1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1997-98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1997-98 record 20-12 (9-7 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (27th year)
Home arena Assembly Hall
1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#16 Michigan State 13 3   .813     22 8   .733
#22 Illinois 13 3   .813     23 10   .697
#11 Purdue 12 4   .750     28 8   .778
Iowa 9 7   .563     20 11   .645
Indiana 9 7   .563     20 12   .625
Penn State 8 8   .500     19 13   .594
Minnesota** 6 10   .375     15 15   .500
Northwestern 3 13   .188     10 17   .370
Wisconsin 3 13   .188     12 19   .387
Ohio State 1 15   .063     8 22   .267
#12 Michigan* † 0 5   .000     0 8   .000
1998 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 24 reg. season games inc. Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Minnesota: 5 NIT games vacated inc. NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(25-9)(11-5); Minnesota-(20-15)(6-10)

The 1997-98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 27th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20-12 and a conference record of 9-7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. After losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers were invited to dance in the 1998 NCAA Tournament. However, IU lost in the second round to Connecticut.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
3Charlie MillerF67Sr.Miami, Florida
4Luke ReckerG/F66Fr.Auburn, Indiana
12Luke JimenezG63So.Redwood Falls, Minnesota
21Richard MandevilleC71Sr.Pasadena, California
23Rob TurnerG64Jr.Wilmington, Delaware
24Michael LewisG61So.Jasper, Indiana
25A.J. GuytonG61So.Peoria, Illinois
30William GladnessF68Jr.West Memphis, Arkansas
32Robbie EggersF610Sr.Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
33Larry RichardsonG68So.Orange Park, Florida
35Kirk HastonF/C610RS Fr.Lobelville, Tennessee
40Jason CollierC71So.Springfield, Ohio
45Andrae PattersonF68Sr.Abilene, Texas
53Tom GeyerF68RS Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season
11/14/1997*
#17 vs. Temple L 53-59  0-1
CoreStates Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA
11/20/1997*
#23 at Alabama-Birmingham W 80-64  1-1
Bartow Arena
Birmingham, AL
11/28/1997*
#21 vs. Hawaii
United Airlines Classic
L 65-82  1-2
Special Events Arena
Honolulu, HI
11/30/1997*
#21 vs. Northeast Louisiana
United Airlines Classic
W 103-69  2-2
Special Events Arena
Honolulu, HI
12/3/1997*
Notre Dame W 91-80  3-2
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/6/1997*
vs. #7 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 72-75  3-3
RCA Dome
Indianapolis, IN
12/9/1997*
Evansville W 85-73  4-3
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/12/1997*
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Indiana Classic
W 72-58  5-3
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/13/1997*
South Temple
Indiana Classic
W 64-56  6-3
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
12/22/1997*
vs. San Francisco W 65-62  7-3
The Arena in Oakland
Oakland, CA
12/27/1997*
vs. Southwest Missouri State
Union Federal Hoosier Classic
W 78-66  8-3
Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1997*
vs. Western Michigan
Union Federal Hoosier Classic
W 70-63  9-3
Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, IN
12/31/1997
Iowa L 76-89  9-4 (0-1)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/3/1998
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 72-74  9-5 (0-2)
Assembly Hall
Champaign, IL
1/6/1998
Michigan W 80-62  10-5 (1-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/10/1998
Ohio State W 83-66  11-5 (2-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/14/1998
at Northwestern W 76-58  12-5 (3-2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, IL
1/18/1998
Purdue
Rivalry
W 94-88  13-5 (4-2)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
1/25/1998
at Wisconsin W 69-59  14-5 (5-2)
Kohl Center
Madison, WI
1/28/1998
#25 at Michigan State L 66-84  14-6 (5-3)
Breslin Center
East Lansing, MI
1/31/1998
#25 Minnesota W 95-82  15-6 (6-3)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/4/1998
Penn State W 95-76  16-6 (7-3)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/10/1998
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 89-94  16-7 (7-4)
Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, IN
2/14/1998
Northwestern W 73-55  17-7 (8-4)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/19/1998
at Ohio State W 74-72  18-7 (9-4)
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH
2/22/1998
at Michigan L 64-112  18-8 (9-5)
Crisler Arena
Ann Arbor, MI
2/24/1998
Illinois
Rivalry
L 72-82  18-9 (9-6)
Assmebly Hall
Bloomington, IN
2/28/1998
at Iowa L 70-84  18-10 (9-7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Tournament
3/5/1998
vs. Ohio State
Opening Round
W 78-71  19–10 (9-7)
United Center
Chicago, IL
3/6/1998
vs. Purude
Quarterfinals
L 71-76  19–11 (9-7)
United Center
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1998*
#(7) vs. #(10) Oklahoma
First Round
W 94-87  20-11 (9-7)
MCI Center
Washington, D.C.
3/14/1998*
#(7) vs. #(2) Connecticut
Second Round
L 68-78  20-12 (9-7)
MCI Center
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
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