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.
Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown3Charlie MillerF6–7Jr.Miami, Florida5Neil ReedG6–2Jr.Metairie, Louisiana12Luke JimenezG6–3Fr.Redwood Falls, Minnesota 21Richard MandevilleC7–1Jr.Pasadena, California 23Jean PaulG6–2Jr.Naples, Florida24Michael LewisG6–1Fr.Jasper, Indiana25A.J. GuytonG6–1Fr.Peoria, Illinois32Robbie EggersF6–10Jr.Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio33Larry RichardsonG6–8Fr.Orange Park, Florida 40Jason CollierC7–1Fr.Springfield, Ohio 45Andrae PattersonF6–8Jr.Abilene, Texas 55Haris MujezinovicC6–9Sr.Chicago, Illinois
Schedule and results
!colspan=8 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten regular season
!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament
Rankings
References