1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters 125 Big West Conference Big West 9–18 6–10 Pat Douglass 1st Cameron Dollar 1st Bren Events Center The 1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 1st year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. Previous season The 1996–97 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 1–25 and 1–15 in Big West play, the worst record in program history. At the end of the season, head coach Rod Baker did not have his contract renewed.Foster Chris UCI's Baker Is Dismissed https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-03-sp-34373-story.html Los Angeles Times 3 March 1997 24 September 2017 On March 27, 1997, Cal State Bakersfield head coach Pat Douglass was announced as the seventh head coach in program history.Foster Chris Douglass Named Irvine Coach https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-27-sp-42560-story.html Los Angeles 27 March 1997 24 September 2017 Roster 1997 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Junior Bond 53 G 6 8 235 Jr Tracy, CA Andrew Carlson C 6 10 So Tony Dela Cruz y G 6 5 209 So Malachi Edmond 11 G 6 1 185 Fr JaSon Flowers G 6 1 Fr Juma Jackson G 6 5 So Ben Jones F 6 7 Fr Andrew Navar 4 G 6 3 Jr Lamarr Parker G 6 1 Jr Wendell Robinson C 6 8 Sr Puneet Sahi G 5 11 Jr Brian Scoggin G 6 2 Jr Adam Stetson 42 F 6 7 230 So Matt Willard F 6 9 Jr Lamarr Parker G 6 1 Jr http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1998_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf Pat Douglass (Pacific) Cameron Dollar (UCLA) Schedule yes 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1997 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Non-Conference Season November 15, 1997 yes San Francisco Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,813 59–75 0–1 November 18, 1997 yes 1997 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,268 46–50 0–2 November 21, 1997 yes 1997 men Chico State Wildcats Chico State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,110 74–66 1–2 November 29, 1997 yes yes Utah 16 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT 12,921 45–83 1–3 December 4, 1997 yes 1997 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,182 43–65 1–4 December 13, 1997 yes 1997 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,043 66–69 1–5 December 18, 1997 yes 1997 men Portland Pilots Portland Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 708 67–61 2–5 December 21, 1997 yes yes Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ 1,005 56–88 2–6 December 23, 1997 yes yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV 12,913 55–77 2–7 January 3, 1998 yes 1997 men Sonoma State Seawolves Sonoma State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 724 51–41 3–7 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Conference Season January 8, 1998 yes 1997 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Super Pit Denton, TX 1,308 78–89 3–8 0–1 January 10, 1998 yes 1997 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM 8,738 62–55 4–8 1–1 January 15, 1998 1997 men Boise State Broncos Boise State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,514 65–63 5–8 2–1 January 17, 1998 Idaho Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,785 62–50 6–8 3–1 January 22, 1998 yes 1997 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 4,576 63–72 6–9 3–2 January 24, 1998 yes 1997 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State The Pyramid Long Beach, CA 3,093 63–71 6–10 3–3 January 29, 1998 1997 men Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,050 94–90 7–10 4–3 January 31, 1998 1997 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,180 66–74 7–11 4–4 February 5, 1998 1997 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,770 48–51 7–12 4–5 February 7, 1998 yes 1997 men Nevada Wolfpack Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 5,231 75–86 7–13 4–6 February 12, 1998 Utah State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,679 51–60 7–14 4–7 February 14, 1998 yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 980 66–85 7–15 4–8 February 19, 1998 Long Beach State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,186 65–59 8–15 5–8 February 21, 1998 Pacific Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,557 43–66 8–16 5–9 February 26, 1998 yes UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA 1,130 69–58 9–16 6–9 February 28, 1998 yes Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA 2,740 82–92 9–17 6–10 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters| Big West Conference tournament March 6, 1998 yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV Quarterfinals 5,942 72–81 9–18 AP Poll Pacific Time Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=29 UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports July 22, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=29 dead http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1998_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf#page=2 Final 1998 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report NCAA July 22, 2017 Awards and honors Ben Jones Big West All-Freshman Team Source: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=38 UC Irvine Honors UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports September 24, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=38 dead References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:1990s in Orange County, California UC Irvine UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters