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1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, National Champions
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 1
AP No. 15
1996–97 record 25–9 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach Lute Olson
Assistant coach Jessie Evans
Assistant coach Phil Johnson
Assistant coach Jim Rosborough
Captain Michael Dickerson
Miles Simon
Home arena McKale Center
Seasons
← 1995–96
1997–98 →
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 UCLA 15 3   .833     24 8   .750
Stanford 12 6   .667     22 8   .733
California 12 6   .667     23 9   .719
USC 12 6   .667     17 11   .607
#15 Arizona 11 7   .611     25 9   .735
Washington 10 8   .556     17 11   .607
Oregon 8 10   .444     17 11   .607
Washington State 5 13   .278     13 17   .433
Oregon State 3 15   .167     7 20   .259
Arizona State 2 16   .111     10 20   .333
As of November 23, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The Head Coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

After going 11–7 in conference play the team was seeded fourth in the Southeast Region of the 1997 NCAA Tournament. They went on to win the national championship, the first in program history, defeating three top-seeded teams in the process.

NCAA Tournament, Champions


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