Question: When did the Basketball Tournament which  Kansas played its final in  1996–97 incept 

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2000–01 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team: The 2000–01 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2000–2001 NCAA Division I basketball season.  The Hoyas were coached by Craig Esherick and played most of their home games at the MCI Center in Washington, DC, although they played some home games early in the season at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus.  The Hoyas were members of the West Division of the Big East Conference.  They finished the season 25-8, 10-6 in Big East play.  Their record earned them a bye in the first round of the 2001 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, but they lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals.  The first Georgetown men's basketball team to appear in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament since the 1996-97 season and the last one to do so until the 2005-06 season, they reached the West Region semifinals of the 2001 NCAA Tournament before losing to Maryland.

1999 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament: The 1999 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio.  It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds and included only the top eight conference teams.  The quarterfinal round was held on the campus sites of the top four seeds, and the winners advanced to play the semifinal and final rounds in Toledo.  It was the final Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament that did not include all conference members, and the final tournament held in Toledo.  Miami, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament.  Second-seeded Kent State won the tournament with a 49–43 win over Miami and received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.  It was Kent State's first MAC Tournament win and marked their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.  Miami was selected as an at-large entry for the NCAA Tournament.  Through the 2016–17 season, it is the most recent time the MAC has had more than one team participate in the NCAA Tournament.

1996–97 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team: The 1996–97 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I basketball season.  John Thompson, Jr., coached them in his 25th season as head coach.  Their home court was USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland.  They were members of the Big East 7 Division of the Big East Conference, were the regular-season champions of the Big East 7 Division, and finished the season with a record of 20-10, 11-7 in Big East play.  Their record earned them a bye in the first round of the 1997 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, and they advanced to the semifinals before losing to Boston College.  They received a No. 10 seed in the West Regional of the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament – Georgetown' s 18th NCAA Tournament appearance in 19 years – and lost to No. 7 seed North Carolina-Charlotte in the first round.

1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team: The 1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1996–97 men's college basketball season.  The highlights of the season included upsetting rival and number-one ranked Kansas at home in double overtime and an unexpected run to the finals of the Big 12 Tournament.

1995–96 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team: The 1995–96 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I basketball season.  John Thompson, Jr., coached them in his 24th season as head coach.  They played their home games at USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland.  They were members of the Big East 7 Division of the Big East Conference, were the regular-season champions of the Big East 7 Division, and finished the season with a record of 29-8, 13-5 in Big East play.  Their record earned them a bye in the first round of the 1996 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, and they advanced to the tournament final before losing to Connecticut.  They were awarded a No. 2 seed in the East Regional of the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament – Georgetown' s 17th NCAA Tournament appearance in 18 years – and advanced to the East Regional Final before losing to No. 1 seed Massachusetts.  They were ranked No. 4 in the season' s final Associated Press Poll and No. 7 in the postseason Coaches' Poll.

Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament: The Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament (known since its inception in 1997 under sponsorship agreements as the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament) is the championship men's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference.  It is a single-elimination tournament of four rounds, with the top four seeds getting byes in the first round.  Starting in 2012, the top six seeds will get byes in the first round.  Seeding is based on regular season records.

1939 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament: The 1939 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.  The 3rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.  This was also the year the NCAA basketball tournament was started.  This tournament also featured the lowest-scoring game in tournament history between Loras College (Iowa) and Central Missouri State University, the two-time champions.  Loras scored a total of 16 points, a tournament low as well, Central Missouri State won the game with a total score of 20.  The total combined score of the game was 36, resulting in the all-time lowest scoring game in tournament history.

2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team: The 2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in the Colonial Athletic Association conference during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.  The Rams, led by second year head coach Shaka Smart, played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.  They finished the season 28–12, 12–6 in CAA play and lost in the championship game of the 2011 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to Old Dominion.  They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they played in the new "First Four" round, defeating Southern California.  They defeated Georgetown and Purdue in the second and third rounds, respectively, to advance to the "Sweet Sixteen".  The defeated Florida State to advance to the "Elite Eight" where they defeated Kansas.  They advanced to the school's first ever "Final Four", being just the third 11 seed in Tournament history to advance to the "Final Four", where they were defeated by Butler.  The VCU Rams finished 6th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll at the end of the season.  This was the highest ranking in VCU's history and the highest ranking of any team from the CAA.  The 2011 NCAA tournament run by VCU is regarded as one of the best Cinderella runs of all time.  To date, they are the only men's Division I basketball team whose NCAA tournament journey ran from The First Four to the Final Four.  They are also the only team in the tournament to win five games, and not qualify for the national championship game.

2013–14 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team: The 2013–14 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team will represent Stanford University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.  The Cardinal, led by twenty-eighth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference.  They finished the season with a 33–4 overall, 17–1 to win their twenty-fourth regular season Pac-12 title.  They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to USC.  They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeated South Dakota in the first round, Florida State in the second round, Penn State in the sweet sixteen, North Carolina in the elite eight to make their twelfth Final Four appearance.  In the final four the Cardinal were defeated by the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament champion, Connecticut.

1957 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament: The 1957 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.  The 20th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.  This would be the first tournament to have seeded teams.  This also means that this is the first tournament to have an 'upset'.  The first upset in tournament history was when the 3 seeded West Virginia Tech lost to Villa Modanna (Ky.) 93 to 91.  There were 3 upsets this year, including the championship game.  The NAIA seeded teams 21 years prior to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.  The NAIA would adjust seeding to 16 seed system, in 1959.  In 2016 the seeds would be adjust again, each bracket would be ranked 1-8, with the overall number 1 in the Naismith Bracket.

Supporting paragraphs: 1996–97 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
Answer: 1997