1996–97 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

1996–97 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CAA tournament & regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record22–11 (10–6 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaNorfolk Scope
1996–97 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
UNC Wilmington 10 6   .625 16 14   .533
East Carolina 9 7   .563 17 10   .630
VCU 9 7   .563 14 13   .519
William & Mary 8 8   .500 12 16   .429
James Madison 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
American 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Richmond 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
George Mason 4 12   .250 10 17   .370
1997 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1996–97 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Capel's third of seven seasons at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 22–11, 10–6 in CAA play to finish as regular season conference champions. They went on to win the 1997 CAA men's basketball tournament to earn the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They earned a 14 seed in the East Region where they were beaten by No. 3 seed New Mexico in the opening round.