1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Cavaliers text logo.svg 180 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 11–19 3–13 Jeff Jones 8th Anthony Solomon 4th Ricky Stokes 1st Pete Herrmann 4th University Hall The 1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the end of the season, Jones resigned as head coach;Jeff Jones Resigns http://www.fansonly.com/schools//va/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031698aaa.html VirginiaSports.com March 16, 1998 March 5, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000307025330/http://www.fansonly.com/schools//va/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031698aaa.html 2000-03-07 he would be replaced by Providence Friars head coach Pete Gillen.Pete Gillen Named Men's Head Basketball Coach http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032898aaa.html VirginiaSports.com March 28, 1998 March 5, 2015 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133830/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032898aaa.html dead Last season The Cavaliers had a record of 18–13, with a conference record of 7–9. They reached the first round of the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a #9 seed, where they lost to #8 seed Iowa. Roster 1997 Virginia Cavaliers y Curtis Staples y 5 G 6 3 198 SR Roanoke, Virginia C Chezley Watson 10 G 6 2 201 FR Gainesville, Georgia Greg Lyons 11 G 6 4 187 FR Mineola, New York Donald Hand 13 G 5 11 192 FR Paterson, New Jersey Peter McLaughlin 15 G 6 2 170 SR Maplewood, New Jersey C Willie Dersch 24 G/F 6 5 210 SO Floral Park, New York Norman Nolan y 25 F 6 8 253 SR Baltimore C Mike Curtis 31 G 6 3 191 SR Richmond, Virginia C Monte Marcaccini 33 G 6 5 204 SO Tarzana, California Chase Metheny 42 G/F 7 4 251 JR Charlotte, North Carolina Kris Hunter 44 C 6 11 230 SO Tallahassee, Florida Colin Ducharme 52 F/C 6 9 243 SO Richmond, Virginia Craig McAndrew 54 F/C 6 10 248 SO Wonga Beach, Queensland Jeff Jones (Virginia) Anthony Solomon (Virginia) Ricky Stokes (Virginia) Pete Hermann (SUNY Geneseo) http://hooreview.com/virginia-basketball/roster/1997-1998 March 5, 2015 Schedule no yes no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Exhibition game Nov. 5 7:30 pm yes no Court Authority University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 74–72   Nov. 9 2:00 pm yes no Australia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 59–70 1,899 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Regular season Nov. 16 7:00 pm yes yes no Richmond Robins Center Richmond, Virginia NationsBank Virginia Challenge 79–83 2OT 8,463 0–1 Nov. 19 7:30 pm yes no William & Mary University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 59–45 5,864 1–1 Nov. 22 1:00 pm yes no George Mason University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 60–45 2,163 2–1 Nov. 25 7:30 pm yes yes no Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware 64–57 4,353 3–1 Dec. 2 7:30 pm yes no Appalachian State Mountaineers 1997–98 Appalachian State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 62–54 5,677 4–1 Dec. 6 2:00 pm yes no Duke 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 59–103 9,314 4–2 0–1 Dec. 10 7:30 pm yes no Connecticut 13 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 63–74 6,841 4–3 0–1 Dec. 13 7:30 pm yes yes no VCU Robins Center Richmond, Virginia NationsBank Virginia Challenge 73–67 7,700 5–3 0–1 Dec. 22 7:30 pm yes no VMI University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 92–55 4,108 6–3 0–1 Dec. 27 10:30 pm yes yes no Nebraska Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 65–80   6–4 0–1 Dec. 29 4:00 pm yes yes no BYU Cougars 1997–98 BYU Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 72–54   7–4 0–1 Dec. 30 6:30 pm yes yes no New Mexico State Aggies 1997–98 New Mexico State Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 82–87 OT   7–5 0–1 Jan. 4 1:00 pm yes no Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1997–98 Wake Forest Robins Center Richmond, Virginia NationsBank Virginia Challenge 73–64 OT 7,556 8–5 1–1 Jan. 7 7:30 pm yes no Liberty Flames 1997–98 Liberty University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 64–69 3,405 8–6 1–1 Jan. 10 1:30 pm yes no North Carolina 1 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 73–81 21,572 8–7 1–2 Jan. 12 7:00 pm yes yes no Virginia Tech Hokies 1997–98 Virginia Tech Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia 69–55 6,454 9–7 1–2 Jan. 15 8:00 pm no Georgia Tech University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 65–83 8,337 9–8 1–3 Jan. 18 1:30 pm no NC State Wolfpack 1997–98 NC State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 59–56 7,596 10–8 2–3 Jan. 20 8:00 pm yes no Clemson 25 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 52–69 11,020 10–9 2–4 Jan. 24 Noon no Duke 1 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 65–72 8,019 10–10 2–5 Jan. 27 8:00 pm yes no Wake Forest Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 55–62 13,505 10–11 2–6 Feb. 1 4:00 pm yes no Maryland 25 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 70–77 14,500 10–12 2–7 Feb. 4 7:30 pm no Florida State University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 63–71 6,250 10–13 2–8 Feb. 11 9:00 pm no North Carolina 1 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 45–60 8,047 10–14 2–9 Feb. 14 Noon yes no Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta 86–105 7,826 10–15 2–10 Feb. 18 7:00 pm yes no NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 55–74 11,710 10–16 2–11 Feb. 21 1:30 pm no Clemson University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 78–74 OT 7,707 11–16 3–11 Feb. 24 9:00 pm no Maryland University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 66–74 7,515 11–17 3–12 Feb. 28 12:00 am yes no Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 63–88 6,657 11–18 3–13 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 5 yes no Duke 1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina ACC Tournament first round 41–63 23,733 11–19 AP Poll Eastern Time no 1997–1998 Schedule http://96w.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/va-m-baskbl-sched.html VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site 9 December 2014June 2023 References Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Virginia Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball Category:1998 in sports in Virginia