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1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1996–97 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
UCLA Bruins logo.svg
Pacific-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 7
1996–97 record 24–8 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach Steve Lavin
Assistant coach Michael Holton
Assistant coach Jim Saia
Assistant coach Steve Spencer
Home arena Pauley Pavilion
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 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Under new head coach, Steve Lavin, the Bruins began the season ranked 5th in the AP Poll, but after an overtime loss in the opener to Tulsa, the Bruins dropped and would not be ranked as high for the rest of the season. On Jan. 18 the Bruins beat #6 Arizona, 84-78 in ot. The team finished 1st in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the elite eight. This was the first season for head coach Steve Lavin, who had been an assistant coach under Jim Harrick.

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