1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 Utah Utes basketball Utah Utes logo.svg Western Athletic Conference Mountain WAC 2 7 30–4 12–2 Rick Majerus 9th Michael Doleac Drew Hansen Jon M. Huntsman Center NCAA tournament, runner upWAC regular season champion National Championship Game L Lost 69–78 vs. Kentucky The 1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997–98 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run through the NCAA tournament all the way to the National Championship Game and finished with an overall record of 30–4 (12–2 WAC). Including the previous season, Utah won 59 of 67 games overall and 27 of 30 games in conference play. Roster 1997 Utah Utes y David Jackson 3 SF 6 5 215 So Portland, Oregon Jordie McTavish 11 PG 6 1 160 Fr Salmon Arm, BC, Canada Hanno Möttölä 13 FC 6 10 250 So y Helsinki, Finland Derek Broomhall 15 SG 6 5 210 Jr Sacramento, California Trace Caton 21 SG 6 4 211 Fr Alamosa, Colorado Andre Miller 24 PG 6 3 200 Jr y Los Angeles, California Britton Johnsen 31 F 6 10 240 Fr y Murray, Utah Drew Hansen 34 G Sr Jeff Johnsen 35 G 6 4 200 So Murray, Utah Jon Carlisle 42 C 6 10 260 Fr Salt Lake City, Utah Alex Jensen 50 F 6 7 225 So y Bountiful, Utah Michael Doleac 51 C 6 11 260 Sr y Portland, Oregon C Rick Majerus (Marquette) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| Non-conference regular season |- November 15 yes 16 1997 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 87–59 1–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT November 19 yes 16 yes 1997 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State 87–72 2–0 Dee Events Center Ogden, UT November 22 yes 16 Southern Utah 66–48 3–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT November 25 yes 16 yes 1997 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount 89–50 4–0 Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA November 29 yes 16 UC Irvine 83–45 5–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center 12,921 Salt Lake City, UT December 2 yes 11 yes 1997 men Providence Friars Providence Great Eight Tournament 64–58 6–0 United Center Chicago, IL December 6 yes 11 yes 24 1997 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest 62–53 7–0 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC December 10 yes 9 Utah State 71–55 8–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT December 12 yes 9 Azusa Pacific 78–58 9–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT December 20 yes 7 yes 1997 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Ford Holiday Classic 69–61 10–0 Rose Garden Portland, OR December 27 yes 6 yes Milwaukee 65–51 11–0 Wisconsin Center Arena Milwaukee, WI January 3 4 1997 men Rice Owls Rice 73–65 12–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT January 10 3 yes 1997 men BYU Cougars BYU 71–61 13–0 Marriott Center Provo, UT |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| WAC regular season |- January 15 4 1997 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State 65–51 14–0 1–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT January 17 4 1997 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 75–58 15–0 2–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT January 22 4 yes 1997 men Air Force Falcons Air Force 57–46 16–0 3–0 Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO January 24 4 yes 1997 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV 67–54 17–0 4–0 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV January 29 3 1997 men UTEP Miners UTEP 62–56 18–0 5–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT February 1 3 yes 14 New Mexico 74–77 18–1 5–1 University Arena Albuquerque, NM February 5 5 BYU 83–68 19–1 6–1 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT February 7 5 yes Rice 60–49 20–1 7–1 Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX February 12 5 yes Wyoming 56–62 20–2 7–2 Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY February 14 5 yes Colorado State 60–48 21–2 8–2 Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO February 21 6 Air Force 55–41 22–2 9–2 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT February 23 6 UNLV 79–68 23–2 10–2 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT February 26 5 yes UTEP 87–70 24–2 11–2 Special Events Center El Paso, TX February 28 5 16 New Mexico 65–55 25–2 12–2 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| WAC Tournament |- March 5 yes M1 5 yes M5 UNLV Quarterfinals 51–54 25–3 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| NCAA Tournament |- March 12 yes 3 W 7 yes 14 W San Francisco NCAA tournament first round 85–68Utah Overwhelms San Francisco, 85-68 https://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/031398bkc-utah.html The New York Times March 13, 1998 March 4, 2023 26–3 BSU Pavilion Boise, ID March 14 yes 3 W 7 yes 6 W 17 Arkansas NCAA tournament second round 75–69Utah Fights Past Tough Arkansas Defense https://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/031598bkc-utah.html The New York Times March 15, 1998 July 9, 2022 27–3 BSU Pavilion Boise, ID March 19 yes 3 W 7 yes 10 W West Virginia West Regional semifinal 65–62 28–3 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA March 21 yes 3 W 7 yes 1 W 4 Arizona West Regional final 76–51Los Angeles Times Ute Movement Buries Arizona https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-22-sp-31700-story.html March 22, 1998 March 10, 2019 29–3 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA March 28 yes 3 W 7 yes 1 1 North Carolina Final Four 65–59The Washington Post Utes Hold off Tar Heels, 65-59 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/1998/men/articles/heels29.htm March 29, 1998 March 10, 2019 30–3 Alamodome San Antonio, TX March 30 yes CBS 3 W 7 yes 2 S 5 Kentucky NCAA Championship Game 69–78 30–4 Alamodome 40,509 San Antonio, TX W West 2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142004/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/Record_Book_And_Team_History.pdf 2016-03-04 . Retrieved 2015-Jul-30. Rankings 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1064–1065 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Team players in the 1998 NBA draft 1998 NBA draft Utah Utes Round Pick Player NBA club 1 12 Michael Doleac Orlando Magic https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1998.html 1998 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com March 10, 2019 References External links 1998 NCAA Basketball National Championship Utah vs Kentucky Category:Utah Utes men's basketball seasons Utah Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Utah Utah Utes Utah Utes