1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	18–12 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady
Home arena	Mackey Arena
Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Purdue	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
No. 19 Illinois	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
Wisconsin	11	–	7	.611	18	–	10	.643
Indiana	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
Ohio State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Penn State	3	–	15	.167	10	–	17	.370
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	7	–	22	.241
No. 3 Minnesota*	0	–	2	.000	0	–	4	.000
Michigan*	0	–	9	.000	0	–	11	.000

Rankings from AP Poll Michigan: 24 games vacated; including NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program Minnesota: 5 NCAA Tournament games vacated due to sanctions against the program^[1] Disputed records: Michigan-(24–11)(9–9); Minnesota-(31–4)(16–2)

The 1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

Roster

1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Chad Austin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr		Richmond, Indiana
C	14	Matt ten Dam	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jr		Almelo, Holland
G	15	Alan Eldridge	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So		Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	22	Jaraan Cornell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Clay	South Bend, Indiana
F	31	David Lesmond	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr		Pierrefitte, France
C	34	Luther Clay	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So		Oberlin, Ohio
F	35	Brian Cardinal	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Unity	Tolono, Illinois
F	52	Brad Miller	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	East Noble	Kendallville, Indiana

Head coach

Gene Keady (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Bruce Weber (Milwaukee)
Jay Price

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1996*		Idaho	W 86–63	1–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 26, 1996*		at Western Michigan	W 65–56	2–0	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Nov 30, 1996*		Bowling Green State	L 83–86	2–1	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 3, 1996*		vs. No. 6 Kentucky Great Eight	L 87–101	2–2	United Center (20,171) Chicago, Illinois
Dec 6, 1996*		Cornell	W 69–55	3–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 7, 1996*		Long Beach State	W 86–71	4–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 14, 1996*		vs. No. 22 Louisville	L 72–88	4–3	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 16, 1996*		Tennessee-Martin	W 75–45	5–3	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 21, 1996*		at Oklahoma	L 58–82	5–4	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1996*		at TCU	L 69–97	5–5	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 2, 1997		at No. 24 Illinois	W 75–69	6–5 (1–0)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Jan 7, 1997		Iowa	L 56–59^[3]	6–6 (1–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 11, 1997		Northwestern	W 78–53	7–6 (2–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 16, 1997		at No. 18 Michigan	L 65–89	7–7 (2–2)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 18, 1997		No. 17 Indiana	W 70–53	8–7 (3–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 22, 1997		Wisconsin	W 60–52	9–7 (4–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 25, 1997		at No. 8 Minnesota	L 68–91	9–8 (4–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 29, 1997		Michigan State	W 72–62	10–8 (5–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 1, 1997		at Penn State	W 67–62	11–8 (6–3)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 5, 1997		Ohio State	W 94–77	12–8 (7–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 8, 1997		at Michigan State	W 77–62	13–8 (8–3)	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 12, 1997		No. 3 Minnesota	L 67–70	13–9 (8–4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 15, 1997		at Wisconsin	L 52–69	13–10 (8–5)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 18, 1997		at No. 24 Indiana	W 89–87 ^OT	14–10 (9–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 23, 1997*		No. 18 Michigan	W 67–58	15–10 (10–5)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 26, 1997		at Northwestern	W 72–61	16–10 (11–5)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Mar 1, 1997		at Iowa	L 62–84	16–11 (11–6)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 8, 1997		No. 15 Illinois	W 77–69	17–11 (12–6)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1997*	(8 SE)	vs. (9 SE) Rhode Island First round	W 83–76 ^{OT^[4]}	18–11	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 15, 1997*	(8 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 1 Kansas Second round	L 61–75	18–12	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

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References

^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "Iowa 59, Purdue 56". Chicago Tribune. January 8, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "Purdue Escapes Rhode Island in Overtime". The Washington Post. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics