Overall: 13-15, .464 W-L% (179th of 305)
Conference: 7-9, 8th in CAA (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Dooley (13-15)
PS/G: 68.8 (172nd of 305) ▪ PA/G: 67.7 (99th of 305)
SRS: -0.30 (147th of 305) ▪ SOS: -1.40 (161st of 305)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | REG | @ | North Carolina | ACC | L | 75 | 86 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Wed, Nov 27, 1996 | REG | Wofford | Ind | W | 87 | 55 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Dec 1, 1996 | REG | Wake Forest | ACC | L | 55 | 80 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Dec 5, 1996 | REG | @ | Radford | Big South | L | 62 | 67 | 1 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Thu, Dec 19, 1996 | REG | Campbell | A-Sun | W | 69 | 54 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Fri, Dec 27, 1996 | REG | N | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 78 | 60 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | REG | @ | Iona | MAAC | L | 66 | 71 | 3 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | REG | @ | American | CAA | W | 65 | 53 | 4 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | REG | Old Dominion | CAA | L | 69 | 76 | 4 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | REG | Virginia Military Institute | Southern | W | 83 | 77 | 5 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | REG | William & Mary | CAA | W | 82 | 72 | 6 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Jan 15, 1997 | REG | @ | George Mason | CAA | L | 86 | 98 | 6 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | REG | @ | East Carolina | CAA | L | 64 | 69 | 6 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 14 | Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | REG | @ | North Carolina-Wilmington | CAA | L | 53 | 56 | 6 | 8 | L 3 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | REG | Virginia Commonwealth | CAA | L | 71 | 86 | 6 | 9 | L 4 | ||
| 16 | Mon, Jan 27, 1997 | REG | James Madison | CAA | W | 75 | 65 | 7 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | REG | @ | Virginia | ACC | L | 66 | 83 | 7 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 1, 1997 | REG | @ | Old Dominion | CAA | L | 51 | 63 | 7 | 11 | L 2 | |
| 19 | Wed, Feb 5, 1997 | REG | George Mason | CAA | W | 86 | 69 | 8 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 8, 1997 | REG | @ | William & Mary | CAA | L | 50 | 57 | 8 | 12 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | REG | American | CAA | L | 66 | 67 | 8 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | REG | North Carolina-Wilmington | CAA | W | 61 | 53 | 9 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | REG | East Carolina | CAA | W | 78 | 70 | 10 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | REG | @ | Wofford | Ind | W | 65 | 55 | 11 | 13 | W 3 | |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | REG | @ | James Madison | CAA | W | 77 | 71 | 12 | 13 | W 4 | |
| 26 | Mon, Feb 24, 1997 | REG | @ | Virginia Commonwealth | CAA | L | 45 | 56 | 12 | 14 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Fri, Feb 28, 1997 | CTOURN | N | George Mason | CAA | W | 85 | 57 | 13 | 14 | W 1 | |
| 28 | Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | CTOURN | N | Old Dominion | CAA | L | 56 | 69 | 13 | 15 | L 1 |