1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 15
Record25–9 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Lute Olson (14th season)
Assistant coaches
CaptainMichael Dickerson
Miles Simon
Home arenaMcKale Center
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 UCLA153 .833248  .750
No. 21 Stanford126 .667228  .733
California126 .667239  .719
USC126 .6671711  .607
No. 15 Arizona117 .611259  .735
Washington108 .5561711  .607
Oregon810 .4441711  .607
Washington State513 .2781317  .433
Oregon State315 .167720  .259
Arizona State216 .1111020  .333
Rankings from AP Poll

After going 11–7 in conference play the team was seeded fourth in the Southeast Region of the 1997 NCAA tournament. They went on to win the national championship, the first in program history, defeating three top-seeded teams in the process.

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