1997–98 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

1997–98 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
SEC West Division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 13
Record22–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Kentucky 14 2   .875 35 4   .897
No. 14 South Carolina 11 5   .688 23 8   .742
Tennessee 9 7   .563 20 9   .690
Georgia 7 9   .438 20 15   .571
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Florida 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
West
No. 13 Ole Miss 12 4   .750 22 7   .759
No. 17 Arkansas 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Auburn 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Alabama 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Mississippi State 4 12   .250 15 15   .500
LSU 2 14   .125 9 18   .333
1998 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by sixth-year head coach, Rob Evans. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the third NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

The Rebels were SEC West champions and ranked No. 13 in the country by the Associated Press at the time of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. Seeded fourth, Ole Miss' tournament run memorably ended in the first round, 70–69, at the hands of 13-seed Valparaiso. The Rebels were on the receiving end of "The Shot", one of the NCAA tournament's greatest moments.