1997–98 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1997–98 Kansas Jayhawks Big 12 Conference North Big 12 8 2 35–4 15–1 Roy Williams 10th Matt Doherty 5th Neil Dougherty 3rd Joe Holladay 4th Raef LaFrentz C.B. McGrath Billy Thomas Allen Fieldhouse Preseason NIT championsBig 12 Regular Season championsBig 12 Tournament champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Round of 32 The 1997–98 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 100th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 10th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They are known for having the distinction of playing an unprecedented 34 regular season games. Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Nick Bradford 21 Forward 6-6 175 Sophomore Fayetteville, Arkansas Jeff Carey 22 Forward/Center 6–10 230 Freshman (RS) Camdenton, Missouri Eric Chenowith 44 Center 7–0 235 Freshman Orange, California Lester Earl 3 Forward/Center 6-8 235 Sophomore Baton Rouge, Louisiana Kenny Gregory 20 Guard 6–5 215 Freshman Columbus, Ohio Jelani Janisse 23 Guard 6–3 200 Junior Los Angeles, California Raef LaFrentz 45 Forward 6–11 235 Senior Hampton, Iowa Chris Martin 30 Guard 6–2 190 Junior Overland Park, Kansas C.B. McGrath 24 Guard 5-11 173 Senior Topeka, Kansas Terry Nooner 5 Guard 6–0 170 Sophomore Raytown, Missouri Paul Pierce 34 Forward 6–7 220 Junior Inglewood, California T.J. Pugh 32 Forward/Center 6–8 246 Junior Omaha, Nebraska Ryan Robertson 4 Guard 6–5 182 Junior Saint Charles, Missouri Billy Thomas 12 Guard 6–4 208 Senior Shreveport, Louisiana Big 12 Conference standings # Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct. 1 Kansas 15-1 .938 35-4 .897 2 1997-98 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State 11-5 .688 22-7 .759 3 Oklahoma 11-5 .688 22-11 .667 4 Nebraska 10-6 .625 20-12 .625 5 1997-98 men Baylor Bears Baylor University Baylor 8-8 .500 14-14 .500 6 1997-98 men Missouri Tigers University of Missouri Missouri 8-8 .500 17-15 .531 7 Texas Tech 7–9 .438 13-14 .481 8 1997-98 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State University Kansas State 7-9 .438 17-12 .586 9 1997-98 men Colorado Buffaloes University of Colorado-Boulder Colorado 7-9 .438 13-14 .481 10Texas 6-10 .375 14-17 .452 11Iowa State 5-11 .313 12-18 .400 121997-98 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M 1-15 .063 7-20 .529 http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/136015.pdf Big 12 Record Book (PDF) Big 12 Conference 2009-04-05 2008-08-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120307090359/http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/136015.pdf 2012-03-07 live Schedule no |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Regular Season |- 11/14/1997 yes 2 1997 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 99-73 1–0 |- 11/17/1997 yes 2 1997 Rice Owls Rice Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 88-61 2–0 11/18/1997 yes 2 1997 n Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Preseason NIT first round 75-62 3–0 11/21/1997 yes 2 UNLV Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Preseason NIT Second round 92-68 4–0 11/26/1997 yes yes 2 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT Semifinals 90-88 OT 5-0 11/28/1997 yes yes 2 Florida State Madison Square Garden New York, NY Preseason NIT Championship Game 73-58 6-0 12/02/1997 yes yes 2 Arizona 4 United Center Chicago, IL Great Eight 90-87 7-0 12/04/1997 yes 2 1997 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State Allen Fieldhouse Lawnrence, KS 102-50 8-0 12/07/1997 yes yes 2 Maryland 23 Verizon Center Washington, DC BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament first round 83-86 8-1 12/08/1997 yes yes 2 1997 Penn Quakers Penn Verizon Center Washington, DC BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament Third-place game 89-71 9-1 12/10/1997 yes 3 UMass Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 73-71 10-1 12/13/1997 yes 3 1997 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 103-68 11-1 12/18/1997 yes 2 1997 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 96-83 12-1 12/20/1997 yes yes 2 TCU 24 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Sprint Shootout 94-78 13-1 12/23/1997 yes yes 2 1997 USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 74-69 14-1 12/28/1997 yes yes 2 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic First round 69-56 15-1 12/29/1997 yes yes 2 1997 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Semifinals 89-82 16-1 12/30/1997 yes yes 2 1997 n Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic Championship Game 65-76 16-2 1/3/1998 2 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 97-76 17-2 1–0 1/7/1998 4 1997 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 111-62 18-2 2–0 1/10/1998 yes 4 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 102-72 19-2 3–0 1/14/1998 yes 3 1997 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX 83-65 20-2 4–0 1/17/1998 3 1997 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown 69-62 21-2 5–0 1/19/1998 yes 3 1997 Missouri Tigers Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Border War 73-74 21-3 5–1 1/24/1998 3 Texas Tech Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 88-49 22-3 6–1 1/28/1998 5 1997 n Baylor Bears Baylor Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 94-47 23-3 7–1 2/1/1998 yes 5 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 82-71 24-3 8–1 2/4/1998 yes 3 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 83-62 25-3 9–1 2/8/1998 3 Missouri Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War 80-70 26-3 10–1 2/14/1998 yes 4 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown 73-58 27-3 11–1 2/16/1998 yes 4 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 81-72 28-3 12–1 2/21/1998 4 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 71-54 29-3 13–1 2/23/1998 4 Oklahoma Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 83-70 30-3 14–1 3/1/1998 yes 4 Oklahoma State 25 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 71-67 31-3 15–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Big 12 Tournament 3/6/1998 yes 3 1 Kansas State 8 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals 68–61 32–3 3/7/1998 yes 3 1 Nebraska 4 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Semifinals 91–59 33–3 3/8/1998 yes 3 1 Oklahoma 3 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Championship Game 72–58 34–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks| NCAA tournament 3/13/1998 yes yes 2 1 MW Prairie View A&M 16 MW Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK First round CBS 110–52 35–3 3/15/1998 yes yes 2 1 MW Rhode Island 8 MW Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK Second round CBS 75–80 35–4 Central Standard Time AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesesKansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1997-98 Season Media Guide http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf English 2013-06-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120306064242/http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf 2012-03-06 Rankings Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 AP 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 4 3 2 Coaches *There was no coaches poll in week 1. 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