1997–98 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1998 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1997–98 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1997–98 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Second Round vs. Utah, L, 75–69
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 17
1997–98 record	24–9 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (13th season);
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1997–98 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his 13th year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	22	Pat Bradley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Everett	Everett, Massachusetts
PF	55	Derek Hood	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Central	Kansas City, Missouri

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
SEC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998*	(6 W) No. 17	vs. (11 W) Nebraska First Round	W 74–65	24–8	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Mar 14, 1998*	(6 W) No. 17	vs. (3 W) No. 7 Utah Second Round	L 69–75	24–9	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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]

v t Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Venues	Schmidt Gymnasium (1923–1937) Men's Gymnasium (1937–1955) Barnhill Arena (1955–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1923–24 1925–26 1929–30 1937–38 1940–41 1944–45 1954–55 1957–58 1977–78 1980–81 1982–83 1983–84 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics