1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

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1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
1997–98 record23–8 (12–4 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
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1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
William & Mary 13 – 3   .813 20 – 7   .741
Richmond † 12 – 4   .750 23 – 8   .742
Old Dominion 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429
James Madison 6 – 10   .375 11 – 16   .407
George Mason 6 – 10   .375 9 – 18   .333
American 5 – 11   .313 9 – 19   .321
East Carolina 5 – 11   .313 10 – 17   .370
VCU 4 – 12   .250 9 – 19   .321
† 1998 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1997–98 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under first-year head basketball coach John Beilein and played its home games at the Robins Center.

Richmond finished third in the CAA regular-season standings with a 12–4 conference record, and won the CAA Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament. In the opening round, the Spiders defeated the seventh-ranked, No. 3 seed South Carolina, 62–61,[1] at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Richmond lost in the second round to No. 11 seed Washington, 81–66,[2] to finish with a 23–8 record.

Roster[]

1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Jarod Stevenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Seventy-First  
C 45 Eric Poole 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Sr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 16, 1997*
 Virginia
NationsBank Virginia Challenge 		W 83–79 2OT 1–0
 Robins Center (8,463)
Richmond, Virginia
Nov 19, 1997*
 No. 4 North Carolina L 65–84  1–1
 Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Nov 24, 1997*
 at Florida Atlantic W 81–50  2–1
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Nov 29, 1997*
 at Wake Forest L 67–71  2–2
 Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1997*
 vs. Samford W 70–38  3–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 6, 1997*
 at San Francisco L 60–64  3–3
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 20, 1997*
 at Campbell W 71–49  4–3
 Carter Gymnasium 
Buies Creek, North Carolina
CAA Tournament
Feb 25, 1998*
 (3) (6) George Mason
Quarterfinals 		W 66–49  20–7
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 28, 1998*
 (3) (7) American
Semifinals 		W 66–64  21–7
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 1, 1998*
 (3) (1) UNC Wilmington
Championship Game 		W 79–64  22–7
 Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998*
 (14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 South Carolina
First Round 		W 62–61  23–7
 MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
Mar 14, 1998*
 (14 E) vs. (11 E) Washington
Second Round 		L 66–81  23–8
 MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

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Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "No. 14 Richmond strikes again, ousts No. 3 S. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ White, Joseph (March 15, 1998). "Huskies ride MacCulloch into Sweet Sixteen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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