The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team co-captains were Steve Goodrich and Mitch Henderson.

[2] The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the repeat undefeated champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were seeded fifth in the East Region and advanced to the second round.

[4] It also established the current school record of 20 consecutive wins surpassing the 19-game streak achieved twice, including the prior season.

[3] Goodrich, who finished second in the conference in scoring with a 16.1 average in conference games, earned the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year award as well as second team Academic All-American recognition from College Sports Information Directors of America.

[15] The team won the tenth of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 51.4 points allowed average.