1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1996–97. The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center. They finished the season 17–10 and finished third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 12–6.

Schedule
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| MAC regular season

!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament

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Team statistics

 * Final 1996–97 statistics

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Player statistics
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