1997–98 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997-98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Dick Bennett completed his third season coaching with the Badgers. In the program's centennial season, the team played its home games in Madison, Wisconsin at both the UW Field House and later the Kohl Center, which the Badgers opened on January 17, 1998, with a 56–33 win over Northwestern.

1997–98 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12-19 (3-13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUW Field House (capacity: 11,500)
Kohl Center
1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No.  16 Michigan State133 .813228  .733
No. 22 Illinois133 .8132310  .697
No. 11 Purdue124 .750288  .778
Iowa97 .5632011  .645
Indiana97 .5632012  .625
Penn State88 .5001913  .594
Northwestern313 .1881017  .370
Wisconsin313 .1881219  .387
Ohio State115 .063822  .267
No. 12 Michigan* †05 .00008  .000
Minnesota**010 .000015  .000
1998 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10
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