The 1996–97 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1996–97 season.

Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the Musketeers finished 23–6 (13–3 A-10) in the regular season, but lost in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.

In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated Vanderbilt in the first round[1] before losing to No.

2 seed UCLA, 96–83, in the round of 32.

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