1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1996–97 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record18–12 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaMackey Arena
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 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.