1996–97 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

[2] The 1996–97 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 1996–97 season.

1996–97 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record23–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHarmon Gym
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]

Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 12–6 record in the Pac-10, placing them in a tie for second. The Bears would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they would make a run to the Sweet Sixteen. The Golden Bears defeated Princeton[3] and Villanova[4] before falling to North Carolina[5] in the East Regional semifinal. The team finished the season with an overall record of 23–9. [6]

Roster

edit
1996–97 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Alfred Grigsby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr
G 22 Ed Gray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Riverside, CA
G 23 Randy Duck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
F 34 Tony Gonzalez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Huntington Beach, CA
F/C 40 Sean Marks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Auckland, New Zealand
F 44 Michael Stewart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sacramento, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

edit
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1996*
 ESPN
vs. Iowa
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 75–59  1–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1996*
vs. No. 2 Kansas
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 67–85  1–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1996*
vs. No. 17 UMass
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 59–55  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1996*
Texas Southern W 97–60  3–1
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 3, 1996*
Illinois W 89–88 2OT 4–1
Harmon Gym (6,578)
Berkeley, California
Dec 8, 1996*
at Maryland L 64–80  4–2
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 9, 1996*
vs. Mississippi State W 78–45  5–2
U.S. Airways Arena 
Landover, Maryland
Dec 20, 1996*
vs. Penn State W 76–63  6–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 23, 1996*
San Francisco W 78–63  7–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 28, 1996*
Howard W 86–61  8–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 29, 1996*
Cal Poly W 77–59  9–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 2, 1997
at No. 9 Arizona L 80–81  9–3
(0–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 4, 1997
at Arizona State L 60–64  9–4
(0–2)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 9, 1997
USC W 83–71  10–4
(1–2)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 11, 1997
UCLA L 56–64  10–5
(1–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 16, 1997
at Oregon State W 80–70  11–5
(2–3)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 18, 1997
at No. 24 Oregon W 73–62  12–5
(3–3)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Jan 23, 1997
Washington State W 77–75 2OT 13–5
(4–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 25, 1997
Washington W 80–52  14–5
(5–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 29, 1997
No. 15 Stanford W 70–64  15–5
(6–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 6, 1997
at UCLA W 71–68  16–5
(7–3)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 8, 1997
at USC L 85–93  16–6
(7–4)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 13, 1997
Oregon W 73–66  17–6
(8–4)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 15, 1997
Oregon State W 90–68  18–6
(9–4)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 20, 1997
No. 25 at Washington W 78–67  19–6
(10–4)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 22, 1997
No. 25 at Washington State L 87–89  19–7
(10–5)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Mar 1, 1997
at No. 25 Stanford L 63–73  19–8
(10–6)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 6, 1997
Arizona State W 84–66  20–8
(11–6)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Mar 8, 1997
vs. No. 12 Arizona W 79–77[7]  21–8
(12–6)
Cow Palace 
Daly City, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1997*
(5 E) vs. (12 E) Princeton
First round
W 55–52[3]  22–8
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 15, 1997*
(5 E) vs. (4 E) No. 20 Villanova
Second Round
W 75–68[4]  23–8
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 21, 1997*
(5 E) vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 57–63[5]  23–9
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific.

Rankings

edit

Team players drafted into the NBA

edit
Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 22 Ed Gray Atlanta Hawks

References

edit
  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1996–97 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "1996-97 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ a b "Cal Escapes Upset-Minded Princeton". The Washington Post. March 14, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Villanova Falls Under California Spell, 75-68". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "North Carolina and Louisville Move On". The New York Times. March 22, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Cal Bears Basketball 1996-97". www.cs.cmu.edu.
  7. ^ "No. 12 Arizona Falls to Cal". The Los Angeles Times. March 9, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  NODES
HOME 3
languages 2
Note 1
os 8