1997–98 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 TCU Horned Frogs Basketball TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg Western Athletic Conference Pacific WAC 25 15 27–6 14–0 Billy Tubbs Daniel-Meyer Coliseum WAC regular season champions NCAA tournament First round The 1997–98 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997–98 men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Billy Tubbs, TCU swept through the WAC regular season schedule to earn the regular season title and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. The Horned Frogs were upset in the opening round by No. 12 seed Florida State, 96–87.Florida State Proves That It Belongs https://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/031498bkc-floridastate.html The New York Times March 15, 1987 March 14, 2022 The team finished with a record of 27–6 (14–0 WAC). This high-scoring TCU team posted more than 100 points in seven straight games early in the season (peaking with 153 vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley), exceeded the century mark 14 times on the season in all, and scored 99 points twice more. Junior forward Lee Nailon established school records for scoring in a single game (53; three games after senior Mike Jones became the first TCU player to score 50 in a game) and season single season (796). He was also named co-Player of the Year in the WAC. Jones and fellow senior Malcolm Johnson finished 1–2 on the single season and career steals lists, while senior James Penny ended his career as the school's all-time leader in blocks (all of which have since been surpassed). Roster 1997 TCU Horned Frogs y Lee Nailon 54 F 6 9 230 Jr South Bend, Indiana y Billy Tubbs Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=TCU Horned Frogs| Regular season Nov 16, 1997 yes 1997 none Southwest Missouri State Bears SW Missouri State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 78–67 1–0 Nov 22, 1997 yes 1997 men Long Island Blackbirds Long Island Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 105–95 2–0 Nov 25, 1997 yes yes Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 107–76 3–0 Nov 29, 1997 yes 1997 men Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Texas-Rio Grande Valley Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 153–87 4–0 Dec 3, 1997 yes 1997 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 138–75 5–0 Dec 6, 1997 yes 1997 men Morgan State Bears Morgan State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 133–74 6–0 Dec 9, 1997 yes 1997 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 113–74 7–0 Dec 12, 1997 yes 1997 men Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 106–83 8–0 Dec 13, 1997 yes 1997 none Baylor Bears Baylor Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 99–75 9–0 Dec 20, 1997 yes yes 24 Kansas 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Sprint Shootout 78–94 9–1 Dec 24, 1997 yes yes 25 Iowa State Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 93–54 10–1 Dec 25, 1997 yes yes 25 Syracuse 19 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 78–82 10–2 Dec 26, 1997 yes yes 25 American-Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic 105–93 OT 11–2 Dec 30, 1997 yes Oklahoma State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 81–82 11–3 Jan 5, 1998 yes yes New Mexico 12 University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 77–98 11–4 Jan 8, 1998 1997 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 91–76 12–4 1–0 Jan 10, 1998 1997 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 104–65 13–4 2–0 Jan 17, 1998 yes 1997 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, California 105–61 14–4 3–0 Jan 19, 1998 yes 1997 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii 24 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 83–76 15–4 4–0 Jan 26, 1998 1997 men SMU Mustangs SMU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 100–82 16–4 5–0 Jan 29, 1998 1997 men Rice Owls Rice Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 97–67 17–4 6–0 Feb 1, 1998 1997 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 102–100 OT 18–4 7–0 Feb 5, 1998 yes Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California 99–91 19–4 8–0 Feb 7, 1998 yes San Jose State The Event Center San Jose, California 119–84 20–4 9–0 Feb 12, 1998 22 Hawaii Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 126–84 21–4 10–0 Feb 14, 1998 yes 22 San Diego State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 91–69 22–4 11–0 Feb 16, 1998 yes 19 SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 79–70 23–4 12–0 Feb 21, 1998 yes 19 New Mexico 11 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 95–64 24–4 Feb 26, 1998 yes 15 Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 57–54 25–4 13–0 Feb 28, 1998 yes 15 Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 86–73 26–4 14–0 |- !colspan=9 style=TCU Horned Frogs| WAC tournament Mar 5, 1998 yes yes 13 SMU Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Quarterfinals 71–69 27–4 Mar 6, 1998 yes yes 13 New Mexico 20 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Semifinals 73–80 27–5 |- !colspan=9 style=TCU Horned Frogs| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1998 yes yes 15 5 MW Florida State 12 MW Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma First Round 87–96 27–6 MW Midwest https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/texas-christian/1998-schedule.html 1997–98 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com2021-22 TCU Men's Basketball Fact Book https://s3.amazonaws.com/gofrogs.com/documents/2021/10/25/TCU_Fact_Book_2021_22.pdf TCU Athletics June 19, 2022 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 References Category:TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball seasons TCU TCU Basketball TCU Basketball TCU