Virginia Tech Men's Basketball

Season Statistics
Game-by-Game Statistics
Team Game Highs & Lows

1996-97 Season Schedule/Results & Leaders

RecordOverallHomeAwayNeutral
All Games12-99-23-50-2
Conference5-44-11-30-0
Non-Conference7-55-12-20-2
12T
Virginia Tech 53 48101
Hawaii-Hilo45 2873
  • November 29, 1996 - Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, Hilo, Hawaii - 1,500
  • High Points: 30 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 17 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 8 - Troy Manns
12T
Virginia Tech20 3656
Colorado 27 3663
  • November 30, 1996 - Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, Hilo, Hawaii - 0
  • High Points: 15 - Keefe Matthews
  • High Rebounds: 7 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 7 - Troy Manns
12T
Virginia Tech34 3468
Illinois 49 4392
  • December 1, 1996 - Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, Hilo, Hawaii - 0
  • High Points: 19 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 9 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 8 - Myron Guillory
12T
ETSU21 2041
Virginia Tech 34 4983
  • December 5, 1996 - Cassell Coliseum, Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 3,254
  • High Points: 18 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 7 - Alvaro Tor
  • High Assists: 4 - Ace Custis
12T
Coastal Carolina25 2045
Virginia Tech 28 3563
  • December 7, 1996 - Cassell Coliseum, Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 5,281
  • High Points: 21 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 10 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 4 - Troy Manns
12T
UNC Greensboro24 2650
Virginia Tech 29 3766
  • December 9, 1996 - Cassell Coliseum, Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 4,286
  • High Points: 18 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 6 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 9 - Troy Manns
12T
Georgia 22 3860
Virginia Tech19 3857
  • December 14, 1996 - Cassell Coliseum, Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 6,443
  • High Points: 22 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 11 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 2 - Troy Manns
12T
Virginia Tech38 2765
West Virginia 42 3476
  • December 22, 1996 - WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, W.Va. - 6,761
  • High Points: 15 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 8 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 5 - Troy Manns
12T
St. Bonaventure32 4880
Virginia Tech 42 5092
  • January 2, 1997 - Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 4,062
  • High Points: 24 - Jim Jackson
  • High Rebounds: 8 - Jim Jackson, Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 3 - Jim Jackson
12T
Virginia Tech44 2367
Xavier 56 46102
  • January 4, 1997 - Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio - 10,100
  • High Points: 15 - Jim Jackson
  • High Rebounds: 12 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 6 - Troy Manns
12T
Virginia Tech34 2963
Duquesne 32 4476
  • January 6, 1997 - A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 4,019
  • High Points: 19 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 15 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 6 - Troy Manns
12T
William & Mary25 2146
Virginia Tech 36 3571
  • January 9, 1997 - Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 3,681
  • High Points: 17 - David Jackson
  • High Rebounds: 10 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 9 - Troy Manns
12T
Virginia Tech 29 3463
Massachusetts21 2647
  • January 12, 1997 - Mullins Center, Amherst, Mass. - 9,493
  • High Points: 16 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 10 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 5 - Troy Manns
12T
Georgia Southern27 1441
Virginia Tech 40 3676
  • January 15, 1997 - Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 3,628
  • High Points: 18 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 6 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 6 - Troy Manns
12T
Rhode Island 28 4573
Virginia Tech24 2852
  • January 18, 1997 - Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 6,424
  • High Points: 10 - Keefe Matthews
  • High Rebounds: 12 - Keefe Matthews
  • High Assists: 5 - Troy Manns
12T
La Salle27 1946
Virginia Tech 24 3357
  • January 20, 1997 - Cassell Coliseum, Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 4,347
  • High Points: 18 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 16 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 5 - Troy Manns
12T
Virginia Tech 21 3859
Liberty17 3047
  • January 23, 1997 - Vines Center, Lynchburg, Va. - 9,003
  • High Points: 14 - Ace Custis, Troy Manns
  • High Rebounds: 9 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 4 - Jim Jackson
12T
Virginia Tech18 3250
Saint Joseph's 34 3468
  • January 25, 1997 - Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, Philadelphia, Pa. - 3,200
  • High Points: 13 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 8 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 6 - Troy Manns
12T
Virginia Tech20 2444
Wake Forest 34 2761
  • January 28, 1997 - Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, N - 14,069
  • High Points: 10 - Brendan Dunlop
  • High Rebounds: 7 - Alvaro Tor
  • High Assists: 2 - Troy Manns
12T
Dayton29 2352
Virginia Tech 20 3959
  • February 1, 1997 - Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 5,623
  • High Points: 17 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 8 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 7 - Troy Manns
12T
George Washington20 2343
Virginia Tech 16 2945
  • February 4, 1997 - Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 5,711
  • High Points: 17 - Ace Custis
  • High Rebounds: 8 - Ace Custis
  • High Assists: 3 - Troy Manns

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