The 1997–98 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 1997–98 college basketball season.

This was head coach Melvin Watkins's second of two seasons at the helm of his alma mater.

The 49ers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena.

They finished the season 20–11 (13–3 in C-USA play) and received an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No.

1 seed North Carolina, 93–83 in overtime, in the round of 32.