1997–98 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 Utah State Aggies Basketball UtahStateAggies.png Big West Conference East Big West 25–8 13–3 Larry Eustachy 5th Steve Barnes 2nd Smith Spectrum Big West tournament championsBig West East Division champions NCAA tournament first round The 1997–98 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 1997–98 college basketball season. This was head coach Larry Eustachy's 5th and final season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 13–3 to finish atop the conference standings in the East division. They also won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 13 seed in the West Region. The Aggies lost to No. 4 seed Maryland in the first round.Terps are Too Tall An Order for Aggies https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/03/13/terps-are-too-tall-an-order-for-aggies/7b5b9e80-d77c-4899-8c34-b7ac95757261/ The Washington Post March 13, 1998 December 29, 2022 Roster 1997 Utah State Aggies y Marcus Saxon 3 G 6 2 201 Sr Columbia, South Carolina Kevin Rice 4 GF 6 3 196 Sr San Antonio, Texas Justin Jones 5 G 6 3 187 Sr Malad, Idaho Larry Eustachy https://utahstateaggies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1997-98 Source https://utahstateaggies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1997-98 1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster Utah State University Athletics December 29, 2022 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Utah State Aggies| Non-conference regular season Nov 14, 1997 yes 1997 men Simon Fraser Red Leafs Simon Fraser Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 79–67 1–0 Nov 17, 1997 yes yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Preseason NIT 75–64 2–0 Nov 19, 1997 yes yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida Preseason NIT 55–66 2–1 Nov 22, 1997 yes 1997 men Southern Oregon Raiders Southern Oregon Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 111–61 3–1 Nov 29, 1997 yes 1997 men BYU Cougars BYU Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 72–69 4–1 Dec 3, 1997 yes yes 1997 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 61–67 4–2 Dec 6, 1997 yes yes 1997 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Salt Lake City, Utah 64–61 5–2 Dec 10, 1997 yes yes Utah 9 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 55–71 5–3 Dec 20, 1997 yes 1997 men LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Long Island Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 100–84 6–3 Dec 27, 1997 yes 1997 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 71–65 7–3 Dec 30, 1997 yes 1997 men Fresno Pacific Sunbirds Fresno Pacific Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Gossner Classic 69–51 8–3 Dec 31, 1997 yes Radford Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Gossner Classic 80–73 3OT 9–3 Jan 3, 1998 yes yes 1997 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 59–68 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah State Aggies| Big West Regular Season Jan 8, 1998 1997 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 70–62 10–4 1–0 Jan 10, 1998 1997 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 69–55 11–4 2–0 Jan 15, 1998 yes 1997 men Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, California 91–88 OT 12–4 3–0 Jan 17, 1998 yes 1997 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, California 69–66 OT 13–4 4–0 Jan 22, 1998 1997 men Boise State Broncos Boise State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 70–41 14–4 5–0 Jan 24, 1998 Idaho Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 68–66 15–4 6–0 Jan 29, 1998 yes 1997 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas 79–64 16–4 7–0 Jan 31, 1998 yes 1997 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 69–74 16–5 7–1 Feb 5, 1998 1997 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 74–52 17–5 8–1 Feb 7, 1998 1997 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 69–44 18–5 9–1 Feb 12, 1998 yes UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, California 60–51 1,679 19–5 10–1 Feb 14, 1998 yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 62–73 19–6 10–2 Feb 19, 1998 yes Idaho Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho 59–50 20–6 11–2 Feb 21, 1998 yes Boise State ExtraMile Arena Boise, Idaho 49–57 20–7 11–3 Feb 26, 1998 New Mexico State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 84–82 OT 21–7 12–3 Feb 28, 1998 North Texas Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 102–76 22–7 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah State Aggies| Big West tournament Mar 6, 1998 yes yes E1 Long Beach State W4 Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Quarterfinals 69–61 23–7 Mar 7, 1998 yes yes E1 Cal State Fullerton W2 Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Semifinals 65–56 24–7 Mar 8, 1998 yes yes E1 Pacific W1 Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Championship game 78–63 25–7 |- !colspan=10 style=Utah State Aggies| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1998 yes yes 13 W Maryland 20 4 W ARCO Arena Sacramento, California First round 68–82 25–8 AP poll Mountain W West Source https://utahstateaggies.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1997-98 1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule Utah State University Athletics December 29, 2022 References Utah State Category:Utah State Aggies men's basketball seasons Utah State Aggies Aggies