1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–12 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Davis (1st season)
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No.  16 Michigan State 13 3   .813 22 8   .733
No. 22 Illinois 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
No. 11 Purdue 12 4   .750 28 8   .778
Iowa 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Indiana 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Penn State 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
Northwestern 3 13   .188 10 17   .370
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
Ohio State 1 15   .063 8 22   .267
No. 12 Michigan* † 0 5   .000 0 8   .000
Minnesota** 0 10   .000 0 15   .000
1998 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10

The 1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 27th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–12 and a conference record of 9–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. After losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Big Ten tournament, the Hoosiers were invited to dance in the 1998 NCAA tournament. However, IU lost in the second round 78–68 to Connecticut.