1997–98 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 1997–98 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1997–98 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played their home games at Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. The team finished second in the SEC East regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the East region. The Gamecocks lost to 14 seed Richmond in the first round to finish the season with a record of 23–8 (11–5 SEC).

1997–98 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 14
Record23–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaCarolina Coliseum
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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