1996–97 Miami Redskins men's basketball team

1996–97 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
1996–97 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
MAC Regular season champion; MAC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	21–9 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Coles (1st season);
Home arena	Millett Hall
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Charlie Coles (Miami (OH))

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Senderoff (Albany) (GA)

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 (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

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

[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.

[ESPN-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.

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