| Year: | 1996–97 |
| Team: | Utah Utes |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Division: | Mountain |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Coachrank: | 6 |
| Aprank: | 2 |
| Record: | 29–4 |
| Conf Record: | 15–1 |
| Head Coach: | Rick Majerus |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Captain: | Keith Van Horn |
| Arena: | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
| Champion: | WAC tournament champions WAC Regular season champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Elite Eight |
The 1996–97 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1996–97 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run through the NCAA tournament to the West regional final. The team finished with an overall record of 29–4 (15–1 WAC).
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-|-!colspan=9 style=| WAC Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament[1]
See also: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
See also: 1997 NBA draft.
| 1 | 2 | Philadelphia 76ers |