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1996–97 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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1996–97 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record23–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHarmon Gym
Seasons
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
No. 21 Stanford 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
California 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
USC 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
No. 15 Arizona 11 7   .611 25 9   .735
Washington 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Oregon 8 10   .444 17 11   .607
Washington State 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
Oregon State 3 15   .167 7 20   .259
Arizona State 2 16   .111 10 20   .333
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

[2] The 1996–97 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 1996–97 season.

Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 12–6 record in the Pac-10, placing them in a tie for second. The Bears would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they would make a run to the Sweet Sixteen. The Golden Bears defeated Princeton[3] and Villanova[4] before falling to North Carolina[5] in the East Regional semifinal. The team finished the season with an overall record of 23–9. [6]

Roster

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1996–97 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Alfred Grigsby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr
G 22 Ed Gray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Riverside, CA
G 23 Randy Duck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
F 34 Tony Gonzalez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Huntington Beach, CA
F/C 40 Sean Marks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Auckland, New Zealand
F 44 Michael Stewart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sacramento, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1996*
 ESPN
vs. Iowa
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 75–59  1–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1996*
vs. No. 2 Kansas
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 67–85  1–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1996*
vs. No. 17 UMass
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 59–55  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1996*
Texas Southern W 97–60  3–1
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 3, 1996*
Illinois W 89–88 2OT 4–1
Harmon Gym (6,578)
Berkeley, California
Dec 8, 1996*
at Maryland L 64–80  4–2
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 9, 1996*
vs. Mississippi State W 78–45  5–2
U.S. Airways Arena 
Landover, Maryland
Dec 20, 1996*
vs. Penn State W 76–63  6–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 23, 1996*
San Francisco W 78–63  7–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 28, 1996*
Howard W 86–61  8–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 29, 1996*
Cal Poly W 77–59  9–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 2, 1997
at No. 9 Arizona L 80–81  9–3
(0–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 4, 1997
at Arizona State L 60–64  9–4
(0–2)
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 9, 1997
USC W 83–71  10–4
(1–2)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 11, 1997
UCLA L 56–64  10–5
(1–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 16, 1997
at Oregon State W 80–70  11–5
(2–3)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 18, 1997
at No. 24 Oregon W 73–62  12–5
(3–3)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Jan 23, 1997
Washington State W 77–75 2OT 13–5
(4–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 25, 1997
Washington W 80–52  14–5
(5–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 29, 1997
No. 15 Stanford W 70–64  15–5
(6–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 6, 1997
at UCLA W 71–68  16–5
(7–3)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 8, 1997
at USC L 85–93  16–6
(7–4)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 13, 1997
Oregon W 73–66  17–6
(8–4)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 15, 1997
Oregon State W 90–68  18–6
(9–4)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 20, 1997
No. 25 at Washington W 78–67  19–6
(10–4)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 22, 1997
No. 25 at Washington State L 87–89  19–7
(10–5)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Mar 1, 1997
at No. 25 Stanford L 63–73  19–8
(10–6)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 6, 1997
Arizona State W 84–66  20–8
(11–6)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Mar 8, 1997
vs. No. 12 Arizona W 79–77[7]  21–8
(12–6)
Cow Palace 
Daly City, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1997*
(5 E) vs. (12 E) Princeton
First round
W 55–52[3]  22–8
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 15, 1997*
(5 E) vs. (4 E) No. 20 Villanova
Second Round
W 75–68[4]  23–8
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 21, 1997*
(5 E) vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 57–63[5]  23–9
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific.

Rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 22 Ed Gray Atlanta Hawks

References

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  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1996–97 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "1996-97 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ a b "Cal Escapes Upset-Minded Princeton". The Washington Post. March 14, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Villanova Falls Under California Spell, 75-68". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "North Carolina and Louisville Move On". The New York Times. March 22, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Cal Bears Basketball 1996-97". www.cs.cmu.edu.
  7. ^ "No. 12 Arizona Falls to Cal". The Los Angeles Times. March 9, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.