1997–98 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1997–98
Prev Year:	1996–97
Next Year:	1998–99
Team:	Butler Bulldogs
Conference:	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Short Conf:	MCC
Record:	22–11
Conf Record:	8–6
Hc Year:	9th
Champion:	MCC tournament champions MCC regular season champions

The 1997–98 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Barry Collier, serving in his 9th season at the school. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Butler finished third in the MCC regular season standings and won the MCC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament  - the school's second of three NCAA Tournament appearance in a four period under Collier. As No. 13 seed in the Southeast region, the Bulldogs were beaten by No. 4 seed New Mexico, 79–62^[1] to finish the season with a record of 22–11 (8–6 MCC).

Schedule and results

^{[2] [3]} |-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

|-!colspan=9 style=| MCC tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: New Mexico Center Overwhelms Butler . . March 14, 1998 . March 4, 2023.
2. Web site: 1997-98 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results. Sports Reference. March 4, 2023.
3. Web site: 1997-98 Men's Basketball. Butlersports.com. Butler University. March 4, 2023.
4. Web site: 1997-1998 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats. Butler Sports.