1997–98 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

1997–98 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
MCC tournament champions
MCC regular season champions
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
Record22–11 (8–6 MCC)
Head coach
Seasons
1997–98 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Detroit 12 – 2   .857 25 – 6   .806
UIC 12 – 2   .857 22 – 6   .786
Butler † 8 – 6   .571 22 – 11   .667
Green Bay 7 – 7   .500 17 – 12   .586
Cleveland State 6 – 8   .429 12 – 15   .444
Loyola Chicago 6 – 8   .429 15 – 15   .500
Wright State 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357
Milwaukee 2 – 12   .143 3 – 24   .111
† 1998 MCC tournament winner

The 1997–98 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Barry Collier, serving in his 9th season at the school. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Butler finished third in the MCC regular season standings and won the MCC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school's second of three NCAA Tournament appearance in a four period under Collier. As No. 13 seed in the Southeast region, the Bulldogs were beaten by No. 4 seed New Mexico, 79–62[1] to finish the season with a record of 22–11 (8–6 MCC).

Roster

1997–98 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Andrew Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
F 22 Mike Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So
F 33 Jon Neuhouser 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Leo-Cedarville, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1997*
 Indiana Wesleyan W 87–44  1–0
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,406)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 20, 1997*
 Bradley W 51–48  2–0
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,132)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 22, 1997*
 at Ball State L 46–58  2–1
 Worthen Arena (6,220)
Muncie, Indiana
Nov 28, 1997*
 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma W 73–63  3–1
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (2,250)
Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 29, 1997*
 vs. Pacific W 73–67 OT 4–1
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,500)
Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1997*
 vs. No. 15 Stanford L 86–99  4–2
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,500)
Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 3, 1997*
 at Western Kentucky L 49–59  4–3
 E.A. Diddle Arena (4,600)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 6, 1997*
 Indiana State W 65–63  5–3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,791)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 10, 1997*
 IUPUI W 83–44  6–3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,225)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 13, 1997*
 Evansville W 63–46  7–3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,265)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 23, 1997*
 James Madison W 75–66  8–3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,773)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 27, 1997*
 Belmont W 85–54  9–3
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,373)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 30, 1997*
 at No. 13 Xavier L 66–93  9–4
 Cincinnati Gardens (10,100)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 1998
 Illinois-Chicago W 78–76  10–4
(1–0) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,531)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 7, 1998
 Loyola-Chicago W 59–56 OT 11–4
(2–0) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,113)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 9, 1998*
 at Southwest Missouri State W 66–63  12–4
 Hammons Student Center (6,551)
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 12, 1998
 Wright State W 81–6  13–4
(3–0) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,211)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 15, 1998
 at Cleveland State L 62–67  13–5
(3–1) 		Henry J. Goodman Arena (2,614)
Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 17, 1998
 at Detroit L 67–78  13–6
(3–2) 		Calihan Hall (4,076)
Detroit, Michigan
Jan 22, 1998
 Wisconsin-Green Bay W 78–60  14–6
(4–2) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,153)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 24, 1998
 UW-Milwaukee W 74–66  15–6
(5–2) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,233)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 29, 1998
 at Illinois-Chicago L 62–72  15–7
(5–3) 		UIC Pavilion (4,748)
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 31, 1998
 at Loyola-Chicago L 62–70 OT 15–8
(5–4) 		Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,221)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 7, 1998
 at Wright State L 53–57  15–9
(5–5) 		Ervin J. Nutter Center (5,949)
Fairborn, Ohio
Feb 17, 1998
 at UW-Milwaukee W 71–56  16–9
(6–5) 		Wisconsin Center Arena (557)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 12, 1998
 Detroit L 51–54  16–10
(6–6) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,213)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 14, 1998
 Cleveland State W 58–44  17–10
(7–6) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,632)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 19, 1998*
 at Nevada W 84–75  18–10
 Lawlor Events Center (5,986)
Reno, Nevada
Feb 21, 1998
 at Wisconsin-Green Bay W 59–57  19–10
(8–6) 		Brown County Arena (4,017)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
MCC tournament
Feb 28, 1998*
 vs. Loyola (IL)
Quarterfinals 		W 62–53  20–10
 Brown County Arena (2,304)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Mar 1, 1998*
 vs. Wright State
Semifinals 		W 67–48  21–10
 Brown County Arena (5,112)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Mar 3, 1998*
 at Green Bay
Championship game 		W 70–51  22–10
 Brown County Arena (5,368)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1998*
 (13 SE) vs. (4 SE) No. 18 New Mexico
First round 		L 62–79[1]  22–11
 Rupp Arena (15,622)
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ a b "New Mexico Center Overwhelms Butler". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "1997-98 Butler Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball". Butlersports.com. Butler University. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "1997-1998 Butler Bulldogs Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). Butler Sports.