1996-97   Conference USA

Conference standings
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                   C-USA                 All Games
 Red Division      W-L  Pct. H   A   Div W-L   Pct. H    A    N
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 Tulane           11-3  .786 5-2 6-1 5-1 20-11 .645 12-2 7-4  1-5    NIT    0-1
 UAB               7-7  .500 3-4 4-3 3-3 18-14 .563 10-4 4-7  4-3    NIT    0-1
 Southern Miss     6-8  .429 4-2 2-5 3-3 12-15 .444  9-3 2-10 1-2
 South Florida     2-12 .143 1-6 1-6 1-5  8-19 .296  7-8 1-10 0-1
  
 White Division    W-L  Pct. H   A   Div W-L   Pct. H    A    N
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 UNC Charlotte    10-4  .714 5-2 5-2 4-2 22-9  .710 10-2 9-3  3-3    NCAA #7 seed 1-1
 Memphis          10-4  .714 6-1 4-3 3-3 16-15 .516 11-4 4-8  1-3    NIT    0-1
 Louisville        9-5  .643 5-2 4-3 4-2 26-9  .743 11-3 6-4  9-2    NCAA #6 seed 3-1
 Houston           3-11 .214 3-4 0-7 1-5 11-16 .407  9-5 2-9  0-2
  
 Blue Division     W-L  Pct. H   A   Div W-L   Pct. H    A    N
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 Cincinnati       12-2  .857 7-0 5-2 6-0 26-8  .765 13-2  7-2  6-4   NCAA #3 seed 1-1
 Marquette         9-5  .643 5-2 4-3 4-2 22-9  .710 11-4  7-4  4-1   NCAA #7 seed 0-1
 Saint Louis       4-10 .286 2-5 2-5 2-4 11-18 .379  9-10 2-7  0-1
 DePaul            1-13 .071 1-6 0-7 0-6  3-23 .130  2-10 1-11 0-2

Conference Tournament
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  Kiel Center, St. Louis, Mo. 

First Round -  Wednesday, March 5
     (6) Louisville   69, (11) South Florida 58
     (7) UAB          55, (10) Houston       54
     (9) Saint Louis  69, (8)  Southern Miss 61
     (5) Marquette    79, (12) DePaul        53
Quarterfinals -  Thursday, March 6
     (3) UNC Charlotte 64, (6) Louisville    60
     (7) UAB           74, (2) Tulane        70
     (1) Cincinnati    71, (9) Saint Louis   43
     (5) Marquette     63, (4) Memphis       45
Semifinals -  Friday, March 7
     (3) UNC Charlotte 67, (7) UAB           65
     (5) Marquette     91, (1) Cincinnati    79
Final -  Saturday, March 8
     (5) Marquette     60, (3) UNC Charlotte 52 

NCAA Results (5-4)
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     (3) Cincinnati     86, (14) Butler        69 
     (6) Iowa State     67, (3)  Cincinnati    66 

     (6) Louisville     65, (11) Massachusetts 57
     (6) Louisville     64, (3)  New Mexico    63
     (6) Louisville     78, (10) Texas         63 
     (1) North Carolina 97, (6)  Louisville    74 

     (7) UNC Charlotte  79, (10) Georgetown    67
     (2) Utah           77, (7)  UNC Charlotte 58 

     (10) Providence    81, (7)  Marquette     59 


NIT Results (0-3)
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      *TCU          85, UAB            62

      *UNLV         66, Memphis        62

      *Oklahoma St. 79, Tulane         72

Awards
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Player Of The Year:       Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
Coach Of The Year:        Melvin Watkins, UNC Charlotte
Freshman Of The year:     Nate Johnson, Louisville
Defensive POY:            Alvin Sims, Louisville
Sixth Player Of The Year: Darnell Burton, Cincinnati
Tournament MVP:           Aaron Hutchins, Marquette 

All-Conference 
  First Team
    Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
    Jerald Honeycutt, Tulane
    DeMarco Johnson, UNC Charlotte
    DeJuan Wheat, Louisville
    Carlos Williams, UAB 

  Second Team
    Sean Colson, UNC Charlotte
    James Harper, South Florida
    Cedric Henderson, Memphis
    Aaron Hutchins, Marquette
    Alvin Sims, Louisville 

  Third Team
    Rayshard Allen, Tulane
    Darnell Burton, Cincinnati
    Chris Crawford, Marquette
    Jeff Harris, Saint Louis
    Galen Robinson, Houston 

All-Freshman
    Jeramy Biles, Saint Louis
    Nate Johnson, Louisville
    Dan Luczywko, South Florida
    Dylan Osean, Tulane
    Jerome Taylor, DePaul

All-Tournament
   Sean Colson, UNC Charlotte
   Chris Crawford, Marquette
   Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
   Aaron Hutchins, Marquette
   DeMarco Johnson, UNC Charlotte 

Players Of The Week
 D2    DeJuan Wheat, Louisville
 D9    Adrian Hillman, South Florida
 D16   DeJuan Wheat, Louisville
 D23   Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
 D30   DeJuan Wheat, Louisville
 J6    Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
 J13   Cedric Henderson, Memphis
 J20   Jerald Honeycutt, Tulane
 J27   Ruben Patterson, Cincinnati
 F3    DeMarco Johnson, UNCC
 F10   Sean Colson, UNC Charlotte
 F17   Carlos Williams, UAB
 F24   Danny Fortson, Cincinnati
 M3    Sunday Adebayo, Memphis