1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1997–98 Connecticut Huskies Big East Conference Big East 7 6 32–5 15–3 Jim Calhoun 12th Karl Hobbs Dave Leitao Tom Moore Hartford Civic CenterHarry A. Gampel Pavilion Big East 6 Division Regular Season ChampionsBig East tournament champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Elite Eight The 1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1997–98 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 32–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 15–3 record. UConn advanced to the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to North Carolina 75–64. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twelfth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf UConn Huskies 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History 9 March 2016 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104823/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf deadDavis Ken September 30, 2010 The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies Atlanta Whitman LLC 978-0794828035 Roster Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1997–1998 team.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/1998.html 1997-98 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats Name Position YearChris Crowley FRJeff Cybart G SRKhalid El-Amin G FRKevin Freeman F SOSam Funches F SOCraig Glazer G FRRichard Hamilton F SOMonquencio Hardnett G SRE.J. Harrison G JRRashamel Jones F JRAntric Klaiber F JRRicky Moore G JRAlbert Mouring G FRJake Voskuhl C SOSouleymane Wane C SO Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Regular Season 11/15/1997 yes 12 Yale Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 88–57 13,391 1–0 11/17/1997 yes 12 Boston University Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut Preseason NIT 68–54 9,311 2–0 11/19/1997 yes 12 Rhode Island 20 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut Preseason NIT ESPN 80–67 9,592 3–0 11/24/1997 yes 12 Coppin State Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 72–50 13,212 4–0 11/26/1997 yes yes 11 Florida State 25 Madison Square Garden New York City Preseason NIT ESPN 60–67 11,510 4–1 11/28/1997 yes yes 11 Arizona State Madison Square Garden New York Preseason NIT ESPN 82–61 12,254 5–1 12/3/1997 12 West Virginia Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTNH 88–75 9,621 6–1 (1–0) 12/7/1997 yes 12 Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey WTNH 59–44 6,112 7–1 (2–0) 12/10/1997 yes yes 13 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia WTNH 74–63 6,841 8–1 12/20/1997 yes 12 UNC Wilmington Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 93–55 13,911 9–1 12/23/1997 yes 11 Massachusetts Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut MassMutual UGame ESPN 72–55 10,797 10–1 12/28/1997 yes 11 Hartford Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 100–69 14,505 11–1 12/30/1997 yes 10 Fairfield Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 90–63 14,313 12–1 1/3/1998 10 Notre Dame Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 84–58 15,101 13–1 (3–0) 1/6/1998 yes 10 Miami Miami Arena Miami, Florida WTNH 67–76 8,247 13–2 (3–1) 1/11/1998 yes 8 Boston College Conte Forum Boston WTNH 80–68 7,976 14–2 (4–1) 1/13/1998 10 Seton Hall Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 80–59 14,756 15–2 (5–1) 1/17/1998 10 Georgetown Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Rivalry CBS 86–72 16,294 16–2 (6–1) 1/19/1998 yes 10 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York ESPN 62–64 11,768 16–3 (6–2) 1/24/1998 yes 8 Syracuse 15 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Rivalry CBS 63–54 25,718 17–3 (7–2) 1/27/1998 yes 9 Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island ESPN2 63–56 12,978 18–3 (8–2) 1/31/1998 9 Rutgers Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTNH 73–56 10,027 19–3 (9–2) 2/2/1998 9 Villanova Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut ESPN 80–65 15,439 20–3 (10–2) 2/7/1998 yes 7 Stanford Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut CBS 76–56 10,027 21–3 2/11/1998 yes 6 West Virginia 16 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia ESPN 62–80 15,167 21–4 (10–3) 2/14/1998 6 Pittsburgh Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut WTNH 92–67 15,467 22–4 (11–3) 2/17/1998 yes 7 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana ESPN2 88–79 10,273 23–4 (12–3) 2/21/1998 yes 7 Villanova CoreStates Center Philadelphia WTNH 83–73 12,934 24–4 (13–3) 2/23/1998 7 Providence Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut ESPN 77–68 16,129 25–4 (14–3) 2/28/1998 6 St. John's Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut WTNH 87–58 10,027 26–4 (15–3) |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Big East tournament 3/5/1998 yes 6 Providence Madison Square Garden New York Quarterfinals ESPN 64–55 15,377 27–4 3/6/1998 yes 6 Rutgers Madison Square Garden New York Semifinals ESPN 64–50 19,548 28–4 3/7/1998 yes 6 Syracuse 22 Madison Square Garden New York Championship/Rivalry ESPN 69–54 18,521 29–4 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NCAA tournament 3/12/1998 yes yes 6 (2) Fairleigh Dickinson (15) MCI Center Washington, D.C. First Round CBS 93–85Fairleigh Dickinson Gives UConn a Scare https://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/031398bkc-uconn.html The New York Times March 13, 1998 March 4, 2023 19,288 30–4 3/14/1998 yes yes 6 (2) Indiana (7) MCI Center Washington, D.C. Second Round CBS 78–68 19,320 31–4 3/19/1998 yes yes 6 (2) Washington (11) Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, North Carolina Sweet Sixteen CBS 75–74 23,235 32–4 3/21/1998 yes yes 6 (2) North Carolina 1 (1) Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, North Carolina Elite Eight CBS 64–75 23,235 32–5 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1997.html UConn Huskies 9 March 2016 Rankings Poll Pre 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 Wk 18 Final+ Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP 12 12 11 13 13 12 11 10 8 10 8 9 7 6 7 6 6 6 N/A References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Huskies Category:1997 in sports in Connecticut Category:1998 in sports in Connecticut