1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team

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1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball
Utah Utes logo.svg
WAC Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, National Final
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 7
1997–98 record30–4 (12–2 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainMichael Doleac
Drew Hansen
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mountain
No. 7 Utah 12 – 2   .857 30 – 4   .882
No. 18 New Mexico 11 – 3   .786 24 – 8   .750
Wyoming 9 – 5   .643 19 – 9   .679
Colorado State 8 – 6   .571 20 – 9   .690
UNLV † 7 – 7   .500 20 – 13   .606
BYU 4 – 10   .286 9 – 21   .300
UTEP 3 – 11   .214 12 – 14   .462
Air Force 2 – 12   .143 10 – 16   .385
Pacific
No. 15 TCU 14 – 0   1.000 27 – 6   .818
Fresno State 10 – 4   .714 21 – 13   .618
Tulsa 9 – 5   .643 19 – 12   .613
Hawaii 8 – 6   .571 21 – 9   .700
SMU 6 – 8   .429 18 – 10   .643
San Diego State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
Rice 3 – 11   .214 6 – 22   .214
San Jose State 1 – 13   .071 3 – 23   .115
† 1998 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997–98 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run through the NCAA Tournament all the way to the National Championship Game and finished with an overall record of 30–4 (12–2 WAC).

Including the previous season, Utah won 59 of 67 games overall and 27 of 30 games in conference play.

Roster[]

1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 13 Hanno Möttölä 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Helsinki, Finland
G 24 Andre Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
F 31 Britton Johnsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Murray, Utah
G 34 Drew Hansen (C)
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—
 Sr
F 50 Alex Jensen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Bountiful, Utah
C 51 Michael Doleac (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 15*
 No. 16 Cal-State Fullerton W 87–59  1-0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
November 19*
 No. 16 at Weber State W 87–72  2-0
  
Ogden, UT
November 22*
 No. 16 Southern Utah W 66–48  3-0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
November 25*
 No. 16 at Loyola Marymount W 89–50  4-0
  
Los Angeles, CA
November 29*
 No. 16 California-Irvine W 83–45  5-0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 2*
 No. 11 vs. Providence
Great Eight Tournament 		W 64–58  6-0
  
Chicago, IL
December 6*
 No. 11 at Wake Forest W 62–53  7-0
 LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 10*
 No. 9 Utah State W 71–55  8-0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 12*
 No. 9 Azusa Pacific W 78–58  9-0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 20*
 No. 7 at Oregon State W 69–61  10-0
  
Portland, OR
December 27*
 No. 6 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 65–51  11-0
  
Milwaukee, WI
January 3
 No. 4 Rice W 73–65  12-0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 10
 No. 3 at BYU W 71–61  13-0
  
Provo, UT
WAC Regular Season
January 15
 No. 4 Colorado State W 65–51  14-0 (1-0)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 17
 No. 4 Wyoming W 75–58  15-0 (2-0)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22
 No. 4 at Air Force W 57–46  16-0 (3-0)
  
Colorado Springs, CO
January 24
 No. 4 at UNLV W 67–54  17-0 (4-0)
  
Las Vegas, NV
January 29
 No. 3 UTEP W 62–56  18-0 (5-0)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 1
 No. 3 at New Mexico L 74–77  18-1 (5-1)
  
Albuquerque, NM
February 5
 No. 5 BYU W 83–68  19-1 (6-1)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 7
 No. 5 at Rice W 60–49  20-1 (7-1)
  
Houston, TX
February 12
 No. 5 at Wyoming L 56–62  20-2 (7-2)
  
Laramie, WY
February 14
 No. 5 at Colorado State W 60–48  21-2 (8-2)
  
Fort Collins, CO
February 21
 No. 6 Air Force W 55–41  22-2 (9-2)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 23
 No. 6 UNLV W 79–68  23-2 (10-2)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 26
 No. 5 at UTEP W 87–70  24-2 (11-2)
  
El Paso, TX
February 28
 No. 5 New Mexico W 65–55  25-2 (12-2)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
WAC Tournament
March 5*
 No. 5 vs. UNLV
WAC Tournament Quarterfinal 		L 51–54  25-3
  
Las Vegas, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 12*
 (3) No. 7 vs. (14) San Francisco
NCAA Tournament First Round 		W 85–68  26-3
 BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
March 14*
 (3) No. 7 vs. (6) No. 17 Arkansas
NCAA Tournament Second Round 		W 75–69  27-3
 BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
March 19*
 (3) No. 7 vs. (10) West Virginia
West Regional Semifinal 		W 65–62  28-3
 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, CA
March 21*
 (3) No. 7 vs. (1) No. 4 Arizona
West Regional Final 		W 76–51[2]  29-3
 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, CA
March 28*
 (3) No. 7 vs. (1) No. 1 North Carolina
Final Four 		W 65–59[3]  30-3
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 30*
 CBS 		(3) No. 7 vs. (2) No. 5 Kentucky
NCAA Championship Game 		L 69–78  30-4
 Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings[]

See also: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players in the 1998 NBA Draft[]

See also: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 12 Michael Doleac Orlando Magic

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References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Ute Movement Buries Arizona". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Utes Hold off Tar Heels, 65-59". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  4. ^ 2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-30.
  5. ^ "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

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