Arizona Wildcats 1996-1997 Retro Shorts (Home) Crimson Garment dye crew

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a rough 0-2 start set the tone for an up and down season that saw KU fall completely out of the rankings

Once there they wasted little time making their mark

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IU avenged the previous years loss to Kent State behind 15 3 pointers

Arizona Wildcats 1996-1997 Retro Shorts (Home) Crimson Garment dye crewLute Olson's 1996 1997 Arizona Wildcats team was loaded with 5 future NBA players. The biggest addition to the U of A program was freshman phenom, Mike Bibby. Bibby teamed with Miles Simon to give Arizona the best 1 2 backcourt punch in the nation. Add Jason Terry, Michael Dickerson and AJ Bramlett to the mix and you start to understand why expectations were high in Tucson. A win over #7 UNC to start the season and another win over #3 Utah was a sign