| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1997–98 |
| Prev Year: | 1996–97 |
| Next Year: | 1998–99 |
| Team: | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens |
| Conference: | America East Conference |
| Short Conf: | AEC |
| Record: | 20–10 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Brey |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Kenny Blakeney |
| Stadium: | Delaware Field House |
| Champion: | America East regular season champions America East tournament champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
The 1997–98 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by third-year head coach Mike Brey, played their home games at the Delaware Field House and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 20–10, 12–6 in AEC play to finish atop the conference regular season standings. They were champions of the AEC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to No. 2 seed Purdue.[1]
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
|-!colspan=9 style=| America East tournament
|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament[3]