The 1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1997–98 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 32–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 15–3 record. UConn advanced to the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to North Carolina 75–64.
The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twelfth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.
Roster Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1997–1998 team. Name Position YearChris Crowley FRJeff Cybart G SRKhalid El-Amin G FRKevin Freeman F SOSam Funches F SOCraig Glazer G FRRichard Hamilton F SOMonquencio Hardnett G SRE.J. Harrison G JRRashamel Jones F JRAntric Klaiber F JRRicky Moore G JRAlbert Mouring G FRJake Voskuhl C SOSouleymane Wane C SO
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=""| Big East tournament
!colspan=12 style=""| NCAA tournament
Schedule Source:
Rankings Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final+ Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP 12 12 11 13 13 12 11 10 8 10 8 9 7 6 7 6 6 6 N/A
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