1997–98 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1997–98 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 100 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 3 1 34–4 13–3 Bill Guthridge 1st Phil Ford 10th Dave Hanners 8th Pat Sullivan 1st Dean Smith Center NCAA Division I regular season championsGreat Alaska Shootout champions ACC tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1997–98 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bill Guthridge, who was in his first season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Roster 1997 North Carolina Tar Heels y y Brendan Haywood y 00 C 6 11 265 FR Greensboro, North Carolina Dudley Shammond Williams y 3 G 6 2 180 SR Greenville, South Carolina Fork Union Military C Makhtar N'Diaye basketball y 4 F 6 9 245 SR Dakar, Senegal Oak Hill Academy C Ed Cota y 5 G 6 1 177 SO Brooklyn, New York St. Thomas More School Michael Booker 11 G 6 5 193 FR Sandersville, Georgia Brentwood Academy Ademola Okulaja y 13 F/C 6 9 231 JR Berlin, Germany John F. Kennedy High School Vince Carter y 15 G/F 6 6 208 JR Daytona Beach, Florida Mainland High School Terrence Newby 21 G 6 2 207 SO Siler City, North Carolina Jordan-Matthews Scott Williams basketball 22 G 5 11 156 JR Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence Max Owens 24 F 6 4 190 FR Macon, Georgia Mount Zion Academy Orlando Meléndez y 32 F 6 7 190 FR Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico McDowell Antawn Jamison y 33 F/C 6 9 222 JR Charlotte, North Carolina Providence Brad Frederick n 35 F 6 5 195 JR Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence Brian Bersticker 50 F/C 6 11 210 FR Virginia Beach, Virginia Kempsville Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Phil Ford (UNC) Dave Hanners (UNC) Pat Sullivan (UNC) https://www.tarheeltimes.com/rosterbasketball-1997.aspx Schedule and results This season was Guthridge's first year as head coach, after the unexpected retirement of Dean Smith two months before the start of the season. Guthridge instituted a "six starters" system, whereby the team's top six players, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Shammond Williams, Ademola Okulaja and Makhtar N'Diaye rotated positions in the starting five.https://books.google.com/books?id=mpQZSJAq2fcC&pg=PA292 Blue Blood: Duke-Carolina: Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops Art Chansky Dick Vitale 2006 Macmillan 0-312-32788-9 292–294 2018-10-02 |- !colspan=6 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| Regular season Nov 14, 1997 yes 4 1997 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 84–56 1–0 Nov 19, 1997 yes yes 4 Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 84–65 2–0 Nov 22, 1997 yes 4 1997 California Golden Bears California Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 71–47 3–0 Nov 27, 1997 yes yes 4 UCLA 7 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 109–68 4-0 Nov 28, 1997 yes yes 4 1997 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 95–65 5-0 Nov 29, 1997 yes yes 4 Purdue 6 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 73–69 6–0 Dec 3, 1997 yes yes 3 Louisville United Center Chicago, IL 81–72 7–0 Dec 5, 1997 yes yes 3 1997 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC 68–38 8–0 Dec 6, 1997 yes yes 3 1997 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC 78–57 9–0 Dec 13, 1997 yes 2 Princeton Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 50–42 10–0 Dec 16, 1997 yes 1 1997 Hampton Pirates Hampton Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 92–69 11–0 Dec 20, 1997 yes 1 Florida State 17 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL 81–73 12–0 1–0 Dec 27, 1997 yes yes 1 1997 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 82–80 OT 13–0 Dec 29, 1997 yes yes 1 1997 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL 97–46 14–0 Jan 3, 1998 yes 1 Clemson 21 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 73–70 15–0 2–0 Jan 8, 1998 1 Georgia Tech Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 96–75 16–0 3–0 Jan 10, 1998 1 Virginia Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 81–73 17–0 4–0 Jan 14, 1998 yes 1 Maryland Cole Field House College Park, MD 83–89 OT 17–1 4–1 Jan 17, 1998 yes 1 1997 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 96–63 18–1 Jan 21, 1998 yes 2 1997 NC State Wolfpack NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Carolina–State Game 74–60 19–1 5–1 Jan 24, 1998 2 Florida State 20 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 103–55 20–1 6–1 Jan 28, 1998 2 Clemson Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 88–79 21–1 7–1 Jan 31, 1998 yes 2 1997 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 79–73 22–1 8–1 Feb 5, 1998 2 Duke 1 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Rivalry 97–73 23–1 9–1 Feb 8, 1998 yes 2 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 107–100 OT 24–1 10–1 Feb 11, 1998 yes 1 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA 60–45 25–1 11–1 Feb 14, 1998 1 Maryland 24 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 85–67 26–1 12–1 Feb 21, 1998 1 NC State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Carolina–State Game 72–86 26–2 12–2 Feb 24, 1998 3 Wake Forest Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 72–53 27–2 13–2 Feb 28, 1998 yes 3 Duke 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Rivalry 75–77 27–3 13–3 |- !colspan=6 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| ACC tournament |- Mar 6, 1998 yes 2 4 NC State 7 Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals 73–46 28–3 Mar 7, 1998 yes 2 4 Maryland 21 3 Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC Semifinals 83–73 OT 29–3 Mar 8, 1998 yes 2 4 Duke 1 1 Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC Championship Game 83–68 30–3 |- !colspan=6 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| NCAA tournament |- Mar 12, 1998 yes yes 1 E 1 Navy 16 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT First Round 88–52 31–3 Mar 14, 1998 yes yes 1 E 1 Charlotte 8 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Second Round 93–83 OT 32–3 Mar 19, 1998 yes yes 1 E 1 Michigan State 4 E 16 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Sweet Sixteen 73–58 33–3 Mar 21, 1998 yes yes 1 E 1 Connecticut 2 E 6 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Elite Eight 75–64 34–3 Mar 28, 1998 yes yes 1 E 1 Utah 3 W 7 Alamodome San Antonio, TX Final Four 59–65The 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 34–4 AP Poll Eastern Time E East region Team players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1998 1 4 Antawn Jamison Toronto Raptors 1 5 Vince Carter Golden State Warriors 2 34 Shammond Williams Chicago Bulls 2001 1 20 Brendan Haywood Cleveland Cavaliers References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons North Carolina