1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers logo.svg 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–12 9–7 Bobby Knight 27th Mike Davis 1st Assembly Hall NCAA men's Division I tournament Round of 32 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 the 1998 NCAA tournament. However, IU lost in the second round 78–68 to Connecticut.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 12, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown3Charlie MillerF6–7Sr.Miami, Florida4Luke ReckerG/F6–6Fr.Auburn, Indiana12Luke JimenezG6–3So.Redwood Falls, Minnesota 21Richard MandevilleC7–1Sr.Pasadena, California 23Rob TurnerG6–4Jr.Wilmington, Delaware24Michael LewisG6–1So.Jasper, Indiana25A.J. GuytonG6–1So.Peoria, Illinois30William GladnessF6–8Jr.West Memphis, Arkansas32Robbie EggersF6–10Sr.Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio33Larry RichardsonG6–8So.Orange Park, Florida 35Kirk HastonF/C6–10RS Fr.Lobelville, Tennessee 40Jason CollierC7–1So.Springfield, Ohio 45Andrae PattersonF6–8Sr.Abilene, Texas 53Tom GeyerF6–8RS Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8 style=Indiana Hoosiers| Non-conference regular season 11/14/1997 yes yes 17 Temple 24 CoreStates Spectrum Philadelphia, PA 53–59 0–1 11/20/1997 yes yes 23 Alabama-Birmingham Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 80–64 16,982 1–1 11/28/1997 yes yes 21 Hawaii Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI United Airlines Classic 65–82 1–2 11/30/1997 yes yes 21 Northeast Louisiana Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI United Airlines Classic 103–69 2–2 12/3/1997 yes Notre Dame Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 91–80 3–2 12/6/1997 yes yes Kentucky 7 RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 72–75 3–3 12/9/1997 yes Evansville Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 85–73 4–3 12/12/1997 yes Wisconsin-Green Bay Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Indiana Classic 72–58 5–3 12/13/1997 yes South Alabama Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Indiana Classic 64–56 6–3 12/22/1997 yes yes San Francisco The Arena in Oakland Oakland, CA 65–62 7–3 12/27/1997 yes yes Southwest Missouri State Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN Union Federal Hoosier Classic 78–66 8–3 12/28/1997 yes yes Western Michigan Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN Union Federal Hoosier Classic 70–63 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana Hoosiers|Big Ten regular season 12/31/1997 Iowa 14 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 76–89 9–4 0–1 1/3/1998 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 72–74 9–5 0–2 1/6/1998 Michigan 17 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 80–62 10–5 1–2 1/10/1998 Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 83–66 11–5 2–2 1/14/1998 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 76–58 12–5 3–2 1/18/1998 Purdue 9 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 94–88 13–5 4–2 1/25/1998 yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 69–59 14–5 5–2 1/28/1998 yes 25 Michigan State 22 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 66–84 14–6 5–3 1/31/1998 25 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 95–82 15–6 6–3 2/4/1998 Penn State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 95–76 16–6 7–3 2/10/1998 yes Purdue 8 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Rivalry 89–94 16–7 7–4 2/14/1998 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 73–55 17–7 8–4 2/19/1998 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 74–72 18–7 9–4 2/22/1998 yes Michigan 22 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 64–112 18–8 9–5 2/24/1998 Illinois 22 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 72–82 18–9 9–6 2/28/1998 yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 70–84 18–10 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana Hoosiers|Big Ten tournament 3/5/1998 yes 6 Ohio State 11 United Center Chicago, IL opening round 78–71 19–10 3/6/1998 yes 6 Purdue 9 3 United Center Chicago, IL quarterfinals 71–76 19–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana Hoosiers|NCAA tournament 3/12/1998 yes yes 7 E Oklahoma 10 E MCI Center Washington, D.C. First Round CBS 94–87 OTIndiana Narrowly Avoids Oklahoma Upset https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/031398bkc-indiana.html The New York Times March 13, 1998 March 3, 2023 20–11 3/14/1998 yes yes 7 E Connecticut 2 E 6 MCI Center Washington, D.C. Second Round CBS 68–78 20–12 AP Poll References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Indiana Category:1997 in sports in Indiana Category:1998 in sports in Indiana