1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Big East 6 Division Regular Season Champions Big East tournament champions | |
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 32–5 (15–3 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big East 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Connecticut† | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 5 | .865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big East 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Syracuse | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1998 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 1998[1][2][3] Rankings from AP poll |
The 1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1997–98 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 32–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 15–3 record. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twelfth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[4][5]
Roster
Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1997–1998 team.[6]
Name | Position | Year |
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Chris Crowley | FR | |
Jeff Cybart | G | SR |
Khalid El-Amin | G | FR |
Kevin Freeman | F | SO |
Sam Funches | F | SO |
Craig Glazer | G | FR |
Richard Hamilton | F | SO |
Monquencio Hardnett | G | SR |
E.J. Harrison | G | JR |
Rashamel Jones | F | JR |
Antric Klaiber | F | JR |
Ricky Moore | G | JR |
Albert Mouring | G | FR |
Jake Voskuhl | C | SO |
Souleymane Wane | C | SO |
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/15/1997* WTNH | No. 12 | Yale | W 88–57 | 1–0 | Hartford Civic Center (13,391) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
11/17/1997* | No. 12 | Boston University Preseason NIT | W 68–54 | 2–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,311) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
11/19/1997* ESPN | No. 12 | No. 20 Rhode Island Preseason NIT | W 80–67 | 3–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,592) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
11/24/1997* WTNH | No. 12 | Coppin State | W 72–50 | 4–0 | Hartford Civic Center (13,212) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
11/26/1997* ESPN | No. 11 | vs. No. 25 Florida State Preseason NIT | L 60–67 | 4–1 | Madison Square Garden (11,510) New York City | ||||||
11/28/1997* ESPN | No. 11 | vs. Arizona State Preseason NIT | W 82–61 | 5–1 | Madison Square Garden (12,254) New York | ||||||
12/3/1997 WTNH | No. 12 | West Virginia | W 88–75 | 6–1 (1–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,621) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
12/7/1997 WTNH | No. 12 | at Rutgers | W 59–44 | 7–1 (2–0) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,112) Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||
12/10/1997* WTNH | No. 13 | at Virginia | W 74–63 | 8–1 | University Hall (6,841) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
12/20/1997* WTNH | No. 12 | UNC Wilmington | W 93–55 | 9–1 | Hartford Civic Center (13,911) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
12/23/1997* ESPN | No. 11 | Massachusetts MassMutual UGame | W 72–55 | 10–1 | Hartford Civic Center (10,797) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
12/28/1997* WTNH | No. 11 | Hartford | W 100–69 | 11–1 | Hartford Civic Center (14,505) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
12/30/1997* WTNH | No. 10 | Fairfield | W 90–63 | 12–1 | Hartford Civic Center (14,313) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
1/3/1998 WTNH | No. 10 | Notre Dame | W 84–58 | 13–1 (3–0) | Hartford Civic Center (15,101) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
1/6/1998 WTNH | No. 10 | at Miami | L 67–76 | 13–2 (3–1) | Miami Arena (8,247) Miami, Florida | ||||||
1/11/1998 WTNH | No. 8 | at Boston College | W 80–68 | 14–2 (4–1) | Conte Forum (7,976) Boston | ||||||
1/13/1998 WTNH | No. 10 | Seton Hall | W 80–59 | 15–2 (5–1) | Hartford Civic Center (14,756) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
1/17/1998 CBS | No. 10 | Georgetown Rivalry | W 86–72 | 16–2 (6–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
1/19/1998 ESPN | No. 10 | at St. John's | L 62–64 | 16–3 (6–2) | Madison Square Garden (11,768) New York | ||||||
1/24/1998 CBS | No. 8 | at No. 15 Syracuse Rivalry | W 63–54 | 17–3 (7–2) | Carrier Dome (25,718) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
1/27/1998 ESPN2 | No. 9 | at Providence | W 63–56 | 18–3 (8–2) | Providence Civic Center (12,978) Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
1/31/1998 WTNH | No. 9 | Rutgers | W 73–56 | 19–3 (9–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
2/2/1998 ESPN | No. 9 | Villanova | W 80–65 | 20–3 (10–2) | Hartford Civic Center (15,439) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
2/7/1998* CBS | No. 7 | Stanford | W 76–56 | 21–3 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
2/11/1998 ESPN | No. 6 | at No. 16 West Virginia | L 62–80 | 21–4 (10–3) | WVU Coliseum (15,167) Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
2/14/1998 WTNH | No. 6 | Pittsburgh | W 92–67 | 22–4 (11–3) | Hartford Civic Center (15,467) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
2/17/1998 ESPN2 | No. 7 | at Notre Dame | W 88–79 | 23–4 (12–3) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,273) Notre Dame, Indiana | ||||||
2/21/1998 WTNH | No. 7 | at Villanova | W 83–73 | 24–4 (13–3) | Wells Fargo Center (12,934) Philadelphia | ||||||
2/23/1998 ESPN | No. 7 | Providence | W 77–68 | 25–4 (14–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,129) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
2/28/1998 WTNH | No. 6 | St. John's | W 87–58 | 26–4 (15–3) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
3/5/1998 ESPN | No. 6 | vs. Providence Quarterfinals | W 64–55 | 27–4 | Madison Square Garden (15,377) New York | ||||||
3/6/1998 ESPN | No. 6 | vs. Rutgers Semifinals | W 64–50 | 28–4 | Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York | ||||||
3/7/1998 ESPN | No. 6 | vs. No. 22 Syracuse Championship/Rivalry | W 69–54 | 29–4 | Madison Square Garden (18,521) New York | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/12/1998* CBS | No. 6 (2) | vs. No. (15) Fairleigh Dickinson First Round | W 93–85[7] | 30–4 | MCI Center (19,288) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
3/14/1998* CBS | No. 6 (2) | vs. No. (7) Indiana Second Round | W 78–68 | 31–4 | MCI Center (19,320) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
3/19/1998* CBS | No. 6 (2) | vs. No. (11) Washington Sweet Sixteen | W 75–74 | 32–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex (23,235) Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
3/21/1998* CBS | No. 6 (2) | vs. No. 1 (1) North Carolina Elite Eight | L 64–75 | 32–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex (23,235) Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Schedule Source:[4][8]
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
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AP | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | N/A |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Big East Conference Season Summary
- ^ Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
- ^ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
- ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
- ^ "1997-98 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats".
- ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Gives UConn a Scare". The New York Times. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved March 9, 2016.