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1997–98 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
1997–98 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	22–11 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (4th season);
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
Oklahoma State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	7	.759
Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Nebraska	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
Baylor	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	17	–	15	.531
Texas Tech	7	–	9	.438	13	–	14	.481
Kansas State	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
Colorado	7	–	9	.438	13	–	14	.481
Texas	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Iowa State	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
Texas A&M	1	–	15	.063	7	–	20	.259

† 1998 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 1997–98 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big 12 Conference.

The team posted a 22–11 overall record (11–5 Big 12). The Sooners received a bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. The Sooners lost to No. 7 seed Stanford, 94–87 in OT, in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

1997–98 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	21	Eduardo Nájera	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So
G	24	Ryan Humphrey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Booker T. Washington	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	31	Corey Brewer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	West Memphis, Arkansas
C	32	Evan Wiley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Kelvin Sampson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 1997*	No. 20	Jackson State	W 75–62	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
November 18, 1997*	No. 19	UT Arlington	W 81–63	2–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
November 22, 1997*	No. 19	Southwest Texas State	W 81–68	3–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
November 28, 1997*	No. 18	vs. Butler	L 63–73	3–1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
November 29, 1997*	No. 18	vs. Wisconsin	L 64–75	3–2	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
November 30, 1997*	No. 18	at Hawaii–Hilo	W 86–70	4–2	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
December 4, 1997*		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 82–51	5–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
December 6, 1997*		at Mississippi State	L 65–67 ^OT	5–3	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
December 13, 1997*		Memphis	L 78–80	5–4	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
December 20, 1997*		Florida Atlantic	W 91–65	6–4	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
December 22, 1997*		North Texas	W 95–72	7–4	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
December 27, 1997*		vs. Coppin State All-College Basketball Classic	W 83–72	8–4	The Myriad Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
December 28, 1997*		vs. Alabama All-College Basketball Classic	W 79–61	9–4	The Myriad Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Big 12 Regular Season
January 3, 1998		at Colorado	W 69–68	10–4 (1–0)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
January 7, 1998		Kansas State	W 71–64	11–4 (2–0)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
January 10, 1998		at Texas A&M	W 76–66	12–4 (3–0)	Reed Arena College Station, Texas
January 12, 1998		Texas	W 91–75	13–4 (4–0)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
January 18, 1998		at Nebraska	L 43–53	13–5 (4–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
January 21, 1998		Iowa State	W 64–63	14–5 (5–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
January 24, 1998		at Baylor	W 61–60	15–5 (6–1)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
January 26, 1998		Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	L 84–88	15–6 (6–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
January 31, 1998		Texas A&M	W 80–71	16–6 (7–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 4, 1998		Texas Tech	L 68–70	16–7 (7–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 8, 1998		at Texas	W 81–74	17–7 (8–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
February 14, 1998		at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	L 66–70	17–8 (8–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 18, 1998		Baylor	W 75–63	18–8 (9–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 21, 1998		Missouri	W 80–76	19–8 (10–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 23, 1998		at No. 4 Kansas	L 70–83	19–9 (10–5)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
February 28, 1998		at Texas Tech	W 89–56	20–9 (11–5)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
March 6, 1998*	(3)	vs. (6) Missouri Quarterfinals	W 58–53	21–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
March 7, 1998*	(3)	vs. (10) Texas Semifinals	W 68–55	22–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
March 8, 1998*	(3)	vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas Championship game	L 58–72	22–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 12, 1998*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) Indiana First round	L 87–94 ^OT	22–11	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East.

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Rankings

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References

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Indiana Narrowly Avoids Oklahoma Upset". The New York Times. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "1997-98 Oklahoma Sooners Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[Standings-1] 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "Indiana Narrowly Avoids Oklahoma Upset". The New York Times. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[3] "1997-98 Oklahoma Sooners Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[4] "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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