1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 21
Record22–8 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
No. 21 Stanford 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
California 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
USC 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
No. 15 Arizona 11 7   .611 25 9   .735
Washington 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Oregon 8 10   .444 17 11   .607
Washington State 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
Oregon State 3 15   .167 7 20   .259
Arizona State 2 16   .111 10 20   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament. The Cardinal would reach the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 11 seed Oklahoma in the opening round and Tim Duncan-led No. 3 seed Wake Forest in the second round. The season came to and end after an overtime loss to No. 2 seed Utah in the West Regional semifinals. Stanford finished with an overall record of 22–8 (12–6 Pac-10).