1997β98 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
1997β98 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball | |
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Preseason NIT Champions Big 12 Regular Season Champions Big 12 Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round, vs. Rhode Island L 75-80 | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference North |
Ranking | |
Coaches | #8 |
AP | #2 |
1997β98 record | 35-4 (15-1 Big 12) |
Head coach | Roy Williams |
Home arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
The 1997β98 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1997-98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 100th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 10th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
Roster
Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
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Nick Bradford | 21 | Forward | 6-6 | 175 | Sophomore | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Eric Chenowith | 44 | Center | 7β0 | 235 | Freshman | Orange, California |
Lester Earl | 3 | Forward/Center | 6-8 | 235 | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Kenny Gregory | 20 | Guard | 6β5 | 215 | Freshman | Columbus, Ohio |
Jelani Janisse | 23 | Guard | 6β3 | 200 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |
Raef LaFrentz | 45 | Forward | 6β11 | 235 | Senior | Hampton, Iowa |
Chris Martin | 30 | Guard | 6β2 | 190 | Junior | Overland Park, Kansas |
C.B. McGrath | 24 | Guard | 5-11 | 173 | Senior | Topeka, Kansas |
Terry Nooner | 5 | Guard | 6β0 | 170 | Sophomore | Raytown, Missouri |
Paul Pierce | 34 | Forward | 6β7 | 220 | Junior | Inglewood, California |
T.J. Pugh | 32 | Forward/Center | 6β8 | 246 | Junior | Omaha, Nebraska |
Ryan Robertson | 4 | Guard | 6β5 | 182 | Junior | Saint Charles, Missouri |
Billy Thomas | 12 | Guard | 6β4 | 208 | Senior | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Big 12 Conference standings[1]
# | Team | Conference | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
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1 | Kansas | | .938 | | .897 |
2 | Oklahoma State | | .688 | | .759 |
3 | Oklahoma | | .688 | | .667 |
4 | Nebraska | | .625 | | .625 |
5 | Baylor | | .500 | | .500 |
6 | Missouri | | .500 | | .531 |
7 | Texas Tech | | .438 | | .481 |
8 | Kansas State | | .438 | | .586 |
9 | Colorado | | .438 | | .481 |
10 | Texas | | .375 | | .452 |
11 | Iowa State | | .313 | | .400 |
12 | Texas A&M | | .063 | | .529 |
Schedule
Date | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site | ||||||
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11/14/1997* | #2 | Santa Clara | W 99-73 | 1β0 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
11/17/1997* | #2 | Rice | W 88-61 | 2β0 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
11/21/1997* | #2 | WKU (Preseason NIT First Round) |
W 75-62 | 3β0 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
11/21/1997* | #2 | UNLV (Preseason NIT Second Round) |
W 92-68 | 4β0 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
11/26/1997* | #2 | vs. Arizona State (Preseason NIT Semifinals) |
W 90-88 OT | 5-0 | Madison Square Garden | ||||||
11/28/1997* | #2 | vs. Florida State (Preseason NIT Championship Game) |
W 73-58 | 6-0 | Madison Square Garden | ||||||
12/02/1997* | #2 | vs. #4 Arizona (Great Eight) |
W 90-87 | 7-0 | United Center | ||||||
12/04/1997* | #2 | Emporia State | W 102-50 | 8-0 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
12/07/1997* | #2 | vs. #23 Maryland (BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament First Round) |
L 83-86 | 8-1 | Verizon Center | ||||||
12/08/1997* | #2 | vs. Penn (BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament Third Place Game) |
W 89-71 | 9-1 | Verizon Center | ||||||
12/10/1997* | #3 | UMass | W 73-71 | 10-1 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
12/13/1997* | #3 | Middle Tennessee State | W 103-68 | 11-1 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
12/18/1997* | #2 | Pepperdine | W 96-83 | 12-1 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
12/20/1997* | #2 | vs. #24 TCU (Sprint Shootout) |
W 94-78 | 13-1 | Kemper Arena | ||||||
12/23/1997* | #2 | at USC | W 74-69 | 14-1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | ||||||
12/28/1997* | #2 | vs. Ohio State (Rainbow Classic First Round) |
W 69-56 | 15-1 | Stan Sheriff Center | ||||||
12/29/1997* | #2 | vs. Vanderbilt (Rainbow Classic Semifinals) |
W 89-82 | 16-1 | Stan Sheriff Center | ||||||
12/30/1997* | #2 | at Hawaii (Rainbow Classic Championship Game) |
L 65-76 | 16-2 | Stan Sheriff Center | ||||||
1/3/1998 | #2 | Nebraska | W 97-76 | 17-2 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
1/7/1998 | #4 | Colorado | W 111-62 | 18-2 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
1/10/1998 | #4 | at Texas | W 102-72 | 19-2 | Frank Erwin Center | ||||||
1/14/1998 | #3 | at Texas A&M | W 83-65 | 20-2 | Reed Arena | ||||||
1/17/1998 | #3 | Kansas State (Sunflower Showdown) |
W 69-62 | 21-2 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
1/19/1998 | #3 | at Missouri (Border War) |
L 73-74 | 21-3 | Hearnes Center | ||||||
1/24/1998 | #3 | Texas Tech | W 88-49 | 22-3 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
1/28/1998 | #5 | Baylor | W 94-47 | 23-3 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
2/1/1998 | #5 | at Nebraska | W 82-71 | 24-3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center | ||||||
2/4/1998 | #3 | at Iowa State | W 83-62 | 25-3 | Hilton Coliseum | ||||||
2/8/1998 | #3 | Missouri (Border War) |
W 80-70 | 26-3 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
2/14/1998 | #4 | at Kansas State (Sunflower Showdown) |
W 73-58 | 27-3 | Bramlage Coliseum | ||||||
2/16/1998 | #4 | at Colorado | W 81-72 | 28-3 | Coors Events Center | ||||||
2/21/1998 | #4 | at Iowa State | W 71-54 | 29-3 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
2/23/1998 | #4 | Oklahoma | W 83-70 | 30-3 | Allen Fieldhouse | ||||||
3/1/1998 | #4 | at #25 Oklahoma State | W 71-67 | 31-3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena | ||||||
Big 12 Tournament | |||||||||||
3/6/1998 | #3 | vs. Kansas State (Quarterfinals) |
W 68-61 | 32-3 | Kemper Arena | ||||||
3/7/1998 | #3 | vs. Nebraska (Semifinals) |
W 91-59 | 33-3 | Kemper Arena | ||||||
3/8/1998 | #3 | vs. Oklahoma (Championship Game) |
W 72-58 | 34-3 | Kemper Arena | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
3/13/1998* | #2 (1) | vs. (16) Prairie View A&M (First Round) |
W 110-52 | 35-3 | Myriad Convention Center | ||||||
3/15/1998* | #2 (1) | vs. (8) Rhode Island (Second Round) |
L 75-80 | 35-4 | Myriad Convention Center | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesis. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | |
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AP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Coaches |
*There was no coaches poll in week 1.
References
- β "Big 12 Record Book (PDF)" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Conference. 2008-08-01. Archived from the original on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- β "Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1997-98 Season Media Guide" (ENGLISH). Retrieved 2013-06-12.
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