1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels Basketball none UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg 150 Western Athletic Conference WAC Mountain Division 20–13 7–7 Bill Bayno 3rd Dave Rice 4th Glynn Cyprien 3rd 1st Thomas & Mack Center WAC tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Bill Bayno and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 20–13, 7–7 in WAC play. They won the 1998 WAC men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a No. 12 seed in the East Region. The Runnin' Rebels lost to No. 5 seed Princeton in the opening round.Las Vegas Joins List of True Believers https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-13-sp-28565-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 13, 1998 January 7, 2023 This was the first NCAA Tournament appearance for the program since back-to-back Final Four appearances in 1990 and 1991. Roster 1997 UNLV Rebels y yes Mark Dickel 11 G 6 2 190 So Logan Park Dunedin, New Zealand y Tyrone Nesby 33 GF 6 6 220 Sr Cairo Cairo, Illinois y Kaspars Kambala 34 C 6 9 265 Fr Homestead y Bill Bayno Dave Rice (UNLV) Glynn Cyprien (Southern–New Orleans) https://unlvrebels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1997-98 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/1998.html 1997–98 UNLV Rebels Roster and Stats Sports Reference January 7, 2023 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=UNLV Rebels| Non-conference regular season Nov 15, 1997 yes 1997 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 96–81 15,115 1–0 Nov 17, 1997 yes Eastern Michigan Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 84–66 4,692 2–0 Nov 21, 1997 yes yes Kansas 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Preseason NIT second round 68–92 15,701 2–1 Dec 2, 1997 yes yes 1997 men USC Trojans USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 82–72 2,949 3–1 Dec 6, 1997 yes yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 59–83 12,333 3–2 Dec 13, 1997 yes yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 73–91 6,429 3–3 Dec 17, 1997 yes 1997 men Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 86–49 14,141 4–3 Dec 20, 1997 yes Syracuse 25 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 64–71 13,146 4–4 Dec 23, 1997 yes UC Irvine Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 77–55 12,913 5–4 Dec 27, 1997 yes UCLA 9 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 57–65 17,490 5–5 Dec 30, 1997 yes 1997 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 62–50 14,097 6–5 Jan 4, 1998 yes yes 1997 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 77–61 3,395 7–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UNLV Rebels| WAC regular season Jan 10, 1998 1997 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 88–77 15,032 8–5 1–0 Jan 15, 1998 yes New Mexico 15 University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 61–79 17,817 8–6 1–1 Jan 17, 1998 yes 1997 men UTEP Miners UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas 50–62 9,171 8–7 1–2 Jan 22, 1998 1997 men BYU Cougars BYU Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 76–63 13,461 9–7 2–2 Jan 24, 1998 Utah 4 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 54–67 15,488 9–8 2–3 Jan 26, 1998 yes 1997 men Chaminade Silverswords Chaminade Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 77–49 13,144 10–8 Jan 29, 1998 yes 1997 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 57–60 7,172 10–9 2–4 Jan 31, 1998 yes 1997 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 62–73 9,079 10–10 2–5 Feb 5, 1998 yes 1997 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 59–57 1,017 11–10 3–5 Feb 7, 1998 yes 1997 men Wofford Terriers Wofford Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 79–52 13,548 12–10 Feb 14, 1998 UTEP Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 69–63 13,450 13–10 4–5 Feb 16, 1998 New Mexico 11 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 66–75 14,130 13–11 4–6 Feb 21, 1998 yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 84–76 9,404 14–11 5–6 Feb 23, 1998 yes Utah 5 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 68–79 13,291 14–12 5–7 Feb 26, 1998 Wyoming Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 72–66 13,612 15–12 6–7 Feb 28, 1998 Colorado State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 78–66 14,868 16–12 7–7 |- !colspan=9 style=UNLV Rebels| WAC tournament Mar 3, 1998 yes 1997 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada First round 64–59 13,878 17–12 Mar 5, 1998 yes Utah 5 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Quarterfinals 54–51 14,340 18–12 Mar 6, 1998 yes 1997 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Semifinals 76–67 17,904 19–12 Mar 7, 1998 yes New Mexico 20 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Championship game 56–51 16,101 20–12 |- !colspan=9 style=UNLV Rebels| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1998 yes yes 12 E Princeton 8 5 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut First round 57–69 16,105 20–13 AP poll/Coaches' Poll Pacific Time E East 2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide https://unlvrebels.com/sports/2020/11/26/2020-21-unlv-mens-basketball-media-guide.aspx UNLV Athletics January 7, 2023 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1998_465_University%20of%20Nevada,%20Las%20Vegas.pdf 1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats NCAA Career Stats References Category:UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball seasons UNLV UNLV UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team