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1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997–98 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run through the NCAA tournament all the way to the National Championship Game and finished with an overall record of 30–4 (12–2 WAC).

1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner Up
WAC regular season champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 7
Record30–4 (12–2 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainMichael Doleac
Drew Hansen
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mountain
No. 7 Utah12–2 .85730–4 .882
No. 18 New Mexico11–3 .78624–8 .750
Wyoming9–5 .64319–9 .679
Colorado State8–6 .57120–9 .690
UNLV †7–7 .50020–13 .606
BYU4–10 .2869–21 .300
UTEP3–11 .21412–14 .462
Air Force2–12 .14310–16 .385
Pacific
No. 15 TCU14–0 1.00027–6 .818
Fresno State10–4 .71421–13 .618
Tulsa9–5 .64319–12 .613
Hawaii8–6 .57121–9 .700
SMU6–8 .42918–10 .643
San Diego State5–9 .35713–15 .464
Rice3–11 .2146–22 .214
San Jose State1–13 .0713–23 .115
† 1998 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Including the previous season, Utah won 59 of 67 games overall and 27 of 30 games in conference play.

Roster edit

1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
SF3David Jackson6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoPortland, Oregon
PG11Jordie McTavish6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg)FrSalmon Arm, BC, Canada
F/C13Hanno Möttölä6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)SoHelsinki, Finland
SG15Derek Broomhall6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrSacramento, California
SG21Trace Caton6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)211 lb (96 kg)FrAlamosa, Colorado
PG24Andre Miller6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrLos Angeles, California
F31Britton Johnsen6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)FrMurray, Utah
G34Drew Hansen
—
—
Sr
G35Jeff Johnsen6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoMurray, Utah
C42Jon Carlisle6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg)FrSalt Lake City, Utah
F50Alex Jensen6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)SoBountiful, Utah
C51Michael Doleac (C)6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg)SrPortland, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 15*
 No. 16 Cal State FullertonW 87–59 1–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
November 19*
 No. 16 at Weber StateW 87–72 2–0
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
November 22*
 No. 16 Southern UtahW 66–48 3–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
November 25*
 No. 16 at Loyola MarymountW 89–50 4–0
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 29*
 No. 16 UC IrvineW 83–45 5–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,921)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 2*
 No. 11 vs. Providence
Great Eight Tournament		W 64–58 6–0
United Center 
Chicago, IL
December 6*
 No. 11 at No. 24 Wake ForestW 62–53 7–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 10*
 No. 9 Utah StateW 71–55 8–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 12*
 No. 9 Azusa PacificW 78–58 9–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 20*
 No. 7 at Oregon State
Ford Holiday Classic		W 69–61 10–0
Rose Garden 
Portland, OR
December 27*
 No. 6 at MilwaukeeW 65–51 11–0
Wisconsin Center Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 3
 No. 4 RiceW 73–65 12–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 10
 No. 3 at BYUW 71–61 13–0
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
WAC regular season
January 15
 No. 4 Colorado StateW 65–51 14–0
(1–0)		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 17
 No. 4 WyomingW 75–58 15–0
(2–0)		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22
 No. 4 at Air ForceW 57–46 16–0
(3–0)		Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
January 24
 No. 4 at UNLVW 67–54 17–0
(4–0)		Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
January 29
 No. 3 UTEPW 62–56 18–0
(5–0)		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 1
 No. 3 at No. 14 New MexicoL 74–77 18–1
(5–1)		University Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
February 5
 No. 5 BYUW 83–68 19–1
(6–1)		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 7
 No. 5 at RiceW 60–49 20–1
(7–1)		Rice Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
February 12
 No. 5 at WyomingL 56–62 20–2
(7–2)		Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
February 14
 No. 5 at Colorado StateW 60–48 21–2
(8–2)		Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
February 21
 No. 6 Air ForceW 55–41 22–2
(9–2)		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 23
 No. 6 UNLVW 79–68 23–2
(10–2)		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 26
 No. 5 at UTEPW 87–70 24–2
(11–2)		Special Events Center 
El Paso, TX
February 28
 No. 5 No. 16 New MexicoW 65–55 25–2
(12–2)		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
WAC Tournament
March 5*
(M1) No. 5 vs. (M5) UNLV
Quarterfinals		L 51–54 25–3
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 12*
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (14 W) San Francisco
NCAA tournament first round		W 85–68[2] 26–3
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
March 14*
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (6 W) No. 17 Arkansas
NCAA tournament second round		W 75–69[3] 27–3
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
March 19*
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (10 W) West Virginia
West Regional semifinal		W 65–62 28–3
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, CA
March 21*
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (1 W) No. 4 Arizona
West Regional final		W 76–51[4] 29–3
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, CA
March 28*
(3 W) No. 7 vs. (1) No. 1 E North Carolina
Final Four		W 65–59[5] 30–3
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 30*
 CBS		(3 W) No. 7 vs. (2 S) No. 5 Kentucky
NCAA Championship Game		L 69–78 30–4
Alamodome (40,509)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

[6]

Rankings edit

See also: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

[7]

Team players in the 1998 NBA draft edit

See also: 1998 NBA draft
RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
112Michael DoleacOrlando Magic

[8]

References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Utah Overwhelms San Francisco, 85-68". The New York Times. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Utah Fights Past Tough Arkansas Defense". The New York Times. March 15, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ute Movement Buries Arizona". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Utes Hold off Tar Heels, 65-59". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. ^ 2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jul-30.
  7. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  8. ^ "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

External links edit

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