1996–97 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1996–97 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–11 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1996–97 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iowa126 .6672210  .688
Purdue126 .6671812  .600
No. 19 Illinois117 .6112210  .688
Wisconsin117 .6111810  .643
Indiana99 .5002211  .667
Michigan State99 .5001712  .586
Ohio State513 .2781017  .370
Penn State315 .1671017  .370
Northwestern216 .111722  .241
No. 3 Minnesota*02 .00004  .000
Michigan*09 .000011  .000
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 24 games vacated; including NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program
*Minnesota: 5 NCAA Tournament games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(24–11)(9–9); Minnesota-(31–4)(16–2)

The 1996–97 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 26th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–11 and a conference record of 9–9, finishing in a tie for sixth in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed. However, IU made a quick exit with a loss in the First Round to Colorado.