| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1996 - 1997 |
| Team: | St. John's Red Storm |
| Conference: | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 13 - 14 |
| Conf Record: | 8 - 10 |
| Head Coach: | Fran Fraschilla (1st year) |
| Asst Coach1: | Ron Rutledge |
| Asst Coach2: | Darren Savino |
| Asst Coach3: | Brian Cousins |
| Champion: | ECAC Holiday Festival Champions |
The 1996 - 97 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Fran Fraschilla in his first year at the school after replacing Brian Mahoney. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Maurice Brown | 5 | 5'9" | Senior | Graduated | ||||
| sortname | Thomas Bayne | 22 | 6'10" | Senior | Graduated | ||||
| sortname | Derek Brown | 23 | 6'3" | RS Senior | Graduated | ||||
| sortname | 24 | 6'5" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1997 NBA draft | |||||
| sortname | Fred Lyson | 44 | 6'7" | RS Junior | Transferred |
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament