The 1996–97 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the

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as a member of the

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(WAC) during the 1996–97

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season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the

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. Led by head coach Steve Robinson, they finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish second in the WAC Mountain division standings. After losing in the championship game of the WAC tournament, the team defeated Boston University in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, before falling to No. 4 seed Clemson in the round of 32.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Awards and honors

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– Third-team All-American, First-team All-WAC

References

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