1997–98 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at the newly opened Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Owls won the Atlantic 10 regular season title, but fell in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the West region. Temple lost to No. 10 seed West Virginia, 82–52, in the opening round. Temple finished with a record of 21–9 (13–3 A-10).

1997–98 Temple Owls men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record21–9 (13–3 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coachDan Leibovitz (2nd season)
Home arenaThe Apollo of Temple
1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 24 Temple133 .813219  .700
Rhode Island124 .750259  .735
UMass124 .7502111  .656
St. Bonaventure610 .3751715  .531
Saint Joseph's313 .1881117  .393
Fordham214 .125621  .222
West
No. 23 Xavier115 .688228  .733
George Washington115 .688249  .727
Dayton115 .6882112  .636
Virginia Tech511 .3131017  .370
Duquesne511 .3131119  .367
La Salle511 .313918  .333
1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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