1997–98 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

1997–98 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
DivisionBig East 7 Division
Record16–15 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainBoubacar Aw
Home arenaUS Airways Arena;
MCI Center
1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Big East 6
No. 6 Connecticut 15 3   .833 32 5   .865
St. John's 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
West Virginia 11 7   .611 24 9   .727
Villanova 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Notre Dame 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
Boston College 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Big East 7
No. 21 Syracuse 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
Miami 11 7   .611 18 10   .643
Seton Hall 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Providence 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Pittsburgh 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Rutgers 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
Georgetown 6 12   .333 16 15   .516
1998 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1998
Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his 26th season as head coach. They began the season in November 1997 playing their home games at US Airways Arena in Landover, Maryland, but in December 1997 moved to their new home court, the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.; they also played two home games early in the season at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus. They were members of the Big East 7 Division of the Big East Conference and finished the season 16–15, 6–12 in Big East play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1998 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to Rutgers. Not invited to the NCAA tournament after playing in it during 18 of the previous 19 seasons, they instead appeared in the 1998 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) – the first of three consecutive Georgetown NIT appearances – advancing to the second round before losing to Georgia Tech.