The 1997–98 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by sixth-year head coach, Rob Evans. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the third NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.
The Rebels were SEC West champions and ranked No. 13 in the country by the Associated Press at the time of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. Seeded fourth, Ole Miss's tournament run ended in the first round, 70–69, at the hands of 13-seed Valparaiso. The Rebels were on the receiving end of "The Shot", one of the NCAA tournament's greatest moments.
Schedule and results
!colspan=6 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=6 style=|SEC regular season
!colspan=12 style=| SEC tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll
Awards and honors Ansu Sesay – SEC Player of the Year, Consensus Second-Team All-American
1998 NBA draft
2 30 Ansu Sesay Dallas Mavericks
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