1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record23–8 (12–4 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaRobins Center
1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 13 3   .813 20 11   .645
William & Mary 13 3   .813 20 7   .741
Richmond 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
Old Dominion 8 8   .500 12 16   .429
James Madison 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
George Mason 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
American 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
East Carolina 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
VCU 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
1998 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1997–98 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under first-year head basketball coach John Beilein and played its home games at the Robins Center.

Richmond finished third in the CAA regular-season standings with a 12–4 conference record, and won the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Spiders defeated the seventh-ranked, No. 3 seed South Carolina, 62–61, at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Richmond lost in the second round to No. 11 seed Washington, 81–66, to finish with a 23–8 record.