1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–1998 Arizona Wildcats Basketball Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 6 4 30–5 17–1 Lute Olson 15th Jim Rosborough 9th Rodney Tention 1st McKale Center Pac-10 Regular-Season Champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in first place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 17–1 record.http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112700aac.html 2000–01 season statistics Arizona dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120322091819/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112700aac.html March 22, 2012 July 25, 2011 Arizona reached the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Utah 76–51 and finishing the season with a 30–5 record.http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/2000_01schedule.html 1997-98 schedule Arizona dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120322091822/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/2000_01schedule.html March 22, 2012 July 25, 2011 Roster 1997 Arizona Wildcats y Mike Bibby y 10 G 6 2 190 SO Phoenix, Arizona Josh Pastner y 12 F 5 11 175 SO Glen Dale, West Virginia Donnell Harris 13 C 6 11 205 JR Salinas, California John Ash 15 G 5 11 170 SO Tucson, Arizona Bennett Davison y 21 F 6 8 210 SR Sebastopol, California Michael Dickerson y 23 F 6 5 190 SR Seattle, Washington Quynn Tebbs 24 G 6 1 180 FR y Salt Lake City, Utah Justin Wessel 30 F 6 8 210 FR y Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jason Terry y 31 G 6 2 170 JR Seattle, Washington Eugene Edgerson basketball 33 F 6 6 220 SO New Orleans, Louisiana Miles Simon y 34 G 6 5 200 SR Fullerton, California AJ Bramlett y 42 C 6 11 215 JR Albuquerque, New Mexico Jason Steward 52 G 5 11 165 JR Gardena, California * Lute Olson (Augsburg) * Jim Rosborough (associate head coach) (Iowa) Rodney Tention (San Francisco) Jay John (Arizona) http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/2000/6/6/207916044.aspx Schedule and results 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1999 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1; color:white;"| Regular season Nov. 20, 1997 yes 1 Morgan State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 115-53 1–0 Nov. 24, 1997 yes yes 1 Boston College Lahaina Civic Center Honolulu, Hawaii Maui Invitational quarterfinal 99-69 2–0 Nov. 25, 1997 yes yes 1 Kentucky 8 Lahaina Civic Center Honolulu, Hawaii Maui Invitational semifinal 89-74 3–0 Nov. 26, 1997 yes yes 1 Duke 3 Lahaina Civic Center Honolulu, Hawaii Maui Invitational Championship 87-95 3-1 Nov. 29, 1997 yes 1 UNC Asheville McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 97-69 4-1 Dec. 2, 1997 yes yes 4 Kansas 2 United Center Chicago, Illinois Great Eight Basketball Classic 87-90 4-2 Dec. 6, 1997 yes yes 4 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 88-81 5-2 Dec. 8, 1997 yes yes 4 Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, Texas 83-68 6-2 Dec. 13, 1997 yes 6 Coppin State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 99-82 7-2 Dec. 23, 1997 yes yes 5 Florida State 17 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 79-84 7-3 Dec. 28, 1997 yes 5 James Madison McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 92-68 8-3 Dec. 29, 1997 yes 5 Kansas State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 125-87 9-3 Jan. 3, 1998 8 UCLA 9 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 87-75 10-3 1-0 Jan. 5, 1998 5 Southern California McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 91-72 11-3 2-0 Jan. 8, 1998 yes 5 Washington State Spokane Arena Spokane, Washington 94-81 12-3 3-0 Jan. 10, 1998 yes 5 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 110-91 13-3 4-0 Jan. 15, 1998 5 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 127-99 14-3 5-0 Jan. 18, 1998 yes 5 New Mexico 15 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 89-70 15-3 Jan. 22, 1998 6 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 87-57 16-3 6-0 Jan. 25, 1998 6 Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 93-80 17-3 7-0 Jan. 29, 1998 yes yes 6 Stanford 4 Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 93-75 18-3 8-0 Jan. 31, 1998 yes 6 California The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California 70-57 19-3 9-0 Feb. 5, 1998 4 Washington McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 112-81 20-3 10-0 Feb. 7, 1998 4 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 83-61 21-3 11-0 Feb. 14, 1998 yes 3 Arizona State Wells Fargo Center Tempe, Arizona Rivalry 83-82 22-3 12-0 Feb. 19, 1998 yes 3 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 71-70 23-3 13-0 Feb. 21, 1998 yes 3 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 81-66 24-3 14-0 Feb. 26, 1998 2 California McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 76-73 25–3 15-0 Feb. 28, 1998 2 Stanford McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 90-58 26-3 16-0 Mar. 5, 1998 yes 2 Southern California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 90-91 OT 26–4 16-1 Mar. 7, 1998 yes 2 UCLA 19 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California Rivalry 91-87 27-4 17-1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| NCAA tournament Mar. 12, 1998 yes yes 4 1 W Nicholls State 16 W ARCO Arena Sacramento, California First Round 99-60Arizona Successfully Begins Title Defense https://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/031398bkc-arizona.html The New York Times March 13, 1998 March 4, 2023 28–4 Mar. 14, 1998 yes yes 4 1 W Illinois State 9 W ARCO Arena Sacramento, California Second Round 66-59 16,402 29–4 Mar. 19, 1998 yes yes 4 1 W Maryland 20 4 W Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California Sweet Sixteen 87-79Arizona Defeats Maryland, 87-79 http://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/032098bkc-arizona.html The New York Times March 20, 1998 June 26, 2021 30–4 Mar. 21, 1998 yes yes 4 1 W Utah 6 3 W Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California Elite Eight 51-76Los Angeles Times Ute Movement Buries Arizona https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-22-sp-31700-story.html March 22, 1998 March 10, 2019 30-5 |- AP Poll Mountain Time 2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/10/1920Guide_full.pdf University of Arizona Athletics April 26, 2020 July 31, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200731164650/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/10/1920Guide_full.pdf dead https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1998-schedule.html 1997-98 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com NCAA Division I tournament West Arizona (#1 seed) 99, Nicholls State 60 Arizona 82, Illinois State 49 Arizona 87, Maryland 79 Utah 76, Arizona 51 Rankings 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1998 NBA draft 1998 NBA draft Arizona Wildcats Round Pick Player NBA Team 1 2 Mike Bibby Vancouver Grizzlies 1 14 Michael Dickerson Houston Rockets 2 42 Miles Simon Orlando Magic https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1998.html 1998 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com June 21, 2021 References Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Wildcats Arizona Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats