1996–97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1996–97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
1996–97 record24–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRicky Stokes
Home arenaLawrence Joel Coliseum
1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Duke124 .750  249  .727
No. 9 Wake Forest115 .688  247  .774
No. 4 North Carolina115 .688  287  .800
No. 14 Clemson97 .563  2310  .697
No. 22 Maryland97 .563  2111  .656
Virginia79 .438  1813  .581
NC State412 .250  1715  .531
Georgia Tech313 .188  918  .333
1997 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1996–97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 5 Steve Goolsby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) Jr Marietta, GA
G 10 Cureton Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
G/F 11 Joseph Amonett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoPickett County Byrdstown, TN
C 13 Loren Woods 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrCardinal Ritter College Prep St. Louis, Missouri
G 20 Marc Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chapel Hill, NC
F/C 21 Tim Duncan (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)248 lb (112 kg) SrSt. Dunstan's Episcopal Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
G 23 Tim Fuller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrWoodbridge Senior Woodbridge, VA
G 25 Jerry Braswell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrRandolph-Clay Cuthbert, Georgia
G 30 Tony Rutland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg) JrBethel Hampton, VA
C 33 Rodney West 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Oneida, TN
C 40 Sean Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Raleigh, NC
F 44 Ricky Peral 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Valladolid, Spain
C 52 William Stringfellow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoAlief Hastings Austin, TX
F 53 Ken Herbst 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Winston-Salem, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 24, 1996*
No. 3 VMI W 92–63  1–0
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 25, 1996*
No. 3 at The Citadel W 86–52  2–0
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 29, 1996*
No. 3 Davidson W 69–45  3–0
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1996*
No. 3 at Richmond W 80–55  4–0
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 3, 1996*
No. 2 vs. Mississippi State W 74–43  5–0
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 7, 1996
No. 2 at NC State W 53–45  6–0
(1–0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 14, 1996*
No. 2 UMass W 71–47  7–0
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 21, 1996*
No. 2 Campbell W 90–53  8–0
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 31, 1996*
No. 2 at No. 7 Utah W 70–59  9–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 4, 1997
No. 2 No. 11 North Carolina W 81–57  10–0
(2–0)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1997
No. 2 at Georgia Tech W 73–63  11–0
(3–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 11, 1997
No. 2 at No. 10 Duke W 81–69  12–0
(4–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1997
No. 2 Virginia W 58–54  13–0
(5–0)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1997
No. 2 No. 11 Maryland L 51–54  13–1
(5–1)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1997
No. 4 at No. 2 Clemson W 65–62  14–1
(6–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 25, 1997
No. 4 Florida State W 61–58  15–1
(7–1)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 28, 1997*
No. 2 Virginia Tech W 61–44  16–1
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 29, 1997*
No. 2 Wofford W 68–51  17–1
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 1, 1997
No. 2 at No. 5 Maryland W 74–69  18–1
(8–1)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 5, 1997
No. 2 No. 8 Duke L 68–73  18–2
(8–2)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 9, 1997*
No. 2 at Missouri W 73–65  19–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 12, 1997
No. 2 No. 7 Clemson W 55–49  20–2
(9–2)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1997
No. 2 NC State L 59–60 OT 20–3
(9–3)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 19, 1997
No. 4 at No. 12 North Carolina L 60–74  20–4
(9–4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 22, 1997
No. 4 at Virginia W 66–60  21–4
(10–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 25, 1997
No. 5 Georgia Tech W 71–55  22–4
(11–4)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 1, 1997
No. 5 at Florida State L 55–59  22–5
(11–5)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 1997*
No. 8 vs. Florida State
ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 66–65  23–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 8, 1997*
No. 8 vs. No. 5 North Carolina
ACC Tournament Semifinal
L 73–86  23–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1997*
(3 W) No. 9 vs. (14 W) Saint Mary's
First round
W 68–46  24–6
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 16, 1997*
(3 W) No. 9 vs. (6 W) No. 21 Stanford
Second round
L 66–72  24–7
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
All times are in EST.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Team
11Tim DuncanSan Antonio Spurs

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References

  1. "1996-97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  2. "The Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T History". Naismith Awards. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  3. "Oscar Robertson Trophy". United States Basketball Writers Association. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  4. "Michigan's Trey Burke wins 2012-13 John R. Wooden Award® Presented by Wendy's®". Wooden Award. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  5. "1997 NBA Draft". Database Sports. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2013.


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