1996–97 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1996–97 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Blue
	Red
	White
	† 1997 Conference USA Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1996–97 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
1996–97 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Big Island Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, lost in East Regional Final 97-74 vs #1 North Carolina
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 25
1996–97 record	26-9 (9-5 CUSA)
Head coach	Denny Crum (26th season);
Home arena	Freedom Hall
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 26–9.^[3]

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1996–97 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Blue
No. 10 Cincinnati	12	–	2	.857	26	–	8	.765
Marquette †	9	–	5	.643	22	–	9	.710
Saint Louis	4	–	10	.286	11	–	18	.379
DePaul	1	–	13	.071	3	–	23	.115
Red
Tulane	11	–	3	.786	20	–	11	.645
UAB	7	–	7	.500	18	–	14	.563
Southern Miss	6	–	8	.429	12	–	15	.444
South Florida	2	–	12	.143	8	–	19	.296
White
Charlotte	10	–	4	.714	22	–	9	.710
Memphis	10	–	4	.714	16	–	15	.516
No. 25 Louisville	9	–	5	.643	26	–	9	.743
Houston	3	–	11	.214	11	–	16	.407

† 1997 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

v t Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Venues	Belknap Gymnasium (1933–1944) Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Kentucky Memphis
Culture & lore	Billy Minardi Classic Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1916–17 1922–23 1942–43 1958–59 1971–72 1974–75 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics