1997–98 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 Miami Hurricanes Basketball Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Big East Big East Big East 7 18–10 11–7 Leonard Hamilton 8th Dwight Freeman Stan Jones Scott Howard Miami Arena NCAA tournament first round The 1997–98 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by eighth-year head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–10, 11–7 in Big East play, to finish in second place in the Big East 7 division. They lost in the second round of the 1998 Big East men's basketball tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they fell in the opening round to UCLA.https://storage.googleapis.com/hurricanesports-com/2015/01/50351630-1998-99ummensbasketballstats.pdf 1998-99 Season Review University of Miami 2022-02-05 en This was just the program's second overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and their first since 1960. Roster 1997 Miami Hurricanes y Mike Byers-Dawson 3 G 5 10 205 FR Fort Worth, TX Jerry Schlie 11 F 6 6 200 FR Holbrook, NY Todd Manuel 14 G 6 2 180 FR New Canaan, CT Nick Donovan 15 F 7 0 253 JR Coventry, England Vernon Jennings 30 G/F 6 4 203 SO College Park, GA Johnny Hemsley 31 G/F 6 5 195 SO Baltimore, MD Dwayne Wimbley 34 F 6 9 245 JR Fort Lauderdale, FL Tim James basketball 40 F 6 7 221 JR Miami, FL y Kevin Houston 34 G/F 6 4 215 SO Brooklyn, NY Elton Tyler 44 F 6 9 215 FR Dorchester, MA Mario Bland 51 F 6 6 265 SO Jackson, MS Leonard Hamilton (UT Martin) Dwight Freeman (Western State Colorado) Stan Jones (Memphis) Scott Howard (Iowa State) 1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster https://miamihurricanes.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/1997-98/ University of Miami Athletics January 7, 2022 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Miami Hurricanes| Regular season Nov 14, 1997 8:05 p.m. yes yes 1997 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Banterra Center Carbondale, Illinois 73–61 3,826 1–0 Nov 16, 1997 6:00 p.m. yes 1997 men Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic Miami Arena Miami, Florida 69–47 1,724 2–0 Nov 21, 1997 yes Charlotte 17 Miami Arena Miami, Florida 89–72 3,403 3–0 Nov 24, 1997 yes 1997 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Miami Arena Miami, Florida 86–64 2,484 4–0 Nov 29, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida 74–70 1,865 5–0 Dec 2, 1997 1997 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Miami Arena Miami, Florida 63–55 2,579 6–0 1–0 Dec 6, 1997 Georgetown Miami Arena Miami, Florida 66–56 8,031 7–0 2–0 Dec 12, 1997 yes 1997 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State Miami Arena Miami, Florida 80–64 2,654 8–0 Dec 22, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Memphis Tigers Memphis Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee 65–57 11,874 9–0 Dec 27, 1997 yes Georgia Tech Miami Arena Miami, Florida Orange Bowl Basketball Classic 61–69 8,561 9–1 Dec 31, 1997 yes 1997 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 78–65 7,974 10–1 3–0 Jan 3, 1998 yes Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 73–65 855 11–1 4–0 Jan 6, 1998 Connecticut 10 Miami Arena Miami, Florida 76–67 8,247 12–1 5–0 Jan 10, 1998 yes West Virginia 25 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 84–98 13,829 12–2 5–1 Jan 13, 1998 yes St. John's Alumni Hall Queens, New York 64–73 6,008 12–3 5–2 Jan 18, 1998 12:00 p.m. yes Syracuse 15 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 67–85 22,408 12–4 5–3 Jan 22, 1998 1997 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova Miami Arena Miami, Florida 78–63 5,073 13–4 6–3 Jan 28, 1998 yes 1997 men Boston College Eagles Boston College Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 67–57 4,836 14–4 7–3 Jan 31, 1998 yes Villanova CoreStates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 75–78 6,522 14–5 7–4 Feb 4, 1998 1997 men Providence Friars Providence Miami Arena Miami, Florida 64–54 3,222 15–5 8–4 Feb 10, 1998 7:30 p.m. Syracuse 23 Miami Arena Miami, Florida 63–72 5,547 15–6 8–5 Feb 14, 1998 Notre Dame Miami Arena Miami, Florida 66–57 4,425 16–6 9–5 Feb 18, 1998 yes Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 57–59 9,345 16–7 9–6 Feb 22, 1998 yes Notre Dame Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana 65–59 11,418 17–7 10–6 Feb 25, 1998 Seton Hall Miami Arena Miami, Florida 71–76 4,019 17–8 10–7 Feb 28, 1998 West Virginia 19 Miami Arena Miami, Florida 70–66 5,989 18–8 11–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Miami Hurricanes| Big East tournament Mar 4, 1998 yes yes 4 Georgetown 13 Madison Square Garden New York, New York First round 56–62 15,377 18–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Miami Hurricanes| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1998 yes yes 11 SE UCLA 19 6 SE Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia First round 62–65 17,818 18–10 AP Poll Eastern Time SE Southeast Region 1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule https://miamihurricanes.com/sports/mbball/schedule/season/1997-98/ University of Miami Athletics April 4, 2023https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1998_415_University%20of%20Miami%20(Florida).pdf 1997–98 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball stats NCAA Career Statistics References Category:Miami Hurricanes men's basketball seasons Miami Miami Category:1997 in sports in Florida Category:1998 in sports in Florida