The 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament whose finals were held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Arizona Wildcats earned their first national championship by defeating the Kentucky Wildcats 84–79 on March 31, 1997. They were coached by Lute Olsen and the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was Arizona's Miles Simon.

In the 32-team 1997 National Invitation Tournament, the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Florida State Seminoles at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Michigan later vacated the 1997 NIT title after Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock were ruled ineligible.

Following the season, the 1997 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Tim Duncan, Danny Fortson, Raef LaFrentz, Ron Mercer, and Keith Van Horn.

Season headlines

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the pre-season AP Poll.

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Cincinnati
2 Kansas
3 Kentucky
4 Wake Forest
5 UCLA
6 Utah
7 Villanova
8 North Carolina
9 Michigan
10 Duke
11 Iowa State
12 Syracuse
13 Arkansas
14 Fresno State
15 Massachusetts
16 Texas
17 New Mexico
18 Stanford
19 Arizona
20 Clemson
21 Boston College
22 Minnesota
23 Iowa
24 George Washington
25 Marquette

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1996–97 season.

School Former conference New conference
Baylor Southwest Conference Big 12 Conference
Boise State Big Sky Conference Big West Conference
Cal Poly American West Conference Big West Conference
Cal State Northridge American West Conference Big Sky Conference
Colorado Big Eight Conference Big 12 Conference
Eastern Illinois Mid-Continent Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Houston Southwest Conference Conference USA
Idaho Big Sky Conference Big West Conference
Iowa State Big Eight Conference Big 12 Conference
Kansas Big Eight Conference Big 12 Conference
Kansas State Big Eight Conference Big 12 Conference
Missouri Big Eight Conference Big 12 Conference
Nebraska Big Eight Conference Big 12 Conference
North Texas Southland Conference Big West Conference
Oklahoma Big Eight Conference Big 12 Conference
Oklahoma State Big Eight Conference Big 12 Conference
Portland State NCAA Division II Big Sky Conference
Rice Southwest Conference Western Athletic Conference
Sacramento State American West Conference Big Sky Conference
San Jose State Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference
SMU Southwest Conference Western Athletic Conference
Southern Utah American West Conference NCAA Division I Independent
TCU Southwest Conference Western Athletic Conference
Texas Southwest Conference Big 12 Conference
Texas A&M Southwest Conference Big 12 Conference
Texas Tech Southwest Conference Big 12 Conference
Tulsa Missouri Valley Conference Western Athletic Conference
UNLV Big West Conference Western Athletic Conference

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

27 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Big Ten Conference, Ivy League and the Pac-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Conference Regular
season winner[1]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
America East ConferenceBoston UniversityTunji Awojobi, Boston University[2]1997 America East men's basketball tournamentCase Gym
(Boston, Massachusetts)
Boston University[3]
Atlantic 10 ConferenceSt. Joseph's (East)
Xavier (West)
Marc Jackson, Temple[4]1997 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournamentThe Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
St. Joseph's[5]
Atlantic Coast ConferenceDukeTim Duncan, Wake Forest[6]1997 ACC men's basketball tournamentGreensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
North Carolina[7]
Big 12 ConferenceKansasRaef LaFrentz, Kansas[8]1997 Big 12 men's basketball tournamentKemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
Kansas[9]
Big East ConferenceBoston College & Villanova (Big East 6)
Georgetown (Big East 7)
Pat Garrity, Notre Dame[10]1997 Big East men's basketball tournamentMadison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)
Boston College[10]
Big Sky ConferenceNorthern ArizonaCharles Thomas, Northern Arizona[11]1997 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournamentWalkup Skydome
(Flagstaff, Arizona)
Montana[11]
Big South ConferenceUNC AshevilleJosh Pittman, UNC Asheville[12]1997 Big South Conference men's basketball tournamentVines Center
(Lynchburg, Virginia)
Charleston Southern[12]
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota (Vacated)Bobby Jackson, Minnesota (Vacated)[13]No Tournament
Big West ConferencePacific (Western)
Nevada (Eastern)
Faron Hand, Nevada[14]1997 Big West Conference men's basketball tournamentLawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada)
Pacific[14]
Colonial Athletic AssociationOld DominionOdell Hodge, Old Dominion[15]1997 CAA men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
Old Dominion[15]
Conference USACincinnatiDanny Fortson, Cincinnati[16]1997 Conference USA men's basketball tournamentKiel Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Marquette[16]
Ivy LeaguePrincetonSydney Johnson, Princeton[17]No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceIonaMindaugas Timinskas, Iona[18]1997 MAAC men's basketball tournamentMarine Midland Arena
(Buffalo, New York)
Fairfield[19]
Mid-American ConferenceBowling Green
Miami (OH)
Antonio Daniels, Bowling Green[20]1997 MAC men's basketball tournamentSeaGate Convention Centre
(Toledo, Ohio)
Miami (OH)[20]
Mid-Continent ConferenceValparaisoBryce Drew, Valparaiso[21]1997 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournamentThe MARK of the Quad Cities
(Moline, Illinois)
Valparaiso[21]
Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceCoppin StateRoderick Blakney, South Carolina State1997 MEAC men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
Coppin State
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceButlerJon Neuhouser, Butler[22]1997 MCC men's basketball tournamentNutter Center
(Dayton, Ohio)
Butler
Missouri Valley ConferenceIllinois StateJason Daisy, Northern Iowa[23]1997 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentKiel Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Illinois State
Northeast ConferenceLong IslandCharles Jones, Long Island[24]1997 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournamentSchwartz Athletic Center
(Brooklyn, New York)
Long Island[25]
Ohio Valley ConferenceAustin Peay
Murray State
Bubba Wells, Austin Peay[26]1997 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentGaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals)
Murray State[26]
Pacific-10 ConferenceUCLAEd Gray, California[27]No Tournament
Patriot LeagueNavyAdonal Foyle, Colgate[28]1997 Patriot League men's basketball tournamentAlumni Hall
(Annapolis, Maryland)
Navy[29]
Southeastern ConferenceSouth Carolina (East)
Ole Miss (West)
Ron Mercer, Kentucky[30]1997 SEC men's basketball tournamentPyramid Arena
(Memphis, Tennessee)
Kentucky
Southern ConferenceMarshall (North)
Chattanooga (South)
Johnny Taylor, Chattanooga[31]1997 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentGreensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
Chattanooga[32]
Southland ConferenceTexas StateRosell Ellis, McNeese State[33]1997 Southland Conference men's basketball tournamentHirsch Memorial Coliseum
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
Texas State
Southwestern Athletic ConferenceMississippi Valley StateRandy Bolden, Texas Southern[34]1997 SWAC men's basketball tournamentJackson State
Sun Belt ConferenceSouth AlabamaMuntrelle Dobbins, Little Rock[35]1997 Sun Belt men's basketball tournamentBarton Coliseum
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
South Alabama
Trans America Athletic ConferenceCollege of CharlestonAnthony Johnson, College of Charleston[36]1997 TAAC men's basketball tournamentJohn Kresse Arena
(Charleston, South Carolina)
College of Charleston
West Coast ConferenceSt. Mary's
Santa Clara
Marlon Garnett, Santa Clara[37]1997 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournamentGersten Pavilion
(Los Angeles, California)
St. Mary's
Western Athletic ConferenceFresno State (Pacific)
Utah (Mountain)
Anthony Carter, Hawaii
Keith Van Horn, Utah[38]
1997 WAC men's basketball tournamentThomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
Utah

Statistical leaders

PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolSPG
Charles JonesLong Island30.1Tim DuncanWake Forest14.7Kenny MitchellDartmouth7.8Joel HooverMaryland Eastern Shore3.2
Ed GrayCalifornia24.8Adonal FoyleColgate13.1Brevin KnightStanford7.8Philip HuylerFlorida Atlantic3.2
Adonal FoyleColgate24.4Lorenzo ColemanTennessee Tech11.9Kareem GilbertTennessee State7.6Kellii TaylorPittsburgh3.2
Raymond TuttUC Santa Barbara24.0Tony BattieTexas Tech11.8Jamar SmileyIllinois State7.3Moe SegarSt. Peter's3.1
Antonio DanielsBowling Green24.0Muntrelle DobbinsLittle Rock11.4Chad PeckinpaughEastern Illinois7.3Mustafa BarksdaleMonmouth3.0
Field-goal percentage
Three-Point FG percentage
Free-throw percentage
PlayerSchoolBPGPlayerSchoolFG%PlayerSchool3FG%PlayerSchoolFT%
Adonal FoyleColgate6.4Todd MacCullochWashington.676Corey ReedRadford.476Aaron ZobristLamar.906
Lorenzo ColemanTennessee Tech4.8Sean ScottCentral Connecticut.670D. J. BosseKent State.475Keith Van HornUtah.904
Richard LugoSt. Francis (NY)4.5Rosell EllisMcNeese State.668Louis BullockMichigan.472Jim WilliamsonLoyola Marymount.902
Jerome JamesFlorida A&M4.4Ed SearsOhio.647Andrew MavisNorthern Arizona.471Marcus WilsonEvansville.901
Kelvin CatoIowa State4.2Lorenzo ColemanTennessee Tech.645Bryce DrewValparaiso.457Trajan LangdonDuke.897

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

National semifinals National championship game
      
E1 North Carolina 58
SE4 Arizona 66
SE4 Arizona 84*
W1 Kentucky 79
M1 Minnesota 69
W1 Kentucky 78

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Florida State 71
  Connecticut 65
  Florida State 73
  Michigan 82
  Michigan 77
  Arkansas 62
  • Third Place - Connecticut 74, Arkansas 64

Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Tim Duncan C Senior Wake Forest
Danny Fortson F Junior Cincinnati
Raef LaFrentz C Junior Kansas
Ron Mercer F Sophomore Kentucky
Keith Van Horn F Senior Utah


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Chauncey Billups G Sophomore Colorado
Bobby Jackson G Senior Minnesota
Antawn Jamison F Sophomore North Carolina
Brevin Knight G Senior Stanford
Jacque Vaughn G Senior Kansas

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

  • USBWA Freshman of the Year: No Award Given
  • Sporting News Freshman of the Year: No Award Given

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Canisius John Beilein Mike MacDonald
DePaul Joey Meyer Pat Kennedy
Florida State Pat Kennedy Steve Robinson
Georgia Tubby Smith Ron Jirsa
Kentucky Rick Pitino Tubby Smith
North Carolina Dean Smith Bill Guthridge
Oral Roberts Bill Self Barry Hinson
Richmond Bill Dooley John Beilein
Sacramento State Don Newman Tom Abatemarco
Southeast Missouri State Ron Shumate Gary Garner
Tulsa Steve Robinson Bill Self

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