1996–97 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team

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1996–97
Schwartz Athletic Center
Seasons
1996–97 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Island† 15 – 3   .833 21 – 9   .700
Fairleigh Dickinson 13 – 5   .722 18 – 10   .643
Monmouth 12 – 6   .667 18 – 11   .621
Rider 10 – 8   .556 14 – 14   .500
Mount St. Mary's 10 – 8   .556 14 – 13   .519
Saint Francis (PA) 9 – 9   .500 12 – 15   .444
St. Francis Brooklyn 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464
Wagner 7 – 11   .389 10 – 17   .370
Marist 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214
Robert Morris 3 – 15   .167 4 – 23   .148
† 1997 NEC tournament winner

The 1996–97 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented

Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 21–9, 15–3 in NEC play to capture the regular season championship. They also won the NEC tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 1997 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Villanova.[1]

Roster

1996–97 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G
 		22 Charles Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr
Brooklyn, New York
Head coach
  • Ray Haskins
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1996*
 at St. John's W 76–73  1–0
Queens, New York
Nov 27, 1996*
 at Providence L 88–100  1–1
Providence Civic Center (10,000)
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 7, 1996*
 at Ohio State L 73–97  1–2
 St. John Arena (11,553)
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 10, 1996*
 No. 19 Xavier L 86–94  1–3
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 14, 1996*
 at Niagara W 104–84  2–3
 Gallagher Center (919)
Lewiston, New York
Dec 20, 1996*
 vs. 
Jacksonville State
UAB Classic 		W 90–81  3–3
 Bartow Arena (3,245)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 21, 1996*
 at UAB
UAB Classic 		L 69–74  3–4
 Bartow Arena (3,513)
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 28, 1996*
 at No. 15 Minnesota L 84–104  3–5
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 4, 1997
 Saint Francis (PA) W 82–79 OT 4–5
(1–0) 		Schwartz Athletic Center (1,650)
Brooklyn, New York
Jan 6, 1997
 Robert Morris W 113–94  5–5
(2–0) 		Schwartz Athletic Center (1,350)
Brooklyn, New York
Jan 9, 1997
 at Mount St. Mary's W 102–82  6–5
(3–0) 		Knott Arena (1,250)
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Jan 11, 1997
 Rider W 99–76  7–5
(4–0) 		Schwartz Athletic Center (1,700)
Brooklyn, New York
Jan 15, 1997
 Wagner W 81–57  8–5
(5–0) 		Schwartz Athletic Center (1,150)
Brooklyn, New York
Jan 18, 1997
 at Marist L 84–88  8–6
(5–1) 		McCann Arena (2,382)
Poughkeepsie, New York
Jan 19, 1997
 Fairleigh Dickinson W 76–63  9–6
(6–1) 		Schwartz Athletic Center (1,700)
Brooklyn, New York
Jan 23, 1997
 Monmouth W 82–73  10–6
(7–1) 		Schwartz Athletic Center (1,700)
Brooklyn, New York
Jan 25, 1997
 at St. Francis (NY) W 68–64  11–6
(8–1)
Brooklyn, New York
Feb 1, 1997
 at Saint Francis (PA) W 104–86  12–6
(9–1) 		Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (1,503)
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1997
 at Robert Morris W 129–100  13–6
(10–1) 		Charles L. Sewall Center (1,291)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Feb 6, 1997
 Mount St. Mary's W 94–86  14–6
(11–1) 		Schwartz Athletic Center (1,700)
Brooklyn, New York
Feb 8, 1997
 at Rider L 97–103  14–7
(11–2) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Feb 12, 1997
 at Wagner W 93–71  15–7
(12–2)
Staten Island, New York
Feb 15, 1997
 Marist W 104–72  16–7
(13–2) 		Schwartz Athletic Center (1,700)
Brooklyn, New York
Feb 17, 1997
 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 99–80  17–7
(14–2)
Rothman Center (3,883)
Hackensack, New Jersey
Feb 20, 1997
 at Monmouth L 97–102 OT 17–8
(14–3) 		William T. Boylan Gymnasium (2,500)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Feb 22, 1997
 St. Francis (NY) W 120–92  18–8
(15–3) 		Schwartz Athletic Center (1,700)
Brooklyn, New York
Northeast Conference tournament
Feb 28, 1997*
 Marist
Quarterfinals 		W 99–88  19–8
 Schwartz Athletic Center (1,700)
Brooklyn, New York
Mar 3, 1997*
 Rider
Semifinals 		W 90–76  20–8
 Schwartz Athletic Center (1,700)
Brooklyn, New York
Mar 6, 1997*
 Monmouth
Championship game 		W 72–67  21–8
 Schwartz Athletic Center (1,705)
Brooklyn, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1997*
 
CBS
 		(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 20 Villanova
First round 		L 91–101[1]  21–9
 Lawrence Joel Coliseum (14,368)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Two Upstarts Go Down Fighting". The New York Times. March 14, 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "1996–97 LIU Sharks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. LIU Brooklyn Athletics
    . Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Long Island 1996-1997 stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
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