1997–98 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

1997–98 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 14
Record23–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBarclay Radebaugh (4th season)
Home arenaCarolina Coliseum
Seasons
1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Kentucky † 14 – 2   .875 35 – 4   .897
No. 14 South Carolina 11 – 5   .688 23 – 8   .742
Tennessee 9 – 7   .563 20 – 9   .690
Georgia 7 – 9   .438 20 – 15   .571
Vanderbilt 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606
Florida 6 – 10   .375 14 – 15   .483
West
No. 13 Ole Miss 12 – 4   .750 22 – 7   .759
No. 17 Arkansas 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727
Auburn 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533
Alabama 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484
Mississippi State 4 – 12   .250 15 – 15   .500
LSU 2 – 14   .125 9 – 18   .333
† 1998 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1997–98 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1997–98 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played their home games at Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. The team finished second in the SEC East regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the East region. The Gamecocks lost to 14 seed Richmond in the first round[2] to finish the season with a record of 23–8 (11–5 SEC).

Roster

1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 BJ McKie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Irmo, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 14, 1997*
 No. 7 vs. Maryland
Black Coaches Association Classic 		W 76–72 OT 1–0
 Target Center 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 21, 1997*
 No. 6 The Citadel W 77–58  2–0
 Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 1, 1997*
 No. 5 Belmont W 72–61  3–0
 Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 5, 1997*
 No. 5 vs. Virginia Tech W 74–73  4–0
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 6, 1997*
 No. 5 vs. Chattanooga W 67–55  5–0
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1997*
 No. 6 at Clemson L 57–62  5–1
 Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 20, 1997*
 No. 6 Saint Joseph's W 77–65  6–1
 Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 23, 1997*
 No. 10 South Carolina State W 90–85  7–1
 Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 30, 1997*
 No. 11 Towson W 65–55  8–1
 Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 3, 1998
 No. 11 at No. 16 Ole Miss L 54–73  8–2
(0–1) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 7, 1998
 No. 16 Vanderbilt W 71–70  9–2
(1–1) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 10, 1998
 No. 16 LSU W 70–53  10–2
(2–1) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 13, 1998
 No. 14 at No. 6 Kentucky L 70–91  10–3
(2–2) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 18, 1998
 No. 14 at Georgia W 68–60  11–3
(3–2) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 21, 1998
 No. 14 Tennessee W 81–51  12–3
(4–2) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 24, 1998
 No. 14 at Auburn W 61–56  13–3
(5–2) 		Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 26, 1998*
 No. 13 at Furman W 79–52  14–3
 Timmons Arena 
Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 28, 1998
 No. 13 Florida W 74–72  15–3
(6–2) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 1, 1998*
 No. 13 No. 18 Cincinnati W 67–65  16–3
 Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 3, 1998
 No. 13 at Vanderbilt W 65–61  17–3
(7–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1998
 No. 13 at Tennessee L 69–70  17–4
(7–3) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1998
 No. 15 Alabama W 74–63  18–4
(8–3) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 14, 1998
 No. 15 Mississippi State W 76–65  19–4
(9–3) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 18, 1998
 No. 13 at No. 16 Arkansas L 88–96  19–5
(9–4) 		Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 21, 1998
 No. 13 at Florida W 79–74  20–5
(10–4) 		Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 24, 1998
 No. 14 Georgia W 78–76  21–5
(11–4) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 28, 1998
 No. 14 No. 7 Kentucky L 57–69  21–6
(11–5) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 1998*
 (E2) No. 15 vs. (E6) Florida
Quarterfinals 		W 71–60  22–6
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 7, 1998*
 (E2) No. 15 vs. (W1) No. 10 Ole Miss
Semifinals 		W 87–77  23–6
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 8, 1998*
 (E2) No. 15 vs. (E1) No. 7 Kentucky
Championship Game 		L 56–86  23–7
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998*
 (3 E) No. 14 vs. (14 E) Richmond
First Round 		L 61–62[2]  23–8
 Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "No. 14 Richmond strikes again, ousts No. 3 S. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "1997-98 South Carolina Gamecocks Roster and Stats". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "1997-98 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "2019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History" (PDF). University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2021.