The 1996–97 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented

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in the

1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1996 and concluded in the 64-team 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Arizona Wildcats ear ...

. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Tom Conrad, played their home games at the

Buccaneer Field House Buccaneer Field House is an 881-seat multi-purpose arena in North Charleston, South Carolina. Called by many the Buc Dome, it is home to the Charleston Southern Buccaneers basketball teams. It is the second smallest arena in Division I (NCAA), ...

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as members of the

Big South Conference The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), ...

. After finishing fourth in the conference regular season standings, the Buccaneers won the Big South tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The team lost to No. 2 seed UCLA in the opening round to finish with a 17–13 record (7–7 Big South). To date, this is Charleston Southern's only appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Charleston Southern Buccaneers The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Charleston Southern University, located in North Charleston, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Associati ...

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Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball The Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Charleston Southern University in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conferen ...