1996–97 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 2nd year head coach Phil Martelli, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 26–7 (13–3 in A-10 play). Saint Joseph's won both regular season and A-10 Tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the West Regional. The team defeated Pacific and Boston College to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 1 seed Kentucky in the regional semifinal.

1996–97 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season co-champions
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 12
Record26–7 (13–3 Atlantic 10)
Head coach
  • Phil Martelli (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Brady (4th season)
  • Monté Ross (1st season)
  • Carlin Warley
Home arenaAlumni Memorial Fieldhouse
1996–97 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 12 Saint Joseph's133 .813267  .788
Rhode Island124 .7502010  .667
UMass115 .6881914  .576
Temple106 .6252011  .645
St. Bonaventure511 .3131414  .500
Fordham115 .063621  .222
West
No. 13 Xavier133 .813236  .793
George Washington88 .5001514  .517
Virginia Tech79 .4381516  .484
Dayton610 .3751314  .481
La Salle511 .3131017  .370
Duquesne511 .313918  .333
1997 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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