1997–98 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

The 1997–98 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama as members of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Bob Weltlich and played their home games at the Mitchell Center. They finished the season 21–7, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in first place. They won the Sun Belt tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as the 12 seed in the Southeast region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to No. 5 seed Illinois.

1997–98 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season co-champions
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–7 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaMitchell Center
1997–98 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Alabama144 .778217  .750
Arkansas State144 .778209  .690
Southwestern Louisiana126 .6671813  .581
Arkansas–Little Rock108 .5561513  .536
Louisiana Tech99 .5001215  .444
New Orleans99 .5001512  .556
Lamar711 .3891514  .517
Jacksonville612 .333819  .296
Western Kentucky612 .3331019  .345
Texas–Pan American315 .167324  .111
1998 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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