1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1996–1997 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Cole Field House. The team finished 21–11, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to. They received an at-large bid as the number 5 seed in the Southeast region of the 1997 NCAA tournament, where they lost to College of Charleston in the opening round.

Schedule and results
!colspan=11 style=| Regular season

!colspan=11 style=| ACC tournament

!colspan=11 style=| 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament