1996–97_Tennessee_Lady_Volunteers_basketball_team

1996–97 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
1996–97 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 10
Record	29–10 (8–4 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss; Holly Warlick;
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

The 1996–97 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1996-97 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers rebounded from a challenging regular season to finish 29–10 and win back-to-back national championships, while playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Lady Vols started off the season ranked number four.

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"1996-97 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

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"1996-97 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Georgia	11	–	1	.917	25	–	6	.806
No. 8 Alabama	10	–	2	.833	25	–	7	.781
No. 7 Florida	9	–	3	.750	24	–	9	.727
No. 9 LSU	9	–	3	.750	25	–	5	.833
No. 10 Tennessee	8	–	4	.667	29	–	10	.744
No. 20 Vanderbilt	6	–	6	.500	20	–	11	.645
Arkansas	5	–	7	.417	18	–	10	.643
Ole Miss	5	–	7	.417	16	–	11	.593
Auburn^†	5	–	7	.417	22	–	10	.688
Kentucky	2	–	10	.167	8	–	19	.296
Mississippi State	1	–	11	.083	11	–	16	.407
South Carolina	1	–	11	.083	12	–	15	.444

† 1997 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Number	Name	Position	Height	Year	Hometown	High School
1996–97 Tennessee Lady Vols Basketball Roster
11	Laurie Milligan	Guard	5–8	Junior	Tigard, Oregon	Tigard High School
13	Misty Greene	Guard/Forward	5–9	Sophomore	Decatur, Tennessee	Meigs County High School
31	Brynae Laxton	Forward	6–0	Sophomore	Oneida, Tennessee	Oneida High School
34	LaShonda Stephens	Forward	6–3	Freshman	Canton, Georgia	Sequoyah High School

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Feb 22, 1997	No. 8	No. 13 LSU	L 78–83	21–8 (8–4)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 24, 1997*	No. 8	at No. 6 Louisiana Tech	L 80–98	21–9	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
SEC tournament
Feb 28, 1997*	No. 8	vs. South Carolina First round	W 75–48	22–9	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mar 1, 1997*	No. 8	vs. No. 9 LSU Quarterfinal	W 100–99 ^OT	23–9	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mar 2, 1997*	No. 8	vs. Auburn Semifinal	L 59–61	23–10	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1997*	(3 MW) No. 10	(14 MW) Grambling State First round	W 91–54	24–10	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 17, 1997*	(3 MW) No. 10	(6 MW) Oregon Second round	W 76–59	25–10	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 22, 1997*	(3 MW) No. 10	vs. (2 MW) No. 18 Colorado Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 91–81	26–10	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 24, 1997*	(3 MW) No. 10	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Connecticut Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 91–81	27–10	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 28, 1997*	(3 MW) No. 10	vs. (6 E) No. 15 Notre Dame National Semifinal – Final Four	W 80–66	28–10	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 30, 1997*	(3 MW) No. 10	vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Old Dominion National Championship	W 68–59	29–10	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

1996–97_Tennessee_Lady_Volunteers_basketball_team

1996–97 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

References

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