1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1996–97 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played their home games at Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. The team finished first in the SEC regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the East region. The Gamecocks lost to 15 seed Coppin State in the first round to finish the season with a record of 24–8 (15–1 SEC).

1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 6
Record24–8 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaCarolina Coliseum
1996–97 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 6 South Carolina151 .938248  .750
No. 5 Kentucky133 .813355  .875
No. 17 Georgia106 .625249  .727
Vanderbilt97 .5631912  .613
Florida511 .3131317  .433
Tennessee412 .2501116  .407
West
Ole Miss115 .688209  .690
Arkansas88 .5001814  .563
Auburn610 .3751615  .516
Alabama610 .3751714  .548
Mississippi State610 .3751218  .400
LSU313 .1881020  .333
1997 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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