1996-97 San Diego Toreros — schedule and results

The 1996-97 San Diego Toreros went 17-11 (8-6 in the WCC) under head coach Brad Holland. Simple Rating System: 2.86.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1996-11-24vs Concordia (CA)W 90–63USD Sports Center
1996-11-26at San Jose State SpartansW 66–51The Event Center
1996-12-01at Kansas JayhawksL 72–79Allen Fieldhouse
1996-12-05vs Pacific TigersL 57–63USD Sports Center
1996-12-08at San Diego State AztecsL 70–87San Diego Sports Arena
1996-12-10vs Cal State Fullerton TitansW 77–53USD Sports Center
1996-12-14vs Stanford CardinalL 70–72USD Sports Center
1996-12-21vs Portland State VikingsW 85–66USD Sports Center
1996-12-23at UC Irvine AnteatersW 70–49Bren Events Center
1996-12-30at UC Santa Barbara GauchosW 72–70The Thunderdome
1997-01-02vs Columbia LionsW 89–57USD Sports Center
1997-01-04vs Southern Utah ThunderbirdsW 80–56USD Sports Center
1997-01-10at Pepperdine WavesL 66–72Firestone Fieldhouse
1997-01-11at Loyola Marymount LionsL 68–73Gersten Pavilion
1997-01-16vs Gonzaga BulldogsW 80–74USD Sports Center
1997-01-18vs Portland PilotsW 91–76USD Sports Center
1997-01-24at Saint Mary's GaelsL 63–70McKeon Pavilion
1997-01-25at Santa Clara BroncosL 63–79Toso Pavilion
1997-01-30vs Santa Clara BroncosL 56–68USD Sports Center
1997-02-01vs Saint Mary's GaelsW 76–71USD Sports Center
1997-02-05at San Francisco DonsL 65–68War Memorial Gymnasium
1997-02-08vs San Francisco DonsW 74–68USD Sports Center
1997-02-13at Portland PilotsW 76–69Chiles Center
1997-02-15at Gonzaga BulldogsW 76–69The Kennel
1997-02-20vs Loyola Marymount LionsW 72–69USD Sports Center
1997-02-22vs Pepperdine WavesW 64–56USD Sports Center
1997-03-01neutral Gonzaga BulldogsW 64–59Gersten Pavilion
1997-03-02neutral San Francisco DonsL 61–64Gersten Pavilion

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