1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team were coached by Tubby Smith. He was in his first season as head coach after taking over from Rick Pitino. The team finished the season with a 29–4 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Utah Utes, 78–69.

1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
SEC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 5
Record35–4 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
  • Tubby Smith (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 5 Kentucky142 .875354  .897
No. 14 South Carolina115 .688238  .742
Tennessee97 .563209  .690
Georgia79 .4382015  .571
Vanderbilt79 .4382013  .606
Florida610 .3751415  .483
West
No. 13 Ole Miss124 .750227  .759
No. 17 Arkansas115 .688249  .727
Auburn79 .4381614  .533
Alabama610 .3751516  .484
Mississippi State412 .2501515  .500
LSU214 .125918  .333
1998 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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