1997–98 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

1997–98 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season co-champions
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–7 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaMitchell Center
1997–98 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Alabama 14 4   .778 21 7   .750
Arkansas State 14 4   .778 20 9   .690
Southwestern Louisiana 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Arkansas–Little Rock 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Louisiana Tech 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
New Orleans 9 9   .500 15 12   .556
Lamar 7 11   .389 15 14   .517
Jacksonville 6 12   .333 8 19   .296
Western Kentucky 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
Texas–Pan American 3 15   .167 3 24   .111
1998 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Bob Weltlich and played their home games at the Mitchell Center. They finished the season 21–7, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as the 12 seed in the Southeast region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to No. 5 seed Illinois.