1997–98 UIC Flames men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1997–98
Prev Year:	1996–97
Next Year:	1998–99
Team:	UIC Flames
Conference:	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Short Conf:	MCC
Record:	22–6
Conf Record:	12–2
Champion:	MCC Regular season co-champions

The 1997–98 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by head coach Jimmy Collins, played their home games at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. UIC finished as regular season co-champions by going 12–2 in MCC play. They were knocked out early in the MCC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament the first bid in program history. Playing as No. 9 seed in the East region, UIC was beaten by No. 8 seed UNC Charlotte, 77–62, in the opening round.^[1]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| MCC tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament|-Source^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: UNC Charlotte Douse Flames 77-62 . . March 12, 1998 . February 27, 2023.
2. News: 1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule. UIC Athletics. February 27, 2023. en.