1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, #9 Seed, West Regional; First Round (Loss, Iowa)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1996–97 record	18–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (7th season)
Assistant coach	Anthony Solomon (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Tom Perrin (10th season)
Assistant coach	Pete Herrmann (3rd season)
Home arena	University Hall

The 1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 12–15, with a conference record of 6–10.

Roster

1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Curtis Staples	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Roanoke, Virginia
G	13	Jamal Robinson (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Jamaica, New York
G	15	Peter McLaughlin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Maplewood, New Jersey
G	21	Harold Deane	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Ettrick, Virginia
G/F	24	Willie Dersch	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Floral Park, New York
F	25	Norman Nolan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Jr	Baltimore
G	31	Mike Curtis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Richmond, Virginia
G/F	32	Courtney Alexander	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	Durham, North Carolina
G/F	33	Monte Marcaccini	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	So	Tarzana, California
C	42	Chase Metheny	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	So	Charlotte, North Carolina
C	44	Kris Hunter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Tallahassee, Florida
F/C	52	Colin Ducharme	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Fr	Richmond, Virginia
F/C	54	Craig McAndrew	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Fr	Wonga Beach, Queensland
F	55	Martin Walton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Portsmouth, Virginia

Head coach

Jeff Jones (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Solomon (Virginia)
Tom Perrin (Vermont)
Pete Hermann (SUNY Geneseo)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 6 January 2015

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov. 25*		vs. South Carolina Maui Classic	W 93–70	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
Nov. 26*		vs. No. 17 Massachusetts Maui Classic	W 75–68	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
Nov. 27*		vs. No. 2 Kansas Maui Classic	L 63–80	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
Nov. 30*		at George Mason	W 106–93	3–1	Patriot Center (6,707) Fairfax, Virginia
Dec. 4*	No. 25	at William & Mary	W 75–64	4–1	William & Mary Hall (4,617) Williamsburg, Virginia
Dec. 7	No. 25	No. 12 Clemson	L 52–62	4–2 (0–1)	University Hall (8,004) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 18*		Liberty	W 67–54	5–2 (0–1)	University Hall (7,026) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 21*		UMBC	W 57–34	6–2 (0–1)	University Hall (6,507) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 23*		at Connecticut	L 61–64 ^OT	6–3 (0–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
Dec. 28*		Radford	W 95–47	7–3 (0–1)	University Hall (7,907) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 30*		Delaware	W 76–66	8–3 (0–1)	University Hall (7,658) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 2*		Loyola	W 67–61	9–3 (0–1)	University Hall (6,733) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 4		at No. 19 Maryland	L 62–78	9–4 (0–2)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland
Jan. 8		at Florida State	W 64–61	10–4 (1–2)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (9,452) Tallahassee, Florida
Jan. 11		No. 13 North Carolina	W 75–63	11–4 (2–2)	University Hall (8,241) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 15		at No. 2 Wake Forest	L 54–58	11–5 (2–3)	LJVM Coliseum (14,268) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan. 18		at No. 13 Duke	L 59–78	11–6 (2–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 22		Georgia Tech	W 68–64	12–6 (3–4)	University Hall (8,120) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 28		NC State	W 56–50	13–6 (4–4)	University Hall (7,697) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 30*		Richmond	W 83–66	14–6 (4–4)	University Hall (7,306) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 1		Florida State	W 73–60	15–6 (5–4)	University Hall (8,120) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 6		at Georgia Tech	L 53–66	15–7 (5–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,103) Atlanta, Georgia
Feb. 8		at No. 20 North Carolina	L 57–81	15–8 (5–6)	Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 11		No. 6 Duke	L 61–62	15–9 (5–7)	University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 15		at No. 7 Clemson	L 65–71	15–10 (5–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,500) Clemson, South Carolina
Feb. 19		at NC State	W 55–46	16–10 (6–8)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 22		No. 4 Wake Forest	L 60–66	16–11 (6–9)	University Hall (8,150) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 25*		vs. Virginia Tech	W 58–57	17–11 (6–9)	Richmond Coliseum (8,503) Richmond, Virginia
Mar. 2		No. 16 Maryland	W 81–74	18–11 (7–9)	University Hall (8,182) Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar. 7		vs. No. 5 North Carolina ACC Tournament Quarterfinals	L 68–78	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum (23,250) Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 13*		vs. Iowa NCAA Tournament First Round	L 60–73	18–13	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,886) Salt Lake City
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "1996–1997 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

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1996–97 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, #9 Seed, West Regional First Round (Loss, Iowa)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1996–97 record	18–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (7th season)
Assistant coach	Anthony Solomon (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Tom Perrin (10th season)
Assistant coach	Pete Herrmann (3rd season)
Home arena	University Hall