1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team


The 1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team were coached by Tubby Smith. He was in his first season as head coach after taking over from Rick Pitino. The team finished the season with a 29–4 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Utah Utes, 78–69.

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule and results

!colspan=11 style="background:#EEEEEE;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 |Regular Season
!colspan=12| 1998 SEC Tournament
!colspan=12| 1998 NCAA Tournament

Team players drafted into the NBA