1997–98 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

1997–98 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC regular season champion
MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record25–6 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
1997–98 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois State162 .889256  .806
Creighton126 .6671810  .643
Southwest Missouri State117 .6111616  .500
Wichita State117 .6111615  .516
Indiana State108 .5561611  .593
Evansville99 .5001515  .500
Bradley99 .5001514  .517
Southern Illinois810 .4441418  .438
Northern Iowa414 .2221017  .370
Drake018 .000324  .111
1998 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Redbirds finished the season 25–6, 16–2 in conference play to finish in first place. They were the number one seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus Southern Illinois University, semifinal game versus the Wichita State University, and final game versus Southwest Missouri State University to earn the championship title.

The Redbirds received the conference automatic bid into the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were assigned to the Midwest Regional as the number eleven seed where they defeated the University of Tennessee in the first round and were beaten by the University of Arizona in the second round.

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