The team's head coach was David Hobbs, who was in his sixth, and final season at Alabama.
The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Tide defeated Vanderbilt in the first round of the 1997 SEC men's basketball tournament, but lost to Kentucky in the quarterfinal.
Following the season, head coach David Hobbs resigned from his position, finishing with a 110–76 (59.4%) career record and producing nine All-SEC players.
As his replacement, Murray State head coach Mark Gottfried was hired on March 25, 1998.