1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team
The 1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997–98 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run through the NCAA Tournament all the way to the National Championship Game and finished with an overall record of 30–4 (12–2 WAC).
1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball | |
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WAC Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, National Final | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 7 |
1997–98 record | 30–4 (12–2 WAC) |
Head coach | Rick Majerus (9th season) |
Captain | Michael Doleac Drew Hansen |
Home arena | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mountain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Utah | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 New Mexico | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV † | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 TCU | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 3 | – | 23 | .115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1998 WAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Including the previous season, Utah won 59 of 67 games overall and 27 of 30 games in conference play.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 15* |
No. 16 | Cal-State Fullerton | W 87–59 | 1-0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
November 19* |
No. 16 | at Weber State | W 87–72 | 2-0 |
Ogden, UT | ||||||
November 22* |
No. 16 | Southern Utah | W 66–48 | 3-0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
November 25* |
No. 16 | at Loyola Marymount | W 89–50 | 4-0 |
Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
November 29* |
No. 16 | California-Irvine | W 83–45 | 5-0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
December 2* |
No. 11 | vs. Providence Great Eight Tournament |
W 64–58 | 6-0 |
Chicago, IL | ||||||
December 6* |
No. 11 | at Wake Forest | W 62–53 | 7-0 |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
December 10* |
No. 9 | Utah State | W 71–55 | 8-0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
December 12* |
No. 9 | Azusa Pacific | W 78–58 | 9-0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
December 20* |
No. 7 | at Oregon State | W 69–61 | 10-0 |
Portland, OR | ||||||
December 27* |
No. 6 | at Wisconsin-Milwaukee | W 65–51 | 11-0 |
Milwaukee, WI | ||||||
January 3 |
No. 4 | Rice | W 73–65 | 12-0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
January 10 |
No. 3 | at BYU | W 71–61 | 13-0 |
Provo, UT | ||||||
WAC Regular Season | |||||||||||
January 15 |
No. 4 | Colorado State | W 65–51 | 14-0 (1-0) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
January 17 |
No. 4 | Wyoming | W 75–58 | 15-0 (2-0) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
January 22 |
No. 4 | at Air Force | W 57–46 | 16-0 (3-0) |
Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||
January 24 |
No. 4 | at UNLV | W 67–54 | 17-0 (4-0) |
Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
January 29 |
No. 3 | UTEP | W 62–56 | 18-0 (5-0) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
February 1 |
No. 3 | at New Mexico | L 74–77 | 18-1 (5-1) |
Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
February 5 |
No. 5 | BYU | W 83–68 | 19-1 (6-1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
February 7 |
No. 5 | at Rice | W 60–49 | 20-1 (7-1) |
Houston, TX | ||||||
February 12 |
No. 5 | at Wyoming | L 56–62 | 20-2 (7-2) |
Laramie, WY | ||||||
February 14 |
No. 5 | at Colorado State | W 60–48 | 21-2 (8-2) |
Fort Collins, CO | ||||||
February 21 |
No. 6 | Air Force | W 55–41 | 22-2 (9-2) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
February 23 |
No. 6 | UNLV | W 79–68 | 23-2 (10-2) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
February 26 |
No. 5 | at UTEP | W 87–70 | 24-2 (11-2) |
El Paso, TX | ||||||
February 28 |
No. 5 | New Mexico | W 65–55 | 25-2 (12-2) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
WAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 5* |
No. 5 | vs. UNLV WAC Tournament Quarterfinal |
L 51–54 | 25-3 |
Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 12* |
(3) No. 7 | vs. (14) San Francisco NCAA Tournament First Round |
W 85–68 | 26-3 |
BSU Pavilion Boise, ID | ||||||
March 14* |
(3) No. 7 | vs. (6) No. 17 Arkansas NCAA Tournament Second Round |
W 75–69 | 27-3 |
BSU Pavilion Boise, ID | ||||||
March 19* |
(3) No. 7 | vs. (10) West Virginia West Regional Semifinal |
W 65–62 | 28-3 |
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA | ||||||
March 21* |
(3) No. 7 | vs. (1) No. 4 Arizona West Regional Final |
W 76–51[2] | 29-3 |
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA | ||||||
March 28* |
(3) No. 7 | vs. (1) No. 1 North Carolina Final Four |
W 65–59[3] | 30-3 |
Alamodome San Antonio, TX | ||||||
March 30* CBS |
(3) No. 7 | vs. (2) No. 5 Kentucky NCAA Championship Game |
L 69–78 | 30-4 |
Alamodome San Antonio, TX | ||||||
Rankings
Team players in the 1998 NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1 | 12 | Michael Doleac | Orlando Magic |
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References
- sports-reference.com 1997-98 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- "Ute Movement Buries Arizona". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- "Utes Hold off Tar Heels, 65-59". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- 2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-30.
- "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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