1997–98 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

1997–98 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC regular season champions
MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record27–6 (15–3 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJeff Ruland
Home arenaJohn A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
1997–98 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona153 .833276  .818
Rider126 .6671810  .643
Siena108 .5561712  .586
Niagara108 .5561413  .519
Loyola (MD)99 .5001216  .429
Canisius99 .5001314  .481
Manhattan711 .3891217  .414
Marist711 .3891117  .393
Fairfield711 .3891215  .444
Saint Peter's414 .222819  .296
1998 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led second-year by head coach Tim Welsh, played their home games at the John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaels finished second in the MAAC regular season standings, and would go on to win the MAAC Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament the program's first appearance in the "Big Dance" since 1985. As the No. 12 seed in the Southeast region, the Gaels lost to No. 5 seed Syracuse in the opening round.