1996–97 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his 25th season as head coach. Their home court was USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland. They were members of the Big East 7 Division of the Big East Conference, were the regular-season champions of the Big East 7 Division, and finished the season with a record of 20-10, 11-7 in Big East play. Their record earned them a bye in the first round of the 1997 Big East men's basketball tournament, and they advanced to the semifinals before losing to Boston College. They received a No. 10 seed in the West Regional of the 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Georgetown's 18th NCAA Tournament appearance in 19 years and lost to No. 7 seed North Carolina-Charlotte in the first round.

1996–97 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Big East 7 Division Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
DivisionBig East 7 Division
Record20-10 (11-7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainCheikh Ya-Ya Dia (1st year)
Home arenaUSAir Arena
1996–97 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Big East 6
No. 20 Villanova126 .6672410  .706
No. 23 Boston College126 .667229  .710
West Virginia117 .6112110  .677
Notre Dame810 .4441614  .533
St. John's810 .4441315  .464
Connecticut711 .3891815  .545
Big East 7
Georgetown117 .6112010  .667
Providence108 .5562412  .667
Pittsburgh108 .5561815  .545
Miami99 .5001613  .552
Syracuse99 .5001913  .594
Seton Hall513 .2781018  .357
Rutgers513 .2781116  .407
1997 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 1997
Rankings from AP poll
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