Overall: 12-16, .429 W-L% (201st of 305)
Conference: 9-9, 4th in MEAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tony Sheals (12-16)
PS/G: 69.1 (166th of 305) ▪ PA/G: 71.7 (188th of 305)
SRS: -12.04 (253rd of 305) ▪ SOS: -9.38 (291st of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | REG | @ | Florida | SEC | L | 59 | 68 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Dec 2, 1996 | REG | @ | North Carolina | ACC | L | 62 | 106 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | REG | @ | Central Florida | A-Sun | L | 57 | 69 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | REG | @ | Kansas State | Big 12 | L | 54 | 62 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 5 | Mon, Dec 16, 1996 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | L | 57 | 63 | 0 | 5 | L 5 | |
| 6 | Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | REG | @ | Long Beach State | Big West | L | 79 | 84 | 0 | 6 | L 6 | |
| 7 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | REG | @ | Hampton | MEAC | W | 64 | 60 | 1 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | REG | Saint Peter's | MAAC | W | 71 | 58 | 2 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | Delaware State | MEAC | W | 76 | 59 | 3 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Jan 13, 1997 | REG | Maryland-Eastern Shore | MEAC | W | 69 | 64 | 4 | 6 | W 4 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | South Carolina State | MEAC | L | 69 | 79 | 4 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | REG | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | W | 81 | 61 | 5 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 23, 1997 | REG | @ | Morgan State | MEAC | L | 76 | 77 | 5 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | @ | Howard | MEAC | L | 82 | 85 | 5 | 9 | L 2 | |
| 15 | Mon, Jan 27, 1997 | REG | @ | Coppin State | MEAC | L | 62 | 63 | 5 | 10 | L 3 | |
| 16 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | @ | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | L | 85 | 86 | 5 | 11 | L 4 | |
| 17 | Mon, Feb 3, 1997 | REG | @ | South Carolina State | MEAC | L | 49 | 71 | 5 | 12 | L 5 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | Florida A&M | MEAC | W | 89 | 84 | 6 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | REG | Morgan State | MEAC | W | 86 | 82 | 7 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | Howard | MEAC | L | 71 | 75 | 7 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 21 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | Coppin State | MEAC | L | 56 | 73 | 7 | 14 | L 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | Delaware State | MEAC | W | 79 | 76 | 8 | 14 | W 1 | |
| 23 | Mon, Feb 24, 1997 | REG | @ | Maryland-Eastern Shore | MEAC | W | 74 | 61 | 9 | 14 | W 2 | |
| 24 | Wed, Feb 26, 1997 | REG | Hampton | MEAC | W | 70 | 68 | 10 | 14 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Florida A&M | MEAC | L | 58 | 66 | 10 | 15 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Thu, Mar 6, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Florida A&M | MEAC | W | 70 | 61 | 11 | 15 | W 1 | |
| 27 | Fri, Mar 7, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Coppin State | MEAC | L | 60 | 76 | 11 | 16 | L 1 |