| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1997–98 |
| Prev Year: | 1996–97 |
| Next Year: | 1998–99 |
| Team: | UNLV Runnin' Rebels |
| Sex: | none |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Division: | Mountain Division |
| Record: | 20–13 |
| Conf Record: | 7–7 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Bayno |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Dave Rice |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Thomas & Mack Center |
| Champion: | WAC tournament champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | first round |
The 1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Bill Bayno and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 20–13, 7–7 in WAC play. They won the 2000 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a No. 12 seed in the East Region. The Runnin' Rebels lost to No. 5 seed Princeton in the opening round.[1] This was the first NCAA Tournament appearance for the program since back-to-back Final Four appearances in 1990 and 1991.
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