1997–98 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

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|mode=Basketball

|year=1997–98

|team=Washington State Cougars

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|conference=Pacific-10 Conference

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|short_conf=Pac-10

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|record=10–19

|conf_record=3–15

|head_coach=Kevin Eastman

|hc_year=4th

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|stadium=Beasley Coliseum

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{{1997–98 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 1997–98 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Kevin Eastman, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were {{nowrap|10–19}} overall in the regular season and {{nowrap|3–15}} in conference play, tied for last in the standings.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ts0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5026%2C575892 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |last=Kearney |first=Trevor |title=Potential unrealized |date=March 9, 1998 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_bReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3234%2C2006700 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|last=Solomon |first=Lynn |title=Huskies too much for Cougs |date=March 8, 1998 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LU5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3413%2C2101763 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|title=Pac-10 men's basketball standings |date=March 8, 1998 |page=1G}}

There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.