1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–12 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Davis (1st season)
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No.  16 Michigan State 13 – 3   .813 22 – 8   .733
No. 22 Illinois 13 – 3   .813 23 – 10   .697
No. 11 Purdue 12 – 4   .750 28 – 8   .778
Iowa 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645
Indiana 9 – 7   .563 20 – 12   .625
Penn State 8 – 8   .500 19 – 13   .594
Northwestern 3 – 13   .188 10 – 17   .370
Wisconsin 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Ohio State 1 – 15   .063 8 – 22   .267
No. 12 Michigan* † 0 – 5   .000 0 – 8   .000
Minnesota** 0 – 10   .000 0 – 15   .000
† 1998 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10


The 1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 27th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–12 and a conference record of 9–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. After losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Big Ten tournament, the Hoosiers were invited to dance in the 1998 NCAA tournament. However, IU lost in the second round to Connecticut.[1]

Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
3 Charlie Miller F 6–7 Sr. Miami, Florida
4 Luke Recker G/F 6–6 Fr. Auburn, Indiana
12 Luke Jimenez G 6–3 So. Redwood Falls, Minnesota
21 Richard Mandeville C 7–1 Sr. Pasadena, California
23 Rob Turner G 6–4 Jr. Wilmington, Delaware
24 Michael Lewis G 6–1 So. Jasper, Indiana
25 A.J. Guyton G 6–1 So. Peoria, Illinois
30 William Gladness F 6–8 Jr. West Memphis, Arkansas
32 Robbie Eggers F 6–10 Sr. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
33 Larry Richardson G 6–8 So. Orange Park, Florida
35 Kirk Haston F/C 6–10 RS Fr. Lobelville, Tennessee
40 Jason Collier C 7–1 So. Springfield, Ohio
45 Andrae Patterson F 6–8 Sr. Abilene, Texas
53 Tom Geyer F 6–8 RS Fr. Indianapolis, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/1997*
 No. 17 vs. No. 24 Temple L 53–59  0–1
 CoreStates Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
11/20/1997*
 No. 23 at Alabama-Birmingham W 80–64  1–1
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
11/28/1997*
 No. 21 vs. Hawaii
United Airlines Classic 		L 65–82  1–2
 Special Events Arena 
Honolulu, HI
11/30/1997*
 No. 21 vs. Northeast Louisiana
United Airlines Classic 		W 103–69  2–2
 Special Events Arena 
Honolulu, HI
12/3/1997*
 Notre Dame W 91–80  3–2
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/6/1997*
 vs. No. 7 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 		L 72–75  3–3
 RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
12/9/1997*
 Evansville W 85–73  4–3
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/12/1997*
 Wisconsin-Green Bay
Indiana Classic 		W 72–58  5–3
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/13/1997*
 South Alabama
Indiana Classic 		W 64–56  6–3
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/22/1997*
 vs. San Francisco W 65–62  7–3
 The Arena in Oakland 
Oakland, CA
12/27/1997*
 vs. Southwest Missouri State
Union Federal Hoosier Classic 		W 78–66  8–3
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1997*
 vs. Western Michigan
Union Federal Hoosier Classic 		W 70–63  9–3
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN
Big Ten regular season
12/31/1997
 No. 14 Iowa L 76–89  9–4
(0–1) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/3/1998
 at Illinois
Rivalry 		L 72–74  9–5
(0–2) 		Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/6/1998
 No. 17 Michigan W 80–62  10–5
(1–2) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/10/1998
 Ohio State W 83–66  11–5
(2–2) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/14/1998
 at Northwestern W 76–58  12–5
(3–2) 		Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/18/1998
 No. 9 Purdue
Rivalry 		W 94–88  13–5
(4–2) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/25/1998
 at Wisconsin W 69–59  14–5
(5–2) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/28/1998
 No. 25 at No. 22 Michigan State L 66–84  14–6
(5–3) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
1/31/1998
 No. 25 Minnesota W 95–82  15–6
(6–3) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/4/1998
 Penn State W 95–76  16–6
(7–3) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/10/1998
 at No. 8 Purdue
Rivalry 		L 89–94  16–7
(7–4) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/14/1998
 Northwestern W 73–55  17–7
(8–4) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/19/1998
 at Ohio State W 74–72  18–7
(9–4) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/22/1998
 at No. 22 Michigan L 64–112  18–8
(9–5) 		Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/24/1998
 No. 22 Illinois
Rivalry 		L 72–82  18–9
(9–6) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/28/1998
 at Iowa L 70–84  18–10
(9–7) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/5/1998
 (6) vs. (11) Ohio State
opening round 		W 78–71  19–10
 United Center 
Chicago, IL
3/6/1998
 (6) vs. (3) No. 9 Purdue
quarterfinals 		L 71–76  19–11
 United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
3/12/1998*
 CBS 		(7 E) vs. (10 E) Oklahoma
First Round 		W 94–87 OT[2] 20–11
 MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
3/14/1998*
 CBS 		(7 E) vs. (2 E) No. 6 Connecticut
Second Round 		L 68–78  20–12
 MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Indiana Narrowly Avoids Oklahoma Upset". The New York Times. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 3, 2023.