| Year: | 1997 |
| Conference: | SWAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Riverside Centroplex |
| City: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Champions: | Jackson State |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Andy Stoglin |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
The 1997 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1997, at the Riverside Centroplex in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] Jackson State defeated, 81–74 in the championship game. The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Southeast Region.