The 1997–98 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies were 18–9 overall in the regular season and 11–7 in conference play, fourth in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.