1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 1st year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference.

1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
1997–98 record	9–18 (6–10 Big West)
Head coach	Pat Douglass (1st season)
Home arena	Bren Events Center

1997–98 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Utah State†	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
Nevada	11	–	5		.688			16	–	12		.571
Boise State	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Idaho	9	–	7		.563			15	–	12		.556
New Mexico State	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
North Texas	4	–	12		.250			5	–	21		.192
West Division
Pacific	14	–	2		.875			23	–	10		.697
Cal Poly	7	–	9		.438			14	–	14		.500
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	10		.375			12	–	16		.429
UC Irvine	6	–	10		.375			9	–	18		.333
Long Beach State	5	–	11		.313			10	–	19		.345
UC Santa Barbara	4	–	12		.250			7	–	19		.269
† 1998 Big West Tournament winner As of April 10, 1998[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 1996–97 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 1–25 and 1–15 in Big West play, the worst record in program history. At the end of the season, head coach Rod Baker did not have his contract renewed.[2] On March 27, 1997, Cal State Bakersfield head coach Pat Douglass was announced as the seventh head coach in program history.[3]

Roster

1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
{CBB roster/Player|first=Lamarr|last=Parker|dab=|num=|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=|class=Jr|rs=|home=}} Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 53 Junior Bond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Tracy, CA C Andrew Carlson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So G Tony Dela Cruz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So G 11 Malachi Edmond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr G JaSon Flowers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr G Juma Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So F Ben Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr G 4 Andrew Navar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr C Wendell Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr G Puneet Sahi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr G Brian Scoggin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F 42 Adam Stetson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So F Matt Willard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr	Head coach Pat Douglass (Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 15, 1997*		San Francisco	L 59–75	0–1	Bren Events Center (1,813) Irvine, CA
November 18, 1997*		Pepperdine	L 46–50	0–2	Bren Events Center (2,268) Irvine, CA
November 21, 1997*		Chico State	W 74–66	1–2	Bren Events Center (1,110) Irvine, CA
November 29, 1997*		at No. 16 Utah	L 45–83	1–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,921) Salt Lake City, UT
December 4, 1997*		Oregon State	L 43–65	1–4	Bren Events Center (1,182) Irvine, CA
December 13, 1997*		San Diego State	L 66–69	1–5	Bren Events Center (1,043) Irvine, CA
December 18, 1997*		Portland	W 67–61	2–5	Bren Events Center (708) Irvine, CA
December 21, 1997*		at Northern Arizona	L 56–88	2–6	Walkup Skydome (1,005) Flagstaff, AZ
December 23, 1997*		at UNLV	L 55–77	2–7	Thomas & Mack Center (12,913) Paradise, NV
January 3, 1998*		Sonoma State	W 51–41	3–7	Bren Events Center (724) Irvine, CA
Conference Season
January 8, 1998		at North Texas	L 78–89	3–8 (0–1)	Super Pit (1,308) Denton, TX
January 10, 1998		at New Mexico State	W 62–55	4–8 (1–1)	Pan American Center (8,738) Las Cruces, NM
January 15, 1998		Boise State	W 65–63	5–8 (2–1)	Bren Events Center (1,514) Irvine, CA
January 17, 1998		Idaho	W 62–50	6–8 (3–1)	Bren Events Center (1,785) Irvine, CA
January 22, 1998		at Pacific	L 63–72	6–9 (3–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center (4,576) Stockton, CA
January 24, 1998		at Long Beach State	L 63–71	6–10 (3–3)	The Pyramid (3,093) Long Beach, CA
January 29, 1998		Cal Poly	W 94–90	7–10 (4–3)	Bren Events Center (2,050) Irvine, CA
January 31, 1998		UC Santa Barbara	L 66–74	7–11 (4–4)	Bren Events Center (2,180) Irvine, CA
February 5, 1998		Cal State Fullerton	L 48–51	7–12 (4–5)	Bren Events Center (1,770) Irvine, CA
February 7, 1998		at Nevada	L 75–86	7–13 (4–6)	Lawlor Events Center (5,231) Reno, NV
February 12, 1998		Utah State	L 51–60	7–14 (4–7)	Bren Events Center (1,679) Irvine, CA
February 14, 1998		at Cal State Fullerton	L 66–85	7–15 (4–8)	Titan Gym (980) Fullerton, CA
February 19, 1998		Long Beach State	W 65–59	8–15 (5–8)	Bren Events Center (2,186) Irvine, CA
February 21, 1998		Pacific	L 43–66	8–16 (5–9)	Bren Events Center (2,557) Irvine, CA
February 26, 1998		at UC Santa Barbara	W 69–58	9–16 (6–9)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (1,130) Santa Barbara, CA
February 28, 1998		at Cal Poly	L 82–92	9–17 (6–10)	Mott Gym (2,740) San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West Conference Tournament
March 6, 1998		at Nevada Quarterfinals	L 72–81	9–18	Lawlor Events Center (5,942) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4][5]

Awards & Honors

• Ben Jones
  • Big West All-Freshman Team

Source: [6]

References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. Foster, Chris (3 March 1997). "UCI's Baker Is Dismissed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
3. Foster, Chris (27 March 1997). "Douglass Named Irvine Coach". Los Angeles. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
4. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
5. "Final 1998 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
6. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2017.