1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1997–1998 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular-Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 4
Record30–5 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
1997–98 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Arizona 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857
No. 10 Stanford 15 – 3   .833 30 – 5   .857
No. 19 UCLA 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Washington 11 – 7   .611 20 – 10   .667
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Oregon 8 – 10   .444 13 – 14   .481
California 8 – 10   .444 12 – 15   .444
USC 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321
Oregon State 3 – 15   .167 13 – 17   .433
Washington State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 19   .345
As of November 23, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in first place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 17–1 record.[2] Arizona reached the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Utah 51-76 and finishing the season with a 30-5 record.[3]

Roster

1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Mike Bibby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona
F 12 Josh Pastner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Glen Dale, West Virginia
C 13 Donnell Harris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Salinas, California
G 15 John Ash 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Tucson, Arizona
F 21 Bennett Davison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Sebastopol, California
F 23 Michael Dickerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Seattle, Washington
G 24 Quynn Tebbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Salt Lake City, Utah
F 30 Justin Wessel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G 31 Jason Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Seattle, Washington
F 33 Eugene Edgerson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So New Orleans, Louisiana
G 34 Miles Simon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Fullerton, California
C 42 AJ Bramlett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 52 Jason Steward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Gardena, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 20, 1997*
 No. 1 Morgan State W 115-53  1–0
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Nov. 24, 1997*
 No. 1 vs. Boston College
Maui Invitational quarterfinal 		W 99-69  2–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov. 25, 1997*
 No. 1 vs. No. 8 Kentucky
Maui Invitational semifinal 		W 89-74  3–0
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov. 26, 1997*
 No. 1 vs. No. 3 Duke
Maui Invitational Championship 		L 87-95  3-1
 Lahaina Civic Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov. 29, 1997*
 No. 1 UNC Asheville W 97-69  4-1
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 2, 1997*
 No. 4 vs. No. 2 Kansas
Great Eight Basketball Classic 		L 87-90  4-2
 United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec. 6, 1997*
 No. 4 at Texas W 88-81  5-2
 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec. 8, 1997*
 No. 4 at Baylor W 83-68  6-2
 Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Dec. 13, 1997*
 No. 6 Coppin State W 99-82  7-2
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 23, 1997*
 No. 5 at No. 17 Florida State L 79-84  7-3
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Dec. 28, 1997*
 No. 5 James Madison W 92-68  8-3
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 29, 1997*
 No. 5 Kansas State W 125-87  9-3
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 3, 1998
 No. 8 No. 9 UCLA
Rivalry 		W 87-75  10-3
(1-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 5, 1998
 No. 5 Southern California W 91-72  11-3
(2-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 8, 1998
 No. 5 at Washington State W 94-81  12-3
(3-0) 		Spokane Arena 
Spokane, Washington
Jan. 10, 1998
 No. 5 at Washington W 110-91  13-3
(4-0) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Jan. 15, 1998
 No. 5 Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 127-99  14-3
(5-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 18, 1998*
 No. 5 No. 15 New Mexico W 89-70  15-3
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 22, 1998
 No. 6 Oregon W 87-57  16-3
(6-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 25, 1998
 No. 6 Oregon State W 93-80  17-3
(7-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 29, 1998*
 No. 6 at No. 4 Stanford W 93-75  18-3
(8-0) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan. 31, 1998
 No. 6 at California W 70-57  19-3
(9-0) 		The Arena in Oakland 
Oakland, California
Feb. 5, 1998
 No. 4 Washington W 112-81  20-3
(10-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 7, 1998
 No. 4 Washington State W 83-61  21-3
(11-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 14, 1998
 No. 3 at Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 83-82  22-3
(12-0) 		Wells Fargo Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb. 19, 1998
 No. 3 at Oregon State W 71-70  23-3
(13-0) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb. 21, 1998
 No. 3 at Oregon W 81-66  24-3
(14-0) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb. 26, 1998
 No. 2 California W 76-73  25–3
(15-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 28, 1998
 No. 2 Stanford W 90-58  26-3
(16-0) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar. 5, 1998
 No. 2 at Southern California L 90-91 OT 26–4
(16-1) 		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Mar. 7, 1998
 No. 2 at No. 19 UCLA
Rivalry 		W 91-87  27-4
(17-1) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar. 12, 1998*
 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (16 W) Nicholls State
First Round 		W 99-60[4]  28–4
 ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
Mar. 14, 1998*
 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (9 W) Illinois State
Second Round 		W 66-59  29–4
 ARCO Arena (16,402)
Sacramento, California
Mar. 19, 1998*
 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (4 W) No. 20 Maryland
Sweet Sixteen 		W 87-79[5]  30–4
 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
Mar. 21, 1998*
 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (3 W) No. 6 Utah
Elite Eight 		L 51-76[6]  30-5
 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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NCAA Division I tournament

  • West
    • Arizona (#1 seed) 99, Nicholls State 60
    • Arizona 82, Illinois State 49
    • Arizona 87, Maryland 79
    • Utah 76, Arizona 51

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Rankings

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

1998 NBA draft

Main article: 1998 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 2 Mike Bibby Vancouver Grizzlies
1 14 Michael Dickerson Houston Rockets
2 42 Miles Simon Orlando Magic

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References

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  3. ^ "1997-98 schedule". Arizona. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Arizona Successfully Begins Title Defense". The New York Times. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Arizona Defeats Maryland, 87-79". The New York Times. March 20, 1998. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ute Movement Buries Arizona". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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  9. ^ "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.