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1996–97 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

1996–97 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Final Four vs. Kentucky (Vacated), L, 69–78
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
1996–97 record 31–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Clem Haskins (11th year)
Home arena Williams Arena
Seasons
← 1995–96
1997–98 →
1996–97 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Minnesota* 16 2   .889     31 4   .886
Iowa 12 6   .667     22 10   .688
Purdue 12 6   .667     18 12   .600
#19 Illinois 11 7   .611     22 10   .688
Wisconsin 11 7   .611     18 10   .643
Indiana 9 9   .500     22 11   .667
Michigan State 9 9   .500     17 12   .586
Ohio State 5 13   .278     10 17   .370
Penn State 3 15   .167     10 17   .370
Northwestern 2 16   .111     7 22   .241
Michigan* 0 9   .000     0 11   .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 24 games vacated; including NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program
*Minnesota: 5G NCAA Tourn. vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(24-11)(9-9); Minnesota-(35-5)(16-2)

The 1996–97 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota. The team, coached by Clem Haskins, compiled a 31–4 record, making it one of the most successful seasons in Gopher history. The team advanced to the final four of the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. However, an academic fraud scandal revealed in 1999 erased all official records of the team.


Team MVP


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