifinals 		W 57–52 OT 22–9
 Ervin J. Nutter Center (4,077)
Dayton, Ohio
Mar 4, 1997*
 vs. UIC
Championship game 		W 69–68  23–9
 Ervin J. Nutter Center (4,725)
Dayton, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1997*
 (14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Cincinnati
First round 		L 69–86  23–10
 Palace of Auburn Hills (21,020)
Auburn Hills, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Burton, Not Forston, Is Key for Cincinnati". The New York Times. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "1996-97 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "1996-97 Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "1996-1997 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Butler Sports.
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