1997–98 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour who was in his sixth season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at the Kiel Center and were a member of Conference USA. The Billikens finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in C-USA play to finish 3rd in the American division. They lost in the quarterfinal round of the C-USA tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Southeast region. The Billikens eliminated UMass in the opening round before they were defeated by No. 2 seed and eventual National Champion Kentucky in the second round.

1997–98 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionAmerican
Record22–11 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaKiel Center
1997–98 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American
No. 9 Cincinnati142 .875276  .818
UNC Charlotte133 .8132011  .645
Saint Louis115 .6882211  .667
Marquette88 .5002011  .645
Louisville511 .3131220  .375
DePaul313 .188723  .233
National
Memphis124 .7501712  .586
UAB106 .6252112  .636
Southern Miss97 .5632211  .667
South Florida79 .4381713  .567
Houston214 .125920  .310
Tulane214 .125722  .241
1998 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Highly touted freshman Larry Hughes set the school's single season scoring record in his only college season. Hughes was named USBWA National Freshman of the Year and was later taken 8th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1998 NBA draft.

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