These players were on the Bullets roster during the 1996-97 regular season.
| No |
Player |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
Exp |
College |
| 1 |
Rod Strickland |
G |
6-3 |
185 |
8 |
DePaul |
| 4 |
Chris Webber |
F-C |
6-10 |
250 |
3 |
Michigan |
| 5 |
Juwan Howard |
F |
6-9 |
245 |
2 |
Michigan |
| 12 |
Chris Whitney |
G |
6-0 |
170 |
3 |
Clemson |
| 22 |
Matt Fish R |
C |
6-11 |
270 |
2 |
UNC Wilmington |
| 23 |
Tim Legler x |
G |
6-4 |
210 |
6 |
La Salle |
| 30 |
Ben Wallace |
F |
6-9 |
240 |
R |
Virginia Union |
| 32 |
Jaren Jackson |
G |
6-6 |
200 |
6 |
Georgetown |
| 35 |
Tracy Murray |
G-F |
6-7 |
228 |
4 |
UCLA |
| 40 |
Calbert Cheaney |
G-F |
6-7 |
215 |
3 |
Indiana |
| 43 |
Lorenzo Williams x |
F-C |
6-9 |
230 |
6 |
Stetson |
| 44 |
Harvey Grant |
G-F |
6-9 |
225 |
8 |
Oklahoma |
| 50 |
Asraf Amaya |
F |
6-7 |
249 |
2 |
Southern Illinois |
| 77 |
Gheorghe Muresan |
C |
7-7 |
303 |
3 |
Cluj University |
| ?? |
Gaylon Nickerson |
G |
6-3 |
190 |
R |
Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| x - injured list |
| R - released (on roster during regular season, then released) |
Head Coach:
Jim Lynam (82-128 w/ Bullets, 328-392 over 10 seasons)
Bob Staak (0-1 w/ Bullets, 0-1 for career)
Bernie Bickerstaff (273-294 over 8 seasons) |
Bullets Moves:
7/13/96: #5 Juwan Howard agrees to a free agent deal with the Miami Heat.
7/15/96: Bullets sign free agent Tracy Murray, trade #30 Rasheed Wallace and #32 Mitchell Butler to the Portland Trailblazers for Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant.
7/15/96: The Bullets renounce their negotiating rights to Juwan Howard, Bob McCann, Robert Pack, Brent Price, Mark Price, Bob Thornton
7/16/96: #20 Brent Price signs as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.
7/19/96: #12 Chris Whitney re-signs for one year with the Bullets
7/96: #15 Mark Price signs with the Golden State Warriors
7/96: #14 Robert Pack signs with the New Jersey Nets
8/5/96: #5 Juwan Howard re-signs with the Washington Bullets
8/10/96: Juwan Howard officially rejoins the Washington Bullets
9/4/96: The Bullets sign free agent forward Ashraf Amaya
last week of October 1996: The Bullets cut the rest of their training camp fodder, keep Ben Wallace and Jaren Jackson
December 1996: #22 Matt Fish released, Lorenzo Williams activated from injured reserve
February 1997: #23 Tim Legler activated from injured reserve
February 1997: #43 Lorenzo Williams activated from injured reserve, #30 Ben Wallace put on injured reserve (tendinitis)
February 1997: #23 Tim Legler put on injured reserve (posterior capsule, right knee), Gaylon Nickerson signed to 10-day contract
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