1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–19 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke 15 – 1   .938 32 – 4   .889
No. 1 North Carolina† 13 – 3   .813 34 – 4   .895
No. 20 Maryland 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
Wake Forest 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533
Clemson 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563
Georgia Tech 6 – 10   .375 19 – 14   .576
Florida State 6 – 10   .375 18 – 4   .818
NC State 5 – 11   .313 17 – 15   .531
Virginia 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367
† 1998 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the end of the season, Jones resigned as head coach;[1] he would be replaced by Providence Friars head coach Pete Gillen.[2]

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 18–13, with a conference record of 7–9. They reached the first round of the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a #9 seed, where they lost to #8 seed Iowa.

Roster

1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Curtis Staples (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Roanoke, Virginia
G 10 Chezley Watson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Gainesville, Georgia
G 11 Greg Lyons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Mineola, New York
G 13 Donald Hand 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Paterson, New Jersey
G 15 Peter McLaughlin (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Maplewood, New Jersey
G/F 24 Willie Dersch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Floral Park, New York
F 25 Norman Nolan (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Sr Baltimore
G 31 Mike Curtis (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 33 Monte Marcaccini 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Tarzana, California
G/F 42 Chase Metheny 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
C 44 Kris Hunter 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Tallahassee, Florida
F/C 52 Colin Ducharme 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Richmond, Virginia
F/C 54 Craig McAndrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Wonga Beach, Queensland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2015

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition game
Nov. 5*
7:30 pm 		Court Authority W 74–72 
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 9*
2:00 pm 		Australia L 59–70 
University Hall (1,899)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 16*
7:00 pm 		at Richmond
NationsBank Virginia Challenge 		L 79–83 2OT 0–1
 Robins Center (8,463)
Richmond, Virginia
Nov. 19*
7:30 pm 		William & Mary W 59–45  1–1
 University Hall (5,864)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 22*
1:00 pm 		George Mason W 60–45  2–1
 University Hall (2,163)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 25*
7:30 pm 		at Delaware W 64–57  3–1
 Bob Carpenter Center (4,353)
Newark, Delaware
Dec. 2*
7:30 pm 		Appalachian State W 62–54  4–1
 University Hall (5,677)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 6
2:00 pm 		at No. 1 Duke L 59–103  4–2
(0–1) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Dec. 10*
7:30 pm 		No. 13 Connecticut L 63–74  4–3
(0–1) 		University Hall (6,841)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 13*
7:30 pm 		vs. VCU
NationsBank Virginia Challenge 		W 73–67  5–3
(0–1) 		Robins Center (7,700)
Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 22*
7:30 pm 		VMI W 92–55  6–3
(0–1) 		University Hall (4,108)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 27*
10:30 pm 		vs. Nebraska
Rainbow Classic 		L 65–80  6–4
(0–1) 		Special Events Arena 
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 29*
4:00 pm 		vs. BYU
Rainbow Classic 		W 72–54  7–4
(0–1) 		Special Events Arena 
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 30*
6:30 pm 		vs. New Mexico State
Rainbow Classic 		L 82–87 OT 7–5
(0–1) 		Special Events Arena 
Honolulu, HI
Jan. 4
1:00 pm 		vs. Wake Forest
NationsBank Virginia Challenge 		W 73–64 OT 8–5
(1–1) 		Robins Center (7,556)
Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 7*
7:30 pm 		Liberty L 64–69  8–6
(1–1) 		University Hall (3,405)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 10
1:30 pm 		at No. 1 North Carolina L 73–81  8–7
(1–2) 		Dean Smith Center (21,572)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan. 12*
7:00 pm 		vs. Virginia Tech W 69–55  9–7
(1–2) 		Roanoke Civic Center (6,454)
Roanoke, Virginia
Jan. 15
8:00 pm 		Georgia Tech L 65–83  9–8
(1–3) 		University Hall (8,337)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 18
1:30 pm 		NC State W 59–56  10–8
(2–3) 		University Hall (7,596)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 20
8:00 pm 		at No. 25 Clemson L 52–69  10–9
(2–4) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (11,020)
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 24
Noon 		No. 1 Duke L 65–72  10–10
(2–5) 		University Hall (8,019)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 27
8:00 pm 		at Wake Forest L 55–62  10–11
(2–6) 		Joel Coliseum (13,505)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb. 1
4:00 pm 		at No. 25 Maryland L 70–77  10–12
(2–7) 		Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
Feb. 4
7:30 pm 		Florida State L 63–71  10–13
(2–8) 		University Hall (6,250)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 11
9:00 pm 		No. 1 North Carolina L 45–60  10–14
(2–9) 		University Hall (8,047)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 14
Noon 		at Georgia Tech L 86–105  10–15
(2–10) 		Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,826)
Atlanta
Feb. 18
7:00 pm 		at NC State L 55–74  10–16
(2–11) 		Reynolds Coliseum (11,710)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 21
1:30 pm 		Clemson W 78–74 OT 11–16
(3–11) 		University Hall (7,707)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 24
9:00 pm 		Maryland L 66–74  11–17
(3–12) 		University Hall (7,515)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 28
12:00 am 		at Florida State L 63–88  11–18
(3–13) 		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (6,657)
Tallahassee, Florida
ACC Tournament
Mar. 5
 vs. No. 1 Duke
ACC Tournament first round 		L 41–63  11–19
 Greensboro Coliseum (23,733)
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "Jeff Jones Resigns". VirginiaSports.com. March 16, 1998. Archived from the original on March 7, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Pete Gillen Named Men's Head Basketball Coach". VirginiaSports.com. March 28, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "1997–1998 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved December 9, 2014.[dead link‍]