1996–97 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

1996–97 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
1996–97 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Orange Bowl Classic Champion
NIT, 1st round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16-13 (9-9 Big East)
Head coach	Leonard Hamilton;
Home arena	Miami Arena

1996–97 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Big East 6
No. 20 Villanova	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
No. 23 Boston College†	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
Notre Dame	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
St. John's	8	–	10	.444	13	–	15	.464
Connecticut	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Big East 7
Georgetown	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Providence	10	–	8	.556	24	–	12	.667
Pittsburgh	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
Miami	9	–	9	.500	16	–	13	.552
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Seton Hall	5	–	13	.278	10	–	18	.357
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	11	–	16	.407

† 1997 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 1997^[1]^[2]^[3] Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.

On December 28, 1996, Miami defeated DePaul 61-45 in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at Miami Arena.^[4]

Miami finished the season with a 16-13 record.^[5] They were eliminated in the 2nd round of the Big East tournament by Georgetown 63-59. Their season ended on March 13, 1997 with a 76-63 loss to Michigan in the 1997 NIT 1st round.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1996-97 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
^ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
^ "UF to play in Orange Bowl". Sun Sentinel. 1996-11-27. Archived from the original on 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
^ "1996-97 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. 1997. Retrieved 2026-02-21.

[1] sports-reference.com 1996-97 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.

[3] "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.

[4] "UF to play in Orange Bowl". Sun Sentinel. 1996-11-27. Archived from the original on 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-21.

[5] "1996-97 Miami (FL) Hurricanes Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. 1997. Retrieved 2026-02-21.

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