1997–98 UIC Flames men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 UIC Flames Basketball UIC Flames wordmark.svg 200 Midwestern Collegiate Conference MCC 22–6 12–2 Jimmy Collins UIC Pavilion MCC Regular season co-champions NCAA tournament The 1997–98 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by head coach Jimmy Collins, played their home games at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. UIC finished as regular season co-champions by going 12–2 in MCC play. They were knocked out early in the MCC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament the first bid in program history. Playing as No. 9 seed in the East region, UIC was beaten by No. 8 seed UNC Charlotte, 77–62, in the opening round.UNC Charlotte Douse Flames 77-62 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unc-charlotte-douse-flames-77-62/ CBS News March 12, 1998 February 27, 2023 Roster 1997 UIC Flames y Mark Miller G 6 2 sr Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State University) https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1997-98 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=UIC Flames| Regular season Nov 16, 1997 yes yes 1997 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 73–68 1–0 Nov 18, 1997 yes 1997 none Alabama State Hornets Alabama State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 86–64 2–0 Nov 21, 1997 8:00 p.m. yes Michigan State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 70–58 3–0 Nov 24, 1997 yes yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 70–71 10,789 3–1 Nov 29, 1997 yes 1997 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 80–50 4–1 Dec 2, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois 79–73 5–1 Dec 4, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana Montana Tournament 78–60 6–1 Dec 6, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana Montana Tournament 80–70 7–1 Dec 13, 1997 yes Valparaiso UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 72–51 3,466 8–1 Dec 16, 1997 yes Illinois State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 75–67 5,640 9–1 Dec 20, 1997 yes Louisiana Tech UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 72–58 10–1 Dec 28, 1997 yes Marquette UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 67–73 10–2 Jan 3, 1998 yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 76–78 4,531 10–3 0–1 Jan 5, 1998 yes Wright State Ervin J. Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio 83–81 11–3 1–1 Jan 9, 1998 1997 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 83–67 12–3 2–1 Jan 11, 1998 Detroit UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 88–83 13–3 3–1 Jan 15, 1998 yes 1997 men Milwaukee Panthers UW-Milwaukee Wisconsin Center Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin 72–63 14–3 4–1 Jan 19, 1998 yes 1997 men Green Bay Phoenix Wisconsin-Green Bay Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 60–58 15–3 5–1 Jan 24, 1998 yes 1997 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola (IL) Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, Illinois 61–55 16–3 6–1 Jan 29, 1998 Butler UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 72–62 4,748 17–3 7–1 Jan 31, 1998 Wright State UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 82–70 18–3 8–1 Feb 7, 1998 yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 58–76 18–4 8–2 Feb 12, 1998 Wisconsin-Green Bay UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 56–47 19–4 9–2 Feb 14, 1998 UW-Milwaukee UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 92–68 20–4 10–2 Feb 19, 1998 yes Cleveland State Henry J. Goodman Arena Cleveland, Ohio 96–72 21–4 11–2 Feb 21, 1998 Loyola (IL) UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 74–58 22–4 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style=UIC Flames| MCC tournament Feb 28, 1998 yes yes Wright State Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin Quarterfinals 73–74 22–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UIC Flames| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1998 yes yes 9 E UNC Charlotte 8 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut First round 62–77 22–6 |- AP Poll E East Central Time Zone Sourcehttps://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1997-98 1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule UIC Athletics February 27, 2023 en References Category:UIC Flames men's basketball seasons Uic Uic Uic Uic Category:1997 in Chicago Category:1998 in Chicago