1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1997–1998 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Pac-10 Regular-Season Champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 30–5 (17–1 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | McKale Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Arizona | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Stanford | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 UCLA | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of November 23, 2011[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in first place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 17–1 record.[2] Arizona reached the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Utah 51-76 and finishing the season with a 30-5 record.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Nov. 20, 1997* | No. 1 | Morgan State | W 115-53 | 1–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Nov. 24, 1997* | No. 1 | vs. Boston College Maui Invitational quarterfinal | W 99-69 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Nov. 25, 1997* | No. 1 | vs. No. 8 Kentucky Maui Invitational semifinal | W 89-74 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Nov. 26, 1997* | No. 1 | vs. No. 3 Duke Maui Invitational Championship | L 87-95 | 3-1 | Lahaina Civic Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||
Nov. 29, 1997* | No. 1 | UNC Asheville | W 97-69 | 4-1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec. 2, 1997* | No. 4 | vs. No. 2 Kansas Great Eight Basketball Classic | L 87-90 | 4-2 | United Center Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
Dec. 6, 1997* | No. 4 | at Texas | W 88-81 | 5-2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | ||||||
Dec. 8, 1997* | No. 4 | at Baylor | W 83-68 | 6-2 | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas | ||||||
Dec. 13, 1997* | No. 6 | Coppin State | W 99-82 | 7-2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec. 23, 1997* | No. 5 | at No. 17 Florida State | L 79-84 | 7-3 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida | ||||||
Dec. 28, 1997* | No. 5 | James Madison | W 92-68 | 8-3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec. 29, 1997* | No. 5 | Kansas State | W 125-87 | 9-3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 3, 1998 | No. 8 | No. 9 UCLA Rivalry | W 87-75 | 10-3 (1-0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 5, 1998 | No. 5 | Southern California | W 91-72 | 11-3 (2-0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 8, 1998 | No. 5 | at Washington State | W 94-81 | 12-3 (3-0) | Spokane Arena Spokane, Washington | ||||||
Jan. 10, 1998 | No. 5 | at Washington | W 110-91 | 13-3 (4-0) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | ||||||
Jan. 15, 1998 | No. 5 | Arizona State Rivalry | W 127-99 | 14-3 (5-0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 18, 1998* | No. 5 | No. 15 New Mexico | W 89-70 | 15-3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 22, 1998 | No. 6 | Oregon | W 87-57 | 16-3 (6-0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 25, 1998 | No. 6 | Oregon State | W 93-80 | 17-3 (7-0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan. 29, 1998* | No. 6 | at No. 4 Stanford | W 93-75 | 18-3 (8-0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California | ||||||
Jan. 31, 1998 | No. 6 | at California | W 70-57 | 19-3 (9-0) | The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California | ||||||
Feb. 5, 1998 | No. 4 | Washington | W 112-81 | 20-3 (10-0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb. 7, 1998 | No. 4 | Washington State | W 83-61 | 21-3 (11-0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb. 14, 1998 | No. 3 | at Arizona State Rivalry | W 83-82 | 22-3 (12-0) | Wells Fargo Center Tempe, Arizona | ||||||
Feb. 19, 1998 | No. 3 | at Oregon State | W 71-70 | 23-3 (13-0) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon | ||||||
Feb. 21, 1998 | No. 3 | at Oregon | W 81-66 | 24-3 (14-0) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon | ||||||
Feb. 26, 1998 | No. 2 | California | W 76-73 | 25–3 (15-0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb. 28, 1998 | No. 2 | Stanford | W 90-58 | 26-3 (16-0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Mar. 5, 1998 | No. 2 | at Southern California | L 90-91 OT | 26–4 (16-1) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Mar. 7, 1998 | No. 2 | at No. 19 UCLA Rivalry | W 91-87 | 27-4 (17-1) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 12, 1998* | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (16 W) Nicholls State First Round | W 99-60[4] | 28–4 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California | ||||||
Mar. 14, 1998* | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (9 W) Illinois State Second Round | W 66-59 | 29–4 | ARCO Arena (16,402) Sacramento, California | ||||||
Mar. 19, 1998* | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (4 W) No. 20 Maryland Sweet Sixteen | W 87-79[5] | 30–4 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California | ||||||
Mar. 21, 1998* | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (3 W) No. 6 Utah Elite Eight | L 51-76[6] | 30-5 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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NCAA Division I tournament
- West
- Arizona (#1 seed) 99, Nicholls State 60
- Arizona 82, Illinois State 49
- Arizona 87, Maryland 79
- Utah 76, Arizona 51
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Rankings
1998 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
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1 | 2 | Mike Bibby | Vancouver Grizzlies |
1 | 14 | Michael Dickerson | Houston Rockets |
2 | 42 | Miles Simon | Orlando Magic |
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References
- ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1997–98 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
- ^ "2000–01 season statistics". Arizona. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "1997-98 schedule". Arizona. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "Arizona Successfully Begins Title Defense". The New York Times. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Arizona Defeats Maryland, 87-79". The New York Times. March 20, 1998. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Ute Movement Buries Arizona". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "1997-98 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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