| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1996–97 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 22–10 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Stadium: | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,500) |
| Champion: | Super Chevy Shootout Champions |
| Bowl Result: | Round of 32 |
The 1996–97 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 11th year head coach Tom Davis, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 22-10 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #8 seed in the West Region, losing 75-69 in the Round of 32 to the eventual National Runner-Up Kentucky Wildcats.
|-!colspan=9| Regular Season|-|-!colspan=12| NCAA tournament
See main article: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.