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1996–97 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

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1996–97 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
MAC Regular season champion
MAC tournament champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record21–9 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMillett Hall
Seasons
1996–97 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Miami 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Ohio 12 6   .667 17 10   .630
Eastern Michigan 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Ball State 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Western Michigan 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Kent State 7 11   .389 9 18   .333
Toledo 6 12   .333 13 14   .481
Akron 6 12   .333 8 18   .308
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 7 19   .269
1997 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Miami Redskins men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by first year head coach Charlie Coles, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished atop the conference regular season standings, won the MAC tournament, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, Miami was defeated by Clemson in the opening round.[1] The Redskins finished with a 21–9 record (15–3 MAC).

This was the final season Miami was known as the Redskins. The following season the team would change to the RedHawks.

Roster

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1996–97 Miami Redskins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Ira Newble 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 30 Damon Frierson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F 32 Wally Szczerbiak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) So Long Island, New York
F 42 Devin Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Miami, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1996*
at VCU W 69–66  1–0
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Nov 30, 1996*
at Xavier L 71–92  1–1
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 4, 1996*
Dayton W 92–72  2–1
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 6, 1996*
vs. Texas Southern L 63–67  2–2
Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Dec 7, 1996*
vs. Louisiana-Monroe W 65–49  3–2
Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Dec 10, 1996*
Eastern Kentucky W 91–40  4–2
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 14, 1996*
at Wright State W 89–58  5–2
Ervin J. Nutter Center 
Fairborn, Ohio
Jan 4, 1997*
Akron W 84–51  6–2
(1–0)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 8, 1997
at Kent State W 64–57  7–2
(2–0)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
Jan 10, 1997*
at No. 6 Cincinnati L 61–91  7–3
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 13, 1997
Central Michigan W 77–51  8–3
(3–0)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 15, 1997
at Toledo W 66–49  9–3
(4–0)
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Jan 18, 1997
Ohio W 78–63  10–3
(5–0)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 22, 1997
at Bowling Green L 80–83  10–4
(5–1)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
Jan 25, 1997
Western Michigan W 62–49  11–4
(6–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 27, 1997
at Ball State L 64–74  11–5
(6–2)
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Feb 1, 1997
Kent State W 73–60  12–5
(7–2)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 6, 1997
at Eastern Michigan L 77–82  12–6
(7–3)
Bowen Field House 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 8, 1997
at Central Michigan L 75–86  12–7
(7–4)
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 12, 1997
Toledo W 69–52  13–7
(8–4)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 15, 1997
at Ohio L 65–67  13–8
(8–5)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Feb 19, 1997
Bowling Green W 64–59  14–8
(9–5)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 22, 1997
at Western Michigan W 56–55  15–8
(10–5)
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Feb 24, 1997
Eastern Michigan W 86–77  16–8
(11–5)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 26, 1997
Ball State W 83–72  17–8
(12–5)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Mar 1, 1997
at Akron W 66–52  18–8
(13–5)
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, Ohio
MAC tournament
Mar 4, 1997*
Kent State
Quarterfinals
W 75–65  19–8
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Mar 7, 1997*
vs. Western Michigan
Semifinals
W 84–67  20–8
SeaGate Convention Centre 
Toledo, Ohio
Mar 8, 1997*
vs. Eastern Michigan
Championship game
W 96–76  21–8
SeaGate Convention Centre 
Toledo, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1997*
(13 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 14 Clemson
First round
L 56–68  21–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Clemson 68, Miami 56". UPI Archives. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "1996–97 Miami (OH) Redskins Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.