1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in first place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 17–1 record. Arizona reached the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Utah 51-76 and finishing the season with a 30-5 record.

Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| NCAA tournament



NCAA Division I tournament

 * West
 * Arizona (#1 seed) 99, Nicholls State 60
 * Arizona 82, Illinois State 49
 * Arizona 87, Maryland 79
 * Utah 76, Arizona 51