1997–98 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 UMass Minutemen Basketball UMass logo.gif 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 21–11 12–4 Bruiser Flint 2nd Geoff Arnold Tony Barbee John Robic William D. Mullins Memorial Center NCAA Tournament Round of 64 The 1997–98 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by second year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. UMass lost to Saint Louis in the first round of the NCAA tournament.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/st-louis-bests-umass-51-46/ St. Louis Bests UMass 51-46 CBS Sports Associated Press March 13, 1998 March 5, 2026 Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 3 Charlton Clarke Guard 6–3 215 Junior Bronx, New York 4 Lari Ketner Center 6–10 268 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 Monty Mack Guard 6–3 193 Sophomore South Boston, Massachusetts 10 Jonathan DePina Guard 5–9 175 Freshman South Boston, Massachusetts 12 Ross Burns Guard 6–3 180 Junior Greenfield, Massachusetts 13 Rafael Cruz Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Arecibo, Puerto Rico 14 Andy Maclay Guard 6–4 195 Junior Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 20 Winston Smith Forward 6–5 218 Sophomore Summit, New Jersey 22 Chris Kirkland Forward 6–6 206 Sophomore Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 23 Mike Babul Forward 6–6 204 Sophomore North Attleboro, Massachusetts 25 Ronnell Blizzard Forward 6–8 218 Freshman Waterbury, Connecticut 34 Tyrone Weeks Forward 6–7 258 Senior Philadelphia, PA 40 Ajmal Basit Center/Forward 6–9 248 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Schedule 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2009 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular Season 11/22/1997 yes yes Fresno State 13 Selland Arena Fresno, California 10,220 64–82 0–1 11/26/1997 yes yes SW Louisiana Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout – 80–64 1–1 11/28/1997 yes yes Purdue 6 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 8,700 69–82 1–2 11/29/1997 yes yes Seton Hall Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 8,700 73–60 2–2 12/02/1997 yes College of Charleston Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 7,536 52–40 3–2 12/06/1997 yes Marshall Mullins Center Amherst, MA 7,107 61–59 4–2 12/10/1997 yes yes Kansas 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 16,300 71–73 4–3 12/14/1997 yes yes Boston College Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts Commonwealth Classic 9,218 65–57 5–3 12/20/1997 yes yes Colorado Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Shootout 5,000 79–68 6–3 12/23/1997 yes yes Connecticut 11 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut U-Game 10,797 55–72 6–4 12/27/1997 yes yes Cincinnati Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio Gatorade Rock 'n Roll Shootout 12,324 66–74 OT 6–5 01/3/1998 yes Saint Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3,200 72–66 7–5 (1–0) 01/06/1998 no yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York 2,217 73–55 8–5 (2–0) 01/10/1998 no George Washington Mullins Center Amherst, MA 9,493 79–48 9–5 (3–0) 01/15/1998 yes yes Charlotte Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island A-10/Conference USA Challenge 3,925 68–62 OT 10–5 01/17/1997 no Fordham Mullins Center Amherst, MA 7,110 62–46 11–5 (4–0) 01/19/1998 no St. Bonaventure Mullins Center Amherst, MA 7,363 62–50 12–5 (5–0) 01/22/1998 yes yes Davidson Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina 4,417 82–66 13–5 01/24/1998 no yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 7,811 68–59 14–5 (6–0) 01/29/1998 no yes Rhode Island 21 Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 12,412 74–57 15–5 (7–0) 02/01/1998 no Dayton Mullins Center Amherst, MA 9,493 85–69 16–5 (8–0) 02/03/1998 no 23 Temple Mullins Center Amherst, MA 9,493 47–61 16–6 (8–1) 02/08/1998 no yes 23 Xavier 21 Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio 10,100 73–62 17–6 (9–1) 02/10/1998 no yes 20 Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 5,507 74–68 18–6 (10–1) 02/14/1998 no 20 La Salle Mullins Center Amherst, MA 8,412 81–71 19–6 (11–1) 02/18/1998 no 18 Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, MA 9,493 85–77 2OT 19–7 (11–2) 02/21/1998 no 18 Saint Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, MA 9,493 82–79 OT 20–7 (12–2) 02/25/1998 no 20 St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, New York 6,000 70–72 2OT 20–8 (12–3) 03/01/1998 no yes 20 Temple 24 Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, PA 10,021 66–74 20–9 (12–4) |- !colspan=9| 1998 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament 03/04/1998 no yes E3 Virginia Tech W6 CoreStates Spectrum Philadelphia, PA 1st Round 6,204 64–58 21–9 03/05/1998 no yes E3 George Washington W2 CoreStates Spectrum Philadelphia, PA Quarterfinal 7,545 83–88 21–10 |- !colspan=9| 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 03/13/1998 yes yes 7 SE Saint Louis 10 SE Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia First Round 17,474 46–51 21–11 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons UMass UMass UMass Minutemen basketball UMass Minutemen basketball