1996-97 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall34-20.944
Conference0-00.000
StreakL1
Home15-0
Away10-1
Neutral9-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 (Fri) | Away | Santa Clara | San Jose, Calif. | W 76-64 | ||
| Nov 25 (Mon) | Neutral | LSU | Maui, Hawai'i | Maui Invitational | W 82-53 | |
| Nov 26 (Tue) | Neutral | California | Maui, Hawai'i | Maui Invitational | W 85-67 | |
| Nov 27 (Wed) | Neutral | Virginia | Maui, Hawai'i | Maui Invitational | W 80-63 | |
| Dec 1 (Sun) | Home | San Diego | Lawrence, Kan. | W 79-72 | ||
| Dec 4 (Wed) | Neutral | #4 Cincinnati | Chicago, Ill. | Great Eight | W 72-65 | |
| Dec 7 (Sat) | Away | #17 UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | W 96-83 | ||
| Dec 11 (Wed) | Home | George Washington | Lawrence, Kan. | W 85-56 | ||
| Dec 15 (Sun) | Home | UNC Asheville | Lawrence, Kan. | W 105-73 | ||
| Dec 21 (Sat) | Home | North Carolina State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 84-56 | ||
| Dec 30 (Mon) | Home | Washburn | Lawrence, Kan. | W 90-65 | ||
| Jan 2 (Thu) | Home | Brown | Lawrence, Kan. | W 107-49 | ||
| Jan 4 (Sat) | Away | Kansas State | Manhattan, Kan. | W 62-59 | ||
| Jan 6 (Mon) | Home | #22 Texas | Lawrence, Kan. | W 86-61 | ||
| Jan 9 (Thu) | Home | Niagara | Lawrence, Kan. | W 134-73 | ||
| Jan 11 (Sat) | Away | Baylor | Waco, Texas | W 87-68 | ||
| Jan 13 (Mon) | Home | #4 Iowa State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 80-67 | ||
| Jan 19 (Sun) | Away | Connecticut | Hartford, Conn. | W 73-65 | ||
| Jan 22 (Wed) | Home | Texas A&M | Lawrence, Kan. | W 89-60 | ||
| Jan 26 (Sun) | Away | #18 Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | W 77-68 | ||
| Jan 29 (Wed) | Away | #22 Texas Tech | Lubbock, Texas | W 86-77 | ||
| Feb 1 (Sat) | Home | Nebraska | Lawrence, Kan. | W 82-77 | ||
| Feb 4 (Tue) | Away | Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | L 94-96 | ||
| Feb 9 (Sun) | Away | #6 Iowa State | Ames, Iowa | W 69-62 | ||
| Feb 12 (Wed) | Home | Oklahoma State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 104-72 | ||
| Feb 15 (Sat) | Home | #15 Colorado | Lawrence, Kan. | W 114-74 | ||
| Feb 17 (Mon) | Home | Missouri | Lawrence, Kan. | W 79-67 | ||
| Feb 22 (Sat) | Home | Kansas State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 78-58 | ||
| Feb 24 (Mon) | Away | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | W 70-68 | ||
| Mar 2 (Sun) | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | W 85-65 | ||
| Mar 7 (Fri) | Neutral | Oklahoma State | Kansas City, Mo. | Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship | W 74-59 | |
| Mar 8 (Sat) | Neutral | #16 Iowa State | Kansas City, Mo. | Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship | W 72-48 | |
| Mar 9 (Sun) | Neutral | Missouri | Kansas City, Mo. | Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship | W 87-60 | |
| Mar 13 (Thu) | Neutral | Jackson State | Memphis, Tenn. | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | W 78-64 | |
| Mar 15 (Sat) | Neutral | Purdue | Memphis, Tenn. | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | W 75-61 | |
| Mar 21 (Fri) | Neutral | #15 Arizona | Birmingham, Ala. | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | L 82-85 |