1996–97 USC Trojans men's basketball team
American college basketball season

1996–97 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record17–11 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaL. A. Sports Arena
Seasons
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 UCLA15–3 .83324–8 .750
No. 21 Stanford12–6 .66722–8 .733
California12–6 .66723–9 .719
USC12–6 .66717–11 .607
No. 15 Arizona11–7 .61125–9 .735
Washington10–8 .55617–11 .607
Oregon8–10 .44417–11 .607
Washington State5–13 .27813–17 .433
Oregon State3–15 .1677–20 .259
Arizona State2–16 .11110–20 .333
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1996–97 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Henry Bibby, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference. The Trojans finished the season with a record of 17–11 (12–6 Pac-10) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1996–97 USC Trojans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G12Rodrick Rhodes6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrKentuckyJersey City, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1996*
 Long Beach StateW 77–70 1–0
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 2, 1996*
 Loyola MarymountW 97–78 2–0
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 6, 1996*
 vs. No. 14 North CarolinaL 84–99 2–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1996*
 at UNC CharlotteW 65–61 3–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 15, 1996*
 at UC IrvineW 107–45 4–1
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Dec 18, 1996*
 at TennesseeL 59–71 4–2
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1996*
 Ohio StateW 79–68 5–2
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 28, 1996*
 at UNLVL 75–80 5–3
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 2, 1997
 WashingtonW 77–58 6–3
(1–0)		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 4, 1997
 Washington StateW 106–73 7–3
(2–0)		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 9, 1997
 at CaliforniaL 71–83 7–4
(2–1)		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 11, 1997
 at No. 21 StanfordL 70–85 7–5
(2–2)		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 16, 1997
 No. 6 ArizonaW 75–62 8–5
(3–2)		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 18, 1997
 Arizona StateW 75–56 9–5
(4–2)		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 23, 1997
 UCLAL 87–96 9–6
(4–3)		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 26, 1997*
 No. 9 CincinnatiL 81–100 9–7
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 30, 1997
 at Oregon StateW 71–68 10–7
(5–3)		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 1, 1997
 at OregonW 79–69 11–7
(6–3)		McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 6, 1997
 No. 18 StanfordW 84–81 12–7
(7–3)		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 8, 1997
 CaliforniaW 93–85 13–7
(8–3)		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 13, 1997
 at Arizona StateW 72–66 14–7
(9–3)		Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb 15, 1997
 at No. 11 ArizonaL 77–101 14–8
(9–4)		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 19, 1997
 at No. 17 UCLAL 60–82 14–9
(9–5)		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 27, 1997
 OregonW 72–69 15–9
(10–5)		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 1, 1997
 Oregon StateW 83–62 16–9
(11–5)		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 6, 1997
 at Washington StateW 92–85 17–9
(12–5)		Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Mar 8, 1997
 at WashingtonL 84–94 17–10
(12–6)		Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1997*
 CBS		(11 SE) vs. (6 SE) No. 19 Illinois
First round		L 77–90 17–11
Charlotte Coliseum (11,206)
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

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Team Players in the 1997 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
124Rodrick RhodesHouston Rockets

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References

  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1996–97 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "1996-97 USC Trojans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "2000-01 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019-20 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide". USC Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  6. ^ "1997 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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