1997–98 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

1997–98 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionAmerican
Record22–11 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKiel Center
1997–98 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 9 Cincinnati 14 2   .875 27 6   .818
UNC Charlotte 13 3   .813 20 11   .645
Saint Louis 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Marquette 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Louisville 5 11   .313 12 20   .375
DePaul 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
National
Memphis 12 4   .750 17 12   .586
UAB 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
South Florida 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Houston 2 14   .125 9 20   .310
Tulane 2 14   .125 7 22   .241
1998 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour who was in his sixth season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at the Kiel Center and were a member of Conference USA. The Billikens finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish 3rd in the American division. They lost in the quarterfinal round of the C-USA tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Southeast region. The Billikens eliminated UMass in the opening round before they were defeated by No. 2 seed and eventual National Champion Kentucky in the second round.

Highly touted freshman Larry Hughes set the school's single season scoring record in his only college season. Hughes was named USBWA National Freshman of the Year and was later taken 8th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1998 NBA draft.