1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1997–98 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under first-year head basketball coach John Beilein and played its home games at the Robins Center.

1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record23–8 (12–4 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaRobins Center
1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Wilmington133 .8132011  .645
William & Mary133 .813207  .741
Richmond124 .750238  .742
Old Dominion88 .5001216  .429
James Madison610 .3751116  .407
George Mason610 .375918  .333
American511 .313919  .321
East Carolina511 .3131017  .370
VCU412 .250919  .321
1998 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Richmond finished third in the CAA regular-season standings with a 12–4 conference record, and won the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Spiders defeated the seventh-ranked, No. 3 seed South Carolina, 62–61, at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Richmond lost in the second round to No. 11 seed Washington, 81–66, to finish with a 23–8 record.

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