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The 1997–98 UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team represented the University of California Los Angeles in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season. The team finished 3rd in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1998 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament losing to the Kentucky Wildcats in the sweet sixteen. This was the second season for head coach Steve Lavin. Seniors Toby Bailey J.R. Henderson and Kris Johnson were honored as the team’s co-Most Valuable Players.