| Year: | 1998 |
| Conference: | MEAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Arena: | Richmond Coliseum |
| City: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Champions: | South Carolina State |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Cy Alexander |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mvp: | Roderick Blakney |
| Mvpteam: | South Carolina State |
The 1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–7, 1998, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina State defeated, 66–61 in the championship game, to win its 3rd MEAC Tournament title.
The Bulldogs earned an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Southeast region. In the round of 64, North Carolina A&T fell to No. 2 seed Kentucky 82–67.
Nine of 11 conference members participated, with the top 7 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round.