1997–98 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1997–98 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record20–9 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
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 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing third in the SEC East regular season standings with a 9–7 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the West region where they lost in the opening round.

Roster

1997–98 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 15 Brandon Wharton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Jr   Nashville, Tennessee
F 43 C. J. Black 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So   Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 44 Isiah Victor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr   Hopkinsville, Kentucky
F 55 Charles Hathaway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So Hillwood Nashville, Tennessee
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 (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1997*
 Winthrop W 75–62  1–0
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 17, 1997*
 Miami (OH) W 75–74  2–0
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 19, 1997*
 UNC Asheville W 75–69  3–0
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 23, 1997*
 Austin Peay W 74–65  4–0
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 28, 1997*
 Appalachian State W 69–46  5–0
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 2, 1997*
 Tennessee Tech W 83–69  6–0
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 7, 1997*
 Wofford W 92–63  7–0
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 9, 1997*
 Saint Joseph's W 74–54  8–0
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1997*
 at Memphis W 68–66  9–0
 Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1997*
 at USC W 74–70  10–0
 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 3, 1998
 at Florida L 69–83  10–1
(0–1) 		Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 7, 1998
 Auburn L 69–74  10–2
(0–2) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 1998
 at Vanderbilt L 79–80  10–3
(0–3) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 17, 1998
 No. 11 Ole Miss W 77–67  11–3
(1–3) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 21, 1998
8:00 pm, JPS[3] 		at No. 14 South Carolina L 51–81  11–4
(1–4) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 24, 1998
 No. 7 Kentucky L 67–85  11–5
(1–5) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1998
 at Alabama W 84–70  12–5
(2–5) 		Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 31, 1998
 at LSU W 72–65  13–5
(3–5) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 4, 1998
 Georgia W 77–48  14–5
(4–5) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1998
2:00 pm, JPS[3] 		No. 13 South Carolina W 70–69  15–5
(5–5) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1998
8:00 pm, JPS[3] 		at No. 7 Kentucky L 74–80  15–6
(5–6) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 14, 1998
12:30 pm, JPS[3] 		No. 12 Arkansas W 74–71  16–6
(6–6) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 1998
 at Mississippi State W 87–63  17–6
(7–6) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 21, 1998
 Vanderbilt W 90–76  18–6
(8–6) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 25, 1998
 Florida W 79–75  19–6
(9–6) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 28, 1998
4:00 pm, JPS[3] 		at Georgia L 72–77  19–7
(9–7) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 1998*
 JPS 		vs. LSU
First Round 		W 73–62  20–7
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 5, 1998*
 JPS 		vs. Arkansas
Quarterfinals 		L 96–102  20–8
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1998*
 CBS 		(8 W) vs. (9 W) Illinois State
First Round 		L 81–82 OT 20–9
 ARCO Arena (15,284)
Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4][5]

Rankings

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

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e Jefferson Pilot Sports Southeastern Conference Basketball – 1998 Television Schedule, Jefferson Pilot Sports, archived from the original on February 16, 1998, retrieved September 28, 2023
  4. ^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.