| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1997–98 |
| Team: | Indiana Hoosiers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 20–12 |
| Conf Record: | 9–7 |
| Hc Year: | 27th |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Bowl Result: | Round of 32 |
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 dance in the 1998 NCAA tournament. However, IU lost in the second round to Connecticut.[1]
| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Charlie Miller | F | 6–7 | Sr. | Miami, Florida | |
| 4 | Luke Recker | G/F | 6–6 | Fr. | Auburn, Indiana | |
| 12 | Luke Jimenez | G | 6–3 | So. | ||
| 21 | Richard Mandeville | C | 7–1 | Sr. | ||
| 23 | Rob Turner | G | 6–4 | Jr. | Wilmington, Delaware | |
| 24 | Michael Lewis | G | 6–1 | So. | Jasper, Indiana | |
| 25 | A.J. Guyton | G | 6–1 | So. | Peoria, Illinois | |
| 30 | William Gladness | F | 6–8 | Jr. | West Memphis, Arkansas | |
| 32 | Robbie Eggers | F | 6–10 | Sr. | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | |
| 33 | Larry Richardson | G | 6–8 | So. | ||
| 35 | Kirk Haston | F/C | 6–10 | RS Fr. | ||
| 40 | Jason Collier | C | 7–1 | So. | ||
| 45 | Andrae Patterson | F | 6–8 | Sr. | ||
| 53 | Tom Geyer | F | 6–8 | RS Fr. |
|-!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