1996–97 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

1996–97 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 22
AP No. 24
1996–97 record 22–10 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach Ricardo Patton (1st season)
Home arena Coors Events Center
1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 † Kansas151 .938  342  .944
No. 24 Colorado115 .688  2210  .688
Texas106 .625  1812  .600
No. 18 Iowa State106 .625  229  .710
Texas Tech106 .625  199  .679
Oklahoma97 .563  1911  .633
Nebraska79 .438  1815  .545
Oklahoma State79 .438  1715  .531
Baylor610 .375  1812  .600
Missouri511 .313  1617  .485
Texas A&M313 .188  918  .333
Kansas State313 .188  1017  .370
1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

[1] The 1996–97 Colorado Buffaloes Men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 1996–97 season. Led by first year head coach Ricardo Patton, and sophomore Guard Chauncey Billups, the Buffaloes made the NCAA tournament despite only having won nine games the previous year. Billups, was particularly impressive this particular season. Billups earned Big 12 Player of the year honors as well as all-American honors. Following this season, Billups would declare his eligibility for the NBA draft, being selected third overall in 1997. In his career, Billups would play for several teams, most notably, the Detroit Pistons, with whom he would make two appearances in the NBA Finals, winning in 2004. In addition, he would earn several all-star selections with the Pistons and the Denver Nuggets. Following his career end, Billups' number would be retired by both the Pistons and Buffaloes. As Head Coach of the Buffaloes, Patton had been appointed after having been named interim head coach the prior season. Patton would stay head coach of the Buffaloes until 2007. [2]

Postseason Schedule

Big 12 Tournament
Quarterfinal Vs. Oklahoma, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO - L, 41-55
NCAA Tournament
First Round Vs. Indiana, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC - W, 80-62
Round of 32 Vs. North Carolina, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC - L, 56-73

References

  1. "1996-97 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "Colorado Buffaloes | 1996-97 Final Statistics and Scoreboard" (PDF). 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
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