| Year: | 1996–97 |
| Team: | Boston College Eagles |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Aprank: | 23 |
| Record: | 22–9 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Head Coach: | Jim O'Brien |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Arena: | Silvio O. Conte Forum |
| Champion: | Big East regular season co-champion Big East tournament champion |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Second round |
The 1996–97 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Jim O'Brien and played their home games at the Silvio O. Conte Forum in Boston, Massachusetts.
After finishing tied atop the Big East regular season standings, the Eagles won the Big East tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the West region. After defeating a game Valparaiso team in the opening round,[1] the Eagles were eliminated in overtime by Saint Joseph's, 81–77, in the round of 32.[2]
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See main article: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.