1997–98 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 William & Mary Tribe Basketball 150 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 20–7 13–3 Charlie Woollum 4th William & Mary Hall CAA Regular Season Co-Champions The 1997–98 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1997–98 season. Under the fourth year of head coach Charlie Woollum, the team finished the season 20–7 and 13–3 in the Colonial Athletic Association. William & Mary played its home games at William & Mary Hall. This was the 93rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary.William & Mary season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/william-mary/ March 1, 2015 William & Mary finished tied for first place in the CAA with UNC Wilmington, clinching just the second regular season conference title for the Tribe and first since 1982–83 (also the last time the Tribe won 20 games in a season). Even though the Tribe received the #2 seed for the 1998 CAA men's basketball tournament, they lost to American in the quarterfinals and were not invited to a post-season tournament. Program notes Charlie Woollum was named CAA Coach of the Year, the first William & Mary coach to win the award since Bruce Parkhill in 1983. Randy Bracy was named to the First Team All-CAA, and Terence Jennings was named to the Second Team. Schedule no yes no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| Regular season November 15 yes Stetson William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 72–61 1–0 November 19 7:30 pm yes yes Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA 45–59 5,864 1–1 November 26 yes 1997 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 64–66 1–2 November 29 yes yes 1997 men UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, NC 68–55 2–2 December 1 yes 1997 men Hampton Pirates Hampton William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 69–54 3–2 December 3 yes yes 1997 men Furman Paladins Furman Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 80–57 4–2 December 28 yes yes 1997 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, KS Cessna Classic 74–76 OT 4–3 December 29 yes yes 1997 men Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Levitt Arena Wichita, KS Cessna Classic 83–76 5–3 January 3 VCU William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 67–53 6–3 (1–0) January 7 1997 men American Eagles American William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 69–56 7–3 (2–0) January 10 yes 1997 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 72–63 8–3 (3–0) January 12 yes Navy William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 83–68 9–3 January 14 yes 1997 men James Madison Dukes James Madison JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA 89–60 10–3 (4–0) January 17 yes Centenary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 78–48 11–3 January 19 yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 59–70 11–4 (4–1) January 21 George Mason William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 84–66 12–4 (5–1) January 24 1997 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 69–53 13–4 (6–1) January 28 yes 1997 men UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC 56–58 13–5 (6–2) January 31 yes American Bender Arena Washington, DC 56–61 13–6 (6–3) February 3 yes Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 68–58 14–6 (7–3) February 7 Richmond William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 73–70 15–6 (8–3) February 11 James Madison William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 53–52 16–6 (9–3) February 14 UNC Wilmington William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 64–51 17–6 (10–3) February 16 yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 81–80 OT 18–6 (11–3) February 18 East Carolina William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 74–69 19–6 (12–3) February 23 yes VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA 72–67 20–6 (13–3) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006400; color:#FFD700;"| 1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament February 27 yes (7) American Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA Quarterfinals 66–71 20–7 Source2013–14 William & Mary Tribe Men's Basketball Media Guide Year-by-year records College of William & Mary 2015 http://www.tribeathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=25100&ATCLID=209294887 March 1, 2015 References William and Mary Tribe Category:William & Mary Tribe men's basketball seasons William and Mary Tribe Men's Basketball William and Mary Tribe Men's Basketball