# 1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by first-year head coach Pete Herrmann, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non Conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1996* | | Coast Guard | W 84–51 | 1–0 | Alumni Hall (2,631) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Nov 24, 1996* | | at Towson | L 68–76 | 1–1 | Towson Center (1,003) Towson, Maryland |
| Nov 26, 1996* | | Pittsburgh | W 60–49 | 2–1 | Alumni Hall (2,259) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Nov 30, 1996* | | at Air Force | W 78–59 | 3–1 | Clune Arena (1,279) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Dec 3, 1996* | | New Hampshire | W 89–81 | 4–1 | Alumni Hall (1,165) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Dec 5, 1996* | | at VMI | W 68–62 | 5–1 | Cameron Hall (1,043) Lexington, Virginia |
| Dec 7, 1996* | | at Wofford | L 65–89 | 5–2 | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,684) Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| Dec 9, 1996* | | Gettysburg | W 78–64 | 6–2 | Alumni Hall (1,078) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Dec 21, 1996* | | Dartmouth | L 63–77 | 6–3 | Alumni Hall (1,475) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Dec 23, 1996* | | at St. Bonaventure | L 69–85 | 6–4 | Reilly Center (5,247) St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Dec 28, 1996* | | at No. 23 Stanford | L 68–85 | 6–5 | Maples Pavilion (7,149) Stanford, California |
| Dec 30, 1996* | | at Rice | L 52–69 | 6–6 | Tudor Fieldhouse (4,030) Houston, Texas |
| Jan 2, 1997* | | Harvard | W 66–63 | 7–6 | Alumni Hall (1,059) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 8, 1997 | | at Army | W 70–56 | 8–6 (1–0) | Christl Arena (2,632) West Point, New York |
| Jan 11, 1997 | | at Colgate | L 60–64 | 8–7 (1–1) | Cotterell Court (2,400) Hamilton, New York |
| Jan 13, 1997* | | William & Mary | W 74–63 | 9–7 (1–1) | Alumni Hall (1,011) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Jan 15, 1997 | | at Lehigh | W 70–64 | 10–7 (2–1) | Stabler Arena (942) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 18, 1997 | | Lafayette | W 60–55 | 11–7 (3–1) | Alumni Hall (2,592) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Jan 22, 1997 | | at Bucknell | L 55–69 | 11–8 (3–2) | Davis Gym (2,248) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 29, 1997 | | Holy Cross | W 83–75 | 12–8 (4–2) | Alumni Hall (1,861) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Feb 1, 1997 | | Army | W 68–64 | 13–8 (5–2) | Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Feb 5, 1997 | | Colgate | W 79–56 | 14–8 (6–2) | Alumni Hall (3,428) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Feb 8, 1997 | | Lehigh | W 109–73 | 15–8 (7–2) | Alumni Hall (1,945) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Feb 12, 1997 | | at Lafayette | W 74–72 | 16–8 (8–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,029) Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 15, 1997 | | Bucknell | W 78–67 | 17–8 (9–2) | Alumni Hall (3,732) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Jan 2, 1997 | | at Holy Cross | W 76–61 | 18–8 (10–2) | Hart Center (2,833) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 1997* | | vs. Lafayette Semifinals | W 96–57 | 19–8 | Stabler Arena (3,438) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 6, 1997* | | Bucknell Championship game | W 76–75 | 20–8 | Alumni Hall (3,052) Annapolis, Maryland |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1997* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 2 Utah First round | L 61–75 | 20–9 | McKale Center (12,958) Tucson, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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