1997–98 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

1997–98 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record19–11 (7–7 WCC)
Head coach
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
1997–98 West Coast Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 10 4   .714 24 10   .706
Pepperdine 9 5   .643 17 10   .630
Santa Clara 8 6   .571 18 10   .643
Saint Mary's 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
San Francisco 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Portland 7 7   .500 14 13   .519
San Diego 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
Loyola Marymount 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by head coach Philip Mathews, finished the season with a 19–11 record (7–7 WCAC), won the WCC tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 14 seed in the West region. San Francisco was defeated by eventual National runner-up Utah in the opening round.

The appearance in the NCAA tournament was the first for the Dons in 16 years.