# 1996–97 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by first year head coach Charlie Coles, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished atop the conference regular season standings, won the MAC tournament, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, Miami was defeated by Clemson in the opening round. The Redskins finished with a 21–9 record (15–3 MAC).
This was the final season Miami was known as the Redskins. The following season the team would change to the RedHawks.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1996* | | at VCU | W 69–66 | 1–0 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov 30, 1996* | | at Xavier | L 71–92 | 1–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 4, 1996* | | Dayton | W 92–72 | 2–1 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 6, 1996* | | vs. Texas Southern | L 63–67 | 2–2 | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Dec 7, 1996* | | vs. Louisiana-Monroe | W 65–49 | 3–2 | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Dec 10, 1996* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 91–40 | 4–2 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 14, 1996* | | at Wright State | W 89–58 | 5–2 | Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio |
| Jan 4, 1997* | | Akron | W 84–51 | 6–2 (1–0) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Jan 8, 1997 | | at Kent State | W 64–57 | 7–2 (2–0) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio |
| Jan 10, 1997* | | at No. 6 Cincinnati | L 61–91 | 7–3 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 13, 1997 | | Central Michigan | W 77–51 | 8–3 (3–0) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Jan 15, 1997 | | at Toledo | W 66–49 | 9–3 (4–0) | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Jan 18, 1997 | | Ohio | W 78–63 | 10–3 (5–0) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Jan 22, 1997 | | at Bowling Green | L 80–83 | 10–4 (5–1) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Jan 25, 1997 | | Western Michigan | W 62–49 | 11–4 (6–1) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Jan 27, 1997 | | at Ball State | L 64–74 | 11–5 (6–2) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 1, 1997 | | Kent State | W 73–60 | 12–5 (7–2) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 6, 1997 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 77–82 | 12–6 (7–3) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Feb 8, 1997 | | at Central Michigan | L 75–86 | 12–7 (7–4) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Feb 12, 1997 | | Toledo | W 69–52 | 13–7 (8–4) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 15, 1997 | | at Ohio | L 65–67 | 13–8 (8–5) | Convocation Center Athens, Ohio |
| Feb 19, 1997 | | Bowling Green | W 64–59 | 14–8 (9–5) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 22, 1997 | | at Western Michigan | W 56–55 | 15–8 (10–5) | University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Feb 24, 1997 | | Eastern Michigan | W 86–77 | 16–8 (11–5) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 26, 1997 | | Ball State | W 83–72 | 17–8 (12–5) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Mar 1, 1997 | | at Akron | W 66–52 | 18–8 (13–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1997* | | Kent State Quarterfinals | W 75–65 | 19–8 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Mar 7, 1997* | | vs. Western Michigan Semifinals | W 84–67 | 20–8 | SeaGate Convention Centre Toledo, Ohio |
| Mar 8, 1997* | | vs. Eastern Michigan Championship game | W 96–76 | 21–8 | SeaGate Convention Centre Toledo, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1997* | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 14 Clemson First round | L 56–68 | 21–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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