1997–98 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1997–98 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 19
Record24–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
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 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 3rd in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to the Kentucky Wildcats in the sweet sixteen. This was the second season for head coach Steve Lavin. Seniors Toby Bailey, J.R. Henderson, and Kris Johnson were honored as the team's co-Most Valuable Players. Johnson led UCLA in scoring with an 18.4 average, 21.1 in Pac-10 play. Baron Davis was the prize recruit of the incoming freshman class. Fellow Los Angeles prep star Schea Cotton had also committed to UCLA, but the NCAA invalidated his SAT scores, and he was not allowed to enroll.