1997–98 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1997–98 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record20–10 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
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 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 18–9 overall in the regular season and 11–7 in conference play, fourth in the standings.[2] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

Washington returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time in twelve years and won for the first time since 1984. Seeded eleventh in the East regional, they upset Xavier by a point in the first round,[3] and handled fourteen seed Richmond in the second round.[4]

In the Sweet Sixteen, Washington nearly upset second seed Connecticut; a rebound jumper at the buzzer by Richard Hamilton allowed UConn to escape with a one-point win.[5][6]

Postseason results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
NCAA tournament
Thu, March 12*
9:20 am, CBS 		(11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 23 Xavier
First round 		W 69–68  19–9
 MCI Center (19,288)
Washington, D.C.
Sat, March 14*
1:38 pm, CBS 		(11 E) vs. (14 E) (14E) Richmond
Second round 		W 81–66  20–9
 MCI Center (19,320)
Washington, D.C.
Thu, March 19*
6:50 pm, CBS 		(11 E) vs. (2 E) No. 6 (2E) Connecticut
Sweet Sixteen 		L 74–75  20–10
 Greensboro Coliseum (23,235)
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1997–98 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1998. p. 1G.
  3. ^ White, Joseph (March 13, 1998). "Huskies feast on Musketeers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1C.
  4. ^ White, Joseph (March 15, 1998). "Huskies ride MacCulloch into Sweet Sixteen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  5. ^ O'Connell, Jim (March 20, 1998). "Dawgs' dream disappears". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1C.
  6. ^ McKissic, Rodney (March 20, 1998). "UW falls at buzzer". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.