| Year: | 1997–98 |
| Team: | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Northeast Conference |
| Short Conf: | NEC |
| Record: | 23–7 |
| Conf Record: | 13–3 |
| Head Coach: | Tom Green |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Arena: | Rothman Center |
| Champion: | NEC tournament champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 1997–98 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 15th-year head coach Tom Green. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference.
The Knights compiled a 23–7 record and went 13–3 in ECAC Metro play to finish second in the conference regular season standings. They defeated Robert Morris, Wagner, and Long Island University to capture the NEC tournament championship. The Knights received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the East region. The Knights put up a fight led by senior Elijah Allen's 43-point effort[1] but fell to No. 2 seed Connecticut, 93–85, in the opening round.[2]
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