1996–97 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

1996–97 Jackson State Tigers basketball
1996–97 Jackson State Tigers basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	14–16 (9–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Andy Stoglin (8th season);
Home arena	Williams Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mississippi Valley State	11	–	3	.786	19	–	10	.655
Jackson State †	9	–	5	.643	14	–	16	.467
Alcorn State	8	–	6	.571	11	–	17	.393
Prairie View A&M	7	–	7	.500	10	–	17	.370
Texas Southern	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
Grambling	5	–	9	.357	10	–	17	.370
Alabama State	5	–	9	.357	8	–	21	.276
Southern	5	–	9	.357	10	–	17	.370

† 1997 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 8th-year head coach Andy Stoglin, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. After finishing the conference regular season tied for second in the standings, Jackson State won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the Southeast region, the Tigers were beaten by No. 1 seed Kansas in the opening round.^[1]

Roster[edit]

1996–97 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Trent Pulliam	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Andy Stoglin

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1996*		at No. 16 Arkansas	L 74–127	0–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 26, 1996*		at Southern Miss	L 54–68	0–2	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Nov 30, 1996*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 92–53	1–2	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Dec 2, 1996*		at Memphis	L 58–65	1–3	The Pyramid Memphis, TN
Dec 4, 1996*		Tougaloo	W 78–70	2–3	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Dec 7, 1996*		Eastern Michigan	L 69–84	2–4	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Dec 14, 1996*		at No. 8 Arizona	L 83–111	2–5	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Dec 17, 1996*		at No. 24 UCLA	L 67–93	2–6	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Dec 20, 1996*		at Arizona State	L 69–83	2–7	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Dec 23, 1996*		at No. 14 New Mexico	L 45–98	2–8	University Arena Albuquerque, NM
Dec 28, 1996		at McNeese	L 71–89	2–9	Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
Jan 2, 1997*		Tennessee State	L 75–86	2–10	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Jan 4, 1997		at Prairie View A&M	L 65–80	2–11 (0–1)	William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
Jan 6, 1997		at Texas Southern	L 70–78	2–12 (0–2)	H&PE Arena Houston, TX
Jan 11, 1997		Alcorn State	W 70–58	3–12 (1–2)	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Jan 13, 1997		Southern	W 88–77	4–12 (2–2)	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Jan 18, 1997		Grambling State	W 74–65	5–12 (3–2)	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Jan 20, 1997		Mississippi Valley State	L 62–63	5–13 (3–3)	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Jan 25, 1997		at Alabama State	L 55–58	5–14 (3–4)	Joe L. Reed Acadome Montgomery, AL
Feb 1, 1997		Prairie View A&M	W 89–67	6–14 (4–4)	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Feb 3, 1997		Texas Southern	W 73–62	7–14 (5–4)	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Feb 8, 1997		at Alcorn State	L 52–53	7–15 (5–5)	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
Feb 10, 1997		at Southern	W 86–75	8–15 (6–5)	F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 15, 1997		vs. Grambling State	W 69–60	9–15 (7–5)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
Feb 17, 1997		at Mississippi Valley State	W 83–69	10–15 (8–5)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
Feb 22, 1997		Alabama State	W 69–59	11–15 (9–5)	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
SWAC tournament
Mar 6, 1997*	(2)	vs. (7) Southern Quarterfinals	W 82–77	12–15	Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 7, 1997*	(2)	vs. (3) Alcorn State Semifinals	W 72–68	13–15	Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 8, 1997*	(2)	vs. (1) Mississippi Valley State Championship game	W 81–74	14–15	Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, LA
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1997*	(16 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 1 Kansas First round	L 64–78	14–16	The Pyramid Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Pollard, LaFrentz Key Jayhawks' Rout". The Washington Post. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
^ "1996-97 Jackson State Tigers Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[1] "Pollard, LaFrentz Key Jayhawks' Rout". The Washington Post. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

[2] "1996-97 Jackson State Tigers Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

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