# 1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1996–97 season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 22–9.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 24* | | UW Milwaukee | W 82–55 | 1–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| November 29* | | at Santa Clara | L 72–79 | 1–1 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| December 6* | | Prairie View A&M | W 104–49 | 2–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 7* | | Princeton | L 62–66 | 2–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 14* | | Green Bay | W 55–39 | 3–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 16* | | Coastal Carolina | W 66–42 | 4–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 19* | | Appalachian State | W 74–37 | 5–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 22* | | La Salle | W 86–53 | 6–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 27* | | at Dayton | W 65–61 | 7–2 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| December 31* | | Wisconsin | W 59–52 | 8–2 | Bradley Center (15,292) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 4 | | Southern Mississippi | W 61–44 | 9–2 (1–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 7* | | at Iowa State | W 67–64 | 10–2 (1–0) | James H. Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 9 | | DePaul | W 75–50 | 11–2 (2–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 12 | | at Memphis | L 47–54 | 11–3 (2–1) | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| January 18 | | Saint Louis | W 69–48 | 12–3 (3–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 26 | | at DePaul | W 61–49 | 13–3 (4–1) | Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 30 | | at South Florida | W 71–36 | 14–3 (5–1) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| February 1 | | Tulane | L 53–54 | 14–4 (5–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 5* | | Maine | L 59–68 | 14–5 (5–2) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 8 | | at No. 12 Cincinnati | L 46–66 | 14–6 (5–3) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 15 | | at UNC Charlotte | L 46–66 | 14–7 (5–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| February 17 | | at Alabama-Birmingham | W 68–52 | 15–7 (6–4) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| February 20 | | Louisville | W 79–71 $^{OT}$ | 16–7 (7–4) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 25 | | at Saint Louis | W 79–71 | 17–7 (8–4) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| February 27 | | Cincinnati | L 74–80 | 17–8 (8–5) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| March 2 | | Houston | W 76–67 | 18–8 (9–5) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 5 | (5) | vs. (12) DePaul First Round | W 79–53 | 19–8 (10–5) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| March 6 | (5) | vs. (4) Memphis Quarterfinals | W 63–45 | 20–8 (11–5) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| March 7 | (5) | vs. (1) No. 10 Cincinnati Semifinals | W 91–79 | 21–8 (12–5) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| March 8 | (5) | vs. (3) UNC Charlotte Championship Game | W 60–51 | 22–8 (13–5) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14* CBS | (7 SE) | vs. (10 SE) Providence First Round | L 59–81 | 22–9 (13–5) | Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 50 | Chris Crawford | Atlanta Hawks |