1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 22
Record21–11 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBilly Hahn
Dave Dickerson
Jimmy Patsos
Troy Wainwright
Home arenaCole Field House
1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Duke 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
No. 9 Wake Forest 11 5   .688 24 7   .774
No. 4 North Carolina 11 5   .688 28 7   .800
No. 14 Clemson 9 7   .563 23 10   .697
No. 22 Maryland 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Virginia 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Florida State 6 10   .375 20 12   .625
NC State 4 12   .250 17 15   .531
Georgia Tech 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
1997 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1996–1997 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Cole Field House. The team finished 21–11, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to NC State. They received an at-large bid as the number 5 seed in the Southeast region of the 1997 NCAA tournament, where they lost to College of Charleston in the opening round.