The 1997–98 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Dons, led by head coach Philip Mathews, finished the season with a 19–11 record (7–7 WCAC), won the WCC tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No.
14 seed in the West region.
San Francisco was defeated by eventual National runner-up Utah in the opening round.
[1] The appearance in the NCAA tournament was the first for the Dons in 16 years.