1996–97 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1996–97 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Maui Invitational Tournament champions
Big 12 regular season champions
Big 12 tournament champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 1
Record34–2 (15–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
1996–97 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kansas151 .938342  .944
No. 24 Colorado115 .6882210  .688
Texas106 .6251812  .600
No. 18 Iowa State106 .625229  .710
Texas Tech106 .625199  .679
Oklahoma97 .5631911  .633
Nebraska79 .4381815  .545
Oklahoma State79 .4381715  .531
Baylor610 .3751812  .600
Missouri511 .3131617  .485
Texas A&M313 .188918  .333
Kansas State313 .1881017  .370
1997 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 99th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 9th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. It was the Jayhawks first year in the newly formed Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 conference was formed by the eight teams of the recently dissolved Big Eight Conference and was joined by Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech, all formally of the Southwest Conference which had dissolved following the 1995–1996 school year as well.