1996–97 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1996–97 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain
Record24–10 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
1996–97 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mountain
No. 2 Utah 15 1   .938 29 4   .879
Tulsa 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
No. 11 New Mexico 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
TCU 7 9   .438 22 13   .629
SMU 7 9   .438 16 12   .571
Rice 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
UTEP 6 10   .375 13 13   .500
BYU 0 16   .000 1 25   .038
Pacific
Fresno State 12 4   .750 20 12   .625
Hawaii 12 4   .750 21 8   .724
UNLV 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
Colorado State 10 6   .625 20 9   .690
Wyoming 8 8   .500 12 16   .429
San Jose State 5 11   .313 13 14   .481
San Diego State 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
Air Force 2 14   .125 7 19   .269
1997 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1996–97 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Steve Robinson, they finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish second in the WAC Mountain division standings. After losing in the championship game of the WAC tournament, the team defeated Boston University in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, before falling to No. 4 seed Clemson in the round of 32.