1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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Preseason AP No. 1Arizona
Regular seasonNovember 1997 –
March 1998
NCAA Tournament1998
Tournament datesMarch 12 – March 30, 1998
National ChampionshipAlamodome
San Antonio, Texas
NCAA ChampionsKentucky Wildcats
Other championsMinnesota Golden Gophers (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Antawn Jamison, North Carolina
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1996–97 1998–99»

The 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament whose finals were held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Kentucky Wildcats earned their seventh national championship by defeating the Utah Utes 78–69 on March 30, 1998. They were coached by Tubby Smith and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player was Kentucky's Jeff Shepherd.

In the 32-team 1998 National Invitation Tournament, the Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Following the season, the 1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Mike Bibby, Antawn Jamison, Raef LaFrentz, Paul Pierce, and Miles Simon. The consensus second team was composed of Vince Carter, Mateen Cleaves, Pat Garrity, Richard Hamilton, and Ansu Sesay.

Season headlines[]

Pre-season polls[]

The top 25 from the pre-season AP Poll.

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Arizona
2 Kansas
3 Duke
4 North Carolina
5 Clemson
6 UCLA
7 South Carolina
8 Kentucky
9 Purdue
10 Xavier
11 New Mexico
12 Connecticut
13 Fresno State
14 Stanford
15 Iowa
16 Utah
17 Indiana
18 Charlotte
19 Georgia
20 Oklahoma
21 Rhode Island
22 Texas
23 Ole Miss
24 Temple
25 Louisville

Conference membership changes[]

These schools joined new conferences for the 1997–98 season.

School Former conference New conference
Arkansas–Pine Bluff NCAA Division II Southwestern Athletic Conference
Central Connecticut State Mid-Continent Conference Northeast Conference
Marist Northeast Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marshall Southern Conference Mid-American Conference
Norfolk State NCAA Division II Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Northern Illinois Midwestern Collegiate Conference Mid-American Conference
Oral Roberts NCAA Division I Independent Mid-Continent Conference
Rider Northeast Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southeastern Louisiana Trans America Athletic Conference Southland Conference
Southern Utah NCAA Division I Independent Mid-Continent Conference
Troy State Mid-Continent Conference Trans America Athletic Conference
UNC Greensboro Big South Conference Southern Conference
Wofford NCAA Division I Independent Southern Conference

Regular season[]

Conference winners and tournaments[]

28 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League and the Pac-10 choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners generally received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Conference Regular
Season Winner[1] 		Conference
Player of the Year 		Conference
Tournament 		Tournament
Venue (City) 		Tournament
Winner
America East Conference Delaware Speedy Claxton, Hofstra[2] 1998 America East Men's Basketball Tournament Bob Carpenter Center
(Newark, Delaware)		 Delaware[3]
Atlantic 10 Conference Temple (East)
Xavier (West)		 Cuttino Mobley, Rhode Island[4] 1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament The Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		 Xavier[5]
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Antawn Jamison, North Carolina[6] 1998 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 North Carolina[7]
Big 12 Conference Kansas Raef LaFrentz, Kansas[8] 1998 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)		 Kansas[9]
Big East Conference Connecticut Richard Hamilton, Connecticut[10] 1998 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		 Connecticut[10]
Big Sky Conference Northern Arizona Andrew Mavis, Northern Arizona[11] Dee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah)		 Northern Arizona[11]
Big South Conference UNC Asheville Josh Pittman, UNC Asheville[12] 1998 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Vines Center
(Lynchburg, Virginia)		 Radford[12]
Big Ten Conference Michigan State Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State[13] 1998 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament United Center
(Chicago, Illinois)		 Michigan[13]
Big West Conference Pacific (Eastern)
Utah State (Western)		 Michael Olowokandi, Pacific[14] 1998 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Lawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada)		 Utah State[14]
Colonial Athletic Association William & Mary Jarod Stevenson, Richmond[15] 1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		 Richmond[15]
Conference USA Cincinnati (American)
Memphis (National)		 DeMarco Johnson, Charlotte[16] 1998 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament Shoemaker Center
(Cincinnati, Ohio)		 Cincinnati[16]
Ivy League Princeton Steve Goodrich, Princeton[17] No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona Kashif Hameed, Iona[18] Pepsi Arena
(Buffalo, New York)		 Iona[19]
Mid-American Conference Akron (East)
Ball State (West)		 Bonzi Wells, Ball State[20] 1998 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament SeaGate Convention Centre
(Toledo, Ohio)		 Eastern Michigan[20]
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso Bryce Drew, Valparaiso[21] The MARK of the Quad Cities
(Moline, Illinois)		 Valparaiso[21]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coppin State , Coppin State Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		 South Carolina State
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Detroit Mark Miller, Illinois-Chicago[22] Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
(Green Bay, Wisconsin)		 Butler
Missouri Valley Conference Illinois State Rico Hill, Illinois State[23] 1998 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)		 Illinois State
Northeast Conference Long Island Charles Jones, Long Island[24] 1998 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Spiro Sports Center
(Staten Island, New York)		 Fairleigh Dickinson[25]
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State De'Teri Mayes, Murray State[26] Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals)		 Murray State[26]
Pacific-10 Conference Arizona Mike Bibby, Arizona[27] No Tournament
Patriot League Lafayette Stefan Ciosici, Lafayette[28] 1998 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Kirby Sports Center
(Easton, Pennsylvania)		 Navy[29]
Southeastern Conference Kentucky (East)
Ole Miss (West)		 Ansu Sesay, Ole Miss[30] 1998 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Georgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 Kentucky
Southern Conference Appalachian State (North)
Chattanooga (South)		 Bobby Phillips, Western Carolina (Coaches)[31] & Chuck Vincent, Furman (Media)[31] 1998 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 Davidson[32]
Southland Conference UTSA , UTSA[33] Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
(Semifinals & Finals)		 Nicholls State
Southwestern Athletic Conference Texas Southern Randy Bolden, Texas Southern[34] F. G. Clark Center
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)		 Prairie View A&M
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama Chico Fletcher, Arkansas State[35] Cajundome
(Lafayette, Louisiana)		 South Alabama
Trans America Athletic Conference Charleston (East)
Georgia State
(West)		 Mark Jones, UCF[36] 1998 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Memorial Coliseum
(Jacksonville, Florida)		 Charleston
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Bakari Hendrix, Gonzaga[37] Toso Pavilion
(Santa Clara, California)		 San Francisco
Western Athletic Conference TCU (Mountain)
Utah (Pacific)		 Lee Nailon, TCU[38] 1998 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada)		 UNLV

Statistical leaders[]

Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Charles Jones Long Island 29.0 Ryan Perryman Dayton 12.5 Arizona St. 9.2 Bonzi Wells Ball St. 3.6
Earl Boykins E. Michigan 25.7 St. Francis (PA) 11.9 Chico Fletcher Arkansas State 8.3 Pepe Sánchez Temple 3.4
Lee Nailon TCU 24.9 Raef LaFrentz Kansas 11.4 Sean Colson UNC Charlotte 8.0 DePaul 3.3
Brett Eppehimer Lehigh 24.7 Tremaine Fowlkes Fresno St. 11.2 Ed Cota North Carolina 7.4 Montana 3.1
Cory Carr Texas Tech 23.3 Michael Olowokandi Pacific 11.2 Charles Jones Long Island 7.4 Jason Rowe Loyola (MD) 3.1
Field Goal Percentage
Three-Point FG Percentage
Free Throw Percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Jerome James Florida A&M 4.6 Todd MacCulloch Washington 65.0 Jim Cantamessa Siena 56.4 Lamar 92.3
Calvin Booth Penn St. 4.4 UALR 65.0 Dayton 51.7 Louis Bullock Michigan 91.1
Alvin Jones Georgia Tech 4.3 Penn St. 64.0 New Mexico 51.3 Shammond Williams N. Carolina 91.1
Etan Thomas Syracuse 3.9 Isaac Spencer Murray St. 63.3 Mike Beam Harvard 51.3 Missouri St. 90.0
Brian Skinner Baylor 3.5 Brad Miller Purdue 63.2 Kenyan Weaks Florida 50.8 Texas St. 90.0

Postseason tournaments[]

NCAA Tournament[]

Main article: 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas[]

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E1 North Carolina 59
W3 Utah 65
W3 Utah 69
S2 Kentucky 78
S2 Kentucky 86
M3 Stanford 85

National Invitation Tournament[]

Main article: 1998 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & Finals[]

Semifinals Finals
      
  Georgia 60
  Penn State 66
  Penn State 72
  Minnesota 79
  Fresno State 89
  Minnesota 91
  • Third Place - Georgia 95, Fresno State 79

Award winners[]

Consensus All-American teams[]

Main article: 1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Mike Bibby G Sophomore Arizona
Antawn Jamison F Junior North Carolina
Raef LaFrentz C Senior Kansas
Paul Pierce F Junior Kansas
Miles Simon G Senior Arizona


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Vince Carter F Junior North Carolina
Mateen Cleaves G Sophomore Michigan State
Pat Garrity F Senior Notre Dame
Richard Hamilton F-G Sophomore Connecticut
Ansu Sesay F Senior Mississippi

Major player of the year awards[]

Major freshman of the year awards[]

  • USBWA Freshman of the Year: Larry Hughes, St. Louis
  • Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Larry Hughes, St. Louis

Major coach of the year awards[]

Other major awards[]

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