1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1997–1998 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular-Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 4
Record30–5 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
1997–98 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Arizona 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
No. 10 Stanford 15 3   .833 30 5   .857
No. 19 UCLA 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
Washington 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Arizona State 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Oregon 8 10   .444 13 14   .481
California 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
USC 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
Oregon State 3 15   .167 13 17   .433
Washington State 3 15   .167 10 19   .345
As of November 23, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in first place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 17–1 record. Arizona reached the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Utah 76–51 and finishing the season with a 30–5 record.