1997–98 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 Stanford Cardinal Basketball Stanford Cardinal logo.svg 118 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 4 10 30–5 15–3 Mike Montgomery 12th Eric Reveno Trent Johnson Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392) Big Island Invitational champion NCAA tournament Final Four The 1997–98 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished second in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. The Cardinal would reach the Final Four for the first time in 56 years by defeating No. 14 seed College of Charleston, No. 11 seed Western Michigan,Stanford Schools W. Michigan 83-65 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stanford-schools-w-michigan-83-65/ CBS News March 15, 1998 June 12, 2021 No. 2 seed Purdue,Stanford Muscles Purdue, 67-59 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/1998/men/articles/stan21.htm The Washington Post March 21, 1998 June 12, 2021 and No. 8 seed Rhode Island.Stanford Defeats Rhode Island in Midwest Regional Final, 79-77 http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/032398bkc-stanford.html The New York Times March 23, 1998 June 12, 2021 The season came to and end after a 1-point overtime lossUpstart Utah, Kentucky play on: Stanford's run ends in OT, 86-85 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1998/03/29/upstart-utah-kentucky-play-on-stanfords-run-ends-in-ot-86-85/ Baltimore Sun March 29, 1998 June 12, 2021 to eventual National champion Kentucky in the National Semifinals. Stanford finished with an overall record of 30–5 (15–3 Pac-10). Roster 1997 Stanford Cardinal y yes Kris Weems 3 G 6 2 JR y Kansas City, KS   Michael McDonald 4 G 6 1 FR Long Beach, CA   Peter Sauer 5 F 6 7 JR Pittsburgh, PA   Arthur Lee 11 G 6 1 JR Los Angeles, CA   Dave Bennion 15 G 6 3 SO Palo Alto, CA   Alex Gelbard 20 G 6 3 FR Sherman Oaks, CA   David Moseley 21 G 6 4 SO Las Cruces, NM   Johannes Burge 30 G 6 3 SO     Jarron Collins 31 C 6 11 248 FR y North Hollywood, CA Harvard-Westlake School Ryan Mendez 32 F 6 7 SO Burleson, TX   Jason Collins 33 C 6 11 248 FR y North Hollywood, CA Harvard–Westlake School Kamba Tshionyi 35 G 6 2 SR Eugene, OR   Pete Van Elswyk 40 F 6 9 SR Hamilton, CAN   Mark Seaton 44 F 6 9 JR Cypress, CA   Mark Madsen basketball 45 F 6 9 235 SO y Danville, CA San Ramon Valley High School Tim Young 55 C 7 0 220 JR y basketball Santa Cruz, CA Harbor High School Mike Montgomery (Long Beach State) Eric Reveno (Stanford) Trent Johnson (Boise State) https://gostanford.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1997-98 Schedule and results 1997-98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1998 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Stanford Cardinal| Regular season November 18, 1997 yes 15 San Diego Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,564 87–57 1–0 November 28, 1997 yes yes 15 Hawaii Hilo Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational 2,146 98–49 2–0 November 29, 1997 yes yes 15 Valparaiso Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational 2,420 70–65 3–0 November 30, 1997 yes yes 15 Butler Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational 2,329 99–86 4–0 December 6, 1997 yes yes 12 No. 21 Georgia Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA Wooden Classic 8,947 76–74 5–0 December 16, 1997 yes yes 9 San Diego State Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA 5,096 63–42 6–0 December 19, 1997 yes 9 Pacific Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 7,293 67–61 7–0 December 22, 1997 yes 8 UC Santa Barbara Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 5,813 95–62 8–0 December 27, 1997 yes 8 Lehigh Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 4,357 95–42 9–0 December 29, 1997 yes yes 7 No. 22 Rhode Island San Jose Arena San Jose, CA Cable Car Classic 6,109 70–69 10–0 December 30, 1997 yes yes 7 Santa Clara San Jose Arena San Jose, CA Cable Car Classic 6,233 69–60 11–0 January 3, 1998 yes 7 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 8,133 68–48 12–0 1–0 January 5, 1998 yes 7 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 7,355 89–67 13–0 2–0 January 10, 1998 7 California Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 7,391 84–74 14–0 3–0 January 15, 1998 7 USC Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 7,391 99–62 15–0 4–0 January 17, 1998 7 No. 8 UCLA Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 7,391 CBS 93–80 16–0 5–0 January 22, 1998 yes 5 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 4,744 82–72 17–0 6–0 January 24, 1998 yes 5 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 6,560 74–72 18–0 7–0 January 29, 1998 4 Arizona 6 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 75–93 18–1 7–1 January 31, 1998 4 Arizona State Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 87–90 OT 18–2 7–2 February 4, 1998 yes 9 California The Arena in Oakland Oakland, CA 74–72 19–2 8–2 February 7, 1998 yes yes 9 No. 7 Connecticut Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 10,027 CBS 56–76 19–3 February 12, 1998 yes 14 No. 9 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSN 84–81 20–3 9–2 February 14, 1998 yes 14 USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA 83–59 21–3 10–2 February 19, 1998 10 Washington Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 93–70 22–3 11–2 February 21, 1998 10 Washington State Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 72–56 23–3 12–2 February 26, 1998 yes 8 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe AZ 86–73 24–3 13–2 February 28, 1998 yes 8 Arizona 2 McKale Center Tucson, AZ 58–90 24–4 13–3 March 5, 1998 11 Oregon Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 95–67 25–4 14–3 March 7, 1998 11 Oregon State Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 85–77 26–4 15–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#8C1515;"| NCAA tournament March 13, 1998 yes 10 3 MW (14 MW) College of Charleston United Center Chicago, IL First round CBS 67–57 27–4 March 15, 1998 12:00 pm yes 10 3 MW (11 MW) Western Michigan United Center Chicago, IL Second round CBS 83–65 28–4 March 20, 1998 yes 10 3 MW (2 MW) Purdue Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Sweet Sixteen CBS 67–59 29–4 March 22, 1998 yes 10 3 MW (8 MW) Rhode Island Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Elite Eight CBS 79–77 30–4 March 28, 1998 yes 10 3 MW (2 S) Kentucky Alamodome San Antonio, TX Final Four CBS 85–86 OT 30–5 40,509 Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA is seed within region AP Poll MW Midwest Poll Source:November 2025 Schedule Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/stanford/1998-schedule.html 1997-98 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results NCAA basketball tournament West Stanford (#3 seed) 67, Charleston, South Carolina (#14 seed) 57 Stanford 83, Western Michigan (#11 seed) 65 Stanford 67, Purdue (#2 seed) 59 Stanford 79, Rhode Island (#8 seed) 77 Final Four Kentucky 86, Stanford 85 https://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1998 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 14 15 15 12 11 9 8 7 7 7 5 4 9 14 10 8 11 10 Coaches 0 18 12 12^ 13 11 11 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 10 13 11 9 11 10 4 *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll References Stanford Cardinal Category:Stanford Cardinal men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Stanford Cardinal men's basketball Stanford Cardinal men's basketball Stanford