1997–98 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

1997–98 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
CAA Regular Season Co-Champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record20–7 (13–3 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliam & Mary Hall
Seasons
1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
William & Mary 13 – 3   .813 20 – 7   .741
Richmond † 12 – 4   .750 23 – 8   .742
Old Dominion 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429
James Madison 6 – 10   .375 11 – 16   .407
George Mason 6 – 10   .375 9 – 18   .333
American 5 – 11   .313 9 – 19   .321
East Carolina 5 – 11   .313 10 – 17   .370
VCU 4 – 12   .250 9 – 19   .321
† 1998 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1997–98 season. Under the fourth year of head coach Charlie Woollum, the team finished the season 20–7 and 13–3 in the Colonial Athletic Association. William & Mary played its home games at William & Mary Hall. This was the 93rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary.[1]

William & Mary finished tied for first place in the CAA with UNC Wilmington, clinching just the second regular season conference title for the Tribe and first since 1982–83 (also the last time the Tribe won 20 games in a season). Even though the Tribe received the #2 seed for the 1998 CAA men's basketball tournament, they lost to American in the quarterfinals and were not invited to a post-season tournament.

Program notes

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 15*
 Stetson W 72–61  1–0
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
November 19*
7:30 pm 		at Virginia L 45–59  1–1
 University Hall (5,864)
Charlottesville, VA
November 26*
 Virginia Tech L 64–66  1–2
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
November 29*
 at UNC Greensboro W 68–55  2–2
 Fleming Gymnasium 
Greensboro, NC
December 1*
 Hampton W 69–54  3–2
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
December 3*
 at Furman W 80–57  4–2
 Timmons Arena 
Greenville, SC
December 28*
 at Wichita State
Cessna Classic 		L 74–76 OT 4–3
 Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 29*
 vs. Texas Southern
Cessna Classic 		W 83–76  5–3
 Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
January 3
 VCU W 67–53  6–3 (1–0)
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 7
 American W 69–56  7–3 (2–0)
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 10
 at East Carolina W 72–63  8–3 (3–0)
 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
January 12*
 Navy W 83–68  9–3
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 14
 at James Madison W 89–60  10–3 (4–0)
 JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
January 17*
 Centenary W 78–48  11–3
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 19
 at Richmond L 59–70  11–4 (4–1)
 Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 21
 George Mason W 84–66  12–4 (5–1)
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 24
 Old Dominion W 69–53  13–4 (6–1)
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 28
 at UNC Wilmington L 56–58  13–5 (6–2)
 Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
January 31
 at American L 56–61  13–6 (6–3)
 Bender Arena 
Washington, DC
February 3
 at Old Dominion W 68–58  14–6 (7–3)
 ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, VA
February 7
 Richmond W 73–70  15–6 (8–3)
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
February 11
 James Madison W 53–52  16–6 (9–3)
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
February 14
 UNC Wilmington W 64–51  17–6 (10–3)
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
February 16
 at George Mason W 81–80 OT 18–6 (11–3)
 Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
February 18
 East Carolina W 74–69  19–6 (12–3)
 William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
February 23
 at VCU W 72–67  20–6 (13–3)
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
February 27
 vs. (7) American
Quarterfinals 		L 66–71  20–7
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "William & Mary season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide". Year-by-year records. College of William & Mary. 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.