1996–97 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1996–97 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record17–11 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachRay Giacoletti
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
No. 21 Stanford 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
California 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
USC 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
No. 15 Arizona 11 7   .611 25 9   .735
Washington 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Oregon 8 10   .444 17 11   .607
Washington State 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
Oregon State 3 15   .167 7 20   .259
Arizona State 2 16   .111 10 20   .333
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Huskies were 17–10 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, sixth in the standings.[2] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

Washington played in the National Invitation Tournament for the second straight year and lost by four points at Nebraska.[3]

Postseason result

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
National Invitation Tournament
Wed, March 12*
5:05 pm
at Nebraska
First round
L 63–67  17–11
Devaney Center (6,015)
Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

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  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1996–97 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 9, 1997. p. 5H.
  3. ^ "'Huskers edge Huskies in NIT". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 13, 1997. p. 5D.
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