The 1996-97 UMass Minutemen men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts. The Head Coach was James "Bruiser" Flint. The team played its home games primarily in the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

The season represented the 88th season of basketball in the school's history.

• Final Record: 19-14
• Conference Record: 11-5 (Third place, East Division)
• A-10 Tournament: 1-1 (Lost in Quarter-Finals)
• Postseason: NCAA Tournament at-large bid, lost in the First Round

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• Carmelo Travieso, Second Team and Defensive Team
• Edgar Padilla, Third Team
• Tyrone Weeks, Third Team
• Lari Ketner, Rookie Team

• Charlton Clarke, week ending 1/25¹⁾

• Lari Ketner, weeks ending 2/15 and 2/22²⁾

A-10 All-Conference honors³⁾

• Edgar Padilla, First Team and Defensive Team
• Carmelo Travieso, First Team and Defensive Team
• Lari Ketner, Rookie Team