1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball | |
---|---|
CAA tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 23–8 (12–4 CAA) |
Head coach |
|
Home arena | Robins Center |
Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
| Conf | Overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1998 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1997–98 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under first-year head basketball coach John Beilein and played its home games at the Robins Center.
Richmond finished third in the CAA regular-season standings with a 12–4 conference record, and won the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Spiders defeated the seventh-ranked, No. 3 seed South Carolina, 62–61,[1] at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Richmond lost in the second round to No. 11 seed Washington, 81–66,[2] to finish with a 23–8 record.
Roster
1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 16, 1997* 7:00 pm | Virginia NationsBank Virginia Challenge | W 83–79 2OT | 1–0 | Robins Center (8,463) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Nov 19, 1997* | No. 4 North Carolina | L 65–84 | 1–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Nov 24, 1997* | at Florida Atlantic | W 81–50 | 2–1 | FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
Nov 29, 1997* | at Wake Forest | L 67–71 | 2–2 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 5, 1997* | vs. Samford San Francisco Tournament | W 70–38 | 3–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
Dec 6, 1997* | at San Francisco San Francisco Tournament | L 60–64 | 3–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
Dec 20, 1997* | at Campbell | W 71–49 | 4–3 | Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 29, 1997* | vs. UNC Asheville Dr. Pepper Classic | W 71–55 | 5–3 | | |||||||
Dec 30, 1997* | vs. UNC Greensboro Dr. Pepper Classic | W 83–72 | 6–3 | | |||||||
CAA Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 1998 | at James Madison | W 87–68 | 7–3 (1–0) | Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||||
Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 7, 1998* | Drexel | W 66–57 | 8–3 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
CAA Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 10, 1998 | UNC Wilmington | W 61–58 | 9–3 (2–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 14, 1998 | American | W 73–57 | 10–3 (3–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 17, 1998 | at East Carolina | L 67–77 | 10–4 (3–1) | Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 19, 1998 | William & Mary | W 70–59 | 11–4 (4–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 21, 1998 | at Old Dominion | L 57–62 | 11–5 (4–2) | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 24, 1998 | at VCU | W 56–52 | 12–5 (5–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 28, 1998 | George Mason | W 87–65 | 13–5 (6–2) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 31, 1998 | James Madison | W 57–50 | 14–5 (7–2) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 4, 1998 | East Carolina | W 79–64 | 15–5 (8–2) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 7, 1998 | at William & Mary | L 70–73 | 15–6 (8–3) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 9, 1998 | at UNC Wilmington | L 59–62 | 15–7 (8–4) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 16, 1998 | at American | W 77–41 | 16–7 (9–4) | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Feb 18, 1998 | at George Mason | W 61–56 | 17–7 (10–4) | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 21, 1998 | VCU | W 67–61 | 18–7 (11–4) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 23, 1998 | Old Dominion | W 85–77 | 19–7 (12–4) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
CAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 25, 1998* | (3) | (6) George Mason Quarterfinals | W 66–49 | 20–7 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
Feb 28, 1998* | (3) | (7) American Semifinals | W 66–64 | 21–7 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
Mar 1, 1998* | (3) | (1) UNC Wilmington Championship Game | W 79–64 | 22–7 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1998* | (14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 14 South Carolina First Round | W 62–61 | 23–7 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Mar 14, 1998* | (14 E) | vs. (11 E) Washington Second Round | L 66–81 | 23–8 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. | ||||||
[3]
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "No. 14 Richmond strikes again, ousts No. 3 S. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ White, Joseph (March 15, 1998). "Huskies ride MacCulloch into Sweet Sixteen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
- ^ "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved July 31, 2021.