1997–98 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

1997–98 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
Big Island Invitational champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 10
Record30–5 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
1997–98 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Arizona 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
No. 10 Stanford 15 3   .833 30 5   .857
No. 19 UCLA 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
Washington 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Arizona State 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Oregon 8 10   .444 13 14   .481
California 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
USC 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
Oregon State 3 15   .167 13 17   .433
Washington State 3 15   .167 10 19   .345
As of November 23, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished second in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. The Cardinal would reach the Final Four for the first time in 56 years by defeating No. 14 seed College of Charleston, No. 11 seed Western Michigan, No. 2 seed Purdue, and No. 8 seed Rhode Island. The season came to and end after a 1-point overtime loss to eventual National champion Kentucky in the National Semifinals. Stanford finished with an overall record of 30–5 (15–3 Pac-10).