1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 27th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–12 and a conference record of 9–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. After losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Big Ten tournament, the Hoosiers were invited to the 1998 NCAA tournament. However, IU lost in the second round 78–68 to Connecticut.

Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown3Charlie MillerF6–7Sr.Miami, Florida4Luke ReckerG/F6–6Fr.Auburn, Indiana12Luke JimenezG6–3So.Redwood Falls, Minnesota 21Richard MandevilleC7–1Sr.Pasadena, California 23Rob TurnerG6–4Jr.Wilmington, Delaware24Michael LewisG6–1So.Jasper, Indiana25A.J. GuytonG6–1So.Peoria, Illinois30William GladnessF6–8Jr.West Memphis, Arkansas32Robbie EggersF6–10Sr.Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio33Larry RichardsonG6–8So.Orange Park, Florida 35Kirk HastonF/C6–10RS Fr.Lobelville, Tennessee 40Jason CollierC7–1So.Springfield, Ohio 45Andrae PattersonF6–8Sr.Abilene, Texas 53Tom GeyerF6–8RS Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana

Schedule/results

!colspan=8 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten regular season

!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament

!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament

References