1997–98 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Nebraska Cornhuskers logo, 1992–2003.svg 125 100 Big Eight Conference Big Eight 20–12 10–6 Danny Nee 12th Jimmy Williams Scott Howard Bill Johnson Bob Devaney Sports Center NCAA tournament First Round The 1997–98 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 1997–98 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (12th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 20–12 overall and 10–6 in Big 12 Conference play. After placing 4th in the conference standings, and losing in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament, Nebraska received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the fifth and final appearance under Coach Nee – as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Cornhuskers were beaten by No. 6 seed Arkansas in the opening round. Roster 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers y yes Cary Cochran 3 G 6 2 180 FR Minden, IA Tri-Center Venson Hamilton y 4 C 6 10 235 JR Forest City, NC Oak Hill Academy Larry Florence 5 F 6 5 220 JR Phenix City, AL Central Tyronn Lue y 10 G 6 0 165 JR Mexico, MO Raytown Rodney Williams 11 G 6 3 195 FR Houston, TX The Kinkaid School Chad Johnson 15 F 6 6 220 FR Monticello, FL Florida A&M Todd Smith 20 G 6 4 195 FR Milledgeville, GA Baldwin Michael Johnette 24 G 6 4 215 SR Omaha, NE Millard North Cookie Belcher y 30 G 6 3 205 SO Mexico, MO Mexico Troy Piatkowski 34 F 6 5 195 JR Rapid City, SD Stevens Ryan Phifer 35 G 6 3 205 SR North Platte, NE North Platte Chad Burbach 40 F 6 6 180 SR Columbus, NE Scotus Andy Markowski 44 F 6 8 215 JR Ord, NE Ord Brant Harriman 52 C 6 10 250 FR Mason City, IA Mason City Danny Nee Jimmy Williams Scott Howard Bill Johnson https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/season/1997-98 Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Regular season Nov 16, 1997 yes 1997 men UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 75–51 1–0 Nov 19, 1997 yes 1997 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 86–57 2–0 Nov 22, 1997 yes 1997 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 81–66 3–0 Nov 25, 1997 yes 1997 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 64–57 4–0 Nov 29, 1997 yes 1997 men UTSA Roadrunners UTSA Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 68–59 5–0 Dec 1, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 68–85 5–1 Dec 5, 1997 yes 1997 men UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 85–68 6–1 Dec 6, 1997 yes 1997 men Grambling State Tigers Grambling Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 85–48 7–1 Dec 10, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska Rivalry 73–84 7–2 Dec 13, 1997 yes yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 70–66 8–2 Dec 27, 1997 9:30 p.m. yes yes Virginia Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 80–65 9–2 Dec 28, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 62–87 9–3 Dec 30, 1997 yes yes 1997 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 69–80 9–4 Jan 3, 1998 yes Kansas 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 76–96 9–5 0–1 Jan 7, 1998 yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 67–62 10–5 1–1 Jan 11, 1998 1997 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 87–72 11–5 2–1 Jan 18, 1998 Oklahoma Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 53–43 12–5 3–1 Jan 21, 1998 yes Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 91–105 12–6 3–2 Jan 24, 1998 12:45 p.m. Iowa State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 63–49 10,565 13–6 4–2 Jan 28, 1998 yes 1997 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 49–72 13–7 4–3 Feb 1, 1998 Kansas 5 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 71–82 13–8 4–4 Feb 4, 1998 yes 1997 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 76–81 OT 13–9 4–5 Feb 7, 1998 Kansas State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 63–69 13–10 4–6 Feb 11, 1998 yes 1997 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas 75–58 14–10 5–6 Feb 14, 1998 1997 men Baylor Bears Baylor Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 66–55 15–10 6–6 Feb 18, 1998 Missouri Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 67–66 OT 16–10 7–6 Feb 21, 1998 yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 79–71 17–10 8–6 Feb 25, 1998 Texas Tech Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 82–65 18–10 9–6 Feb 28, 1998 7:00 p.m. yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 70–62 13,465 19–10 10–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Big 12 Tournament Mar 6, 1998 yes yes 4 Baylor 5 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals 65–46 20–10 Mar 7, 1998 yes yes 4 Kansas 3 1 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Semifinals 59–91 20–11 |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1998 yes yes 11 W Arkansas 17 6 W BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho First Round 65–74Arkansas Prevails Over Nebraska in Sloppy Game https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/031398bkc-arkansas.html The New York Times March 13, 1998 July 9, 2022 20–12 AP poll Central Time W West 1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1997-98 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709165358/https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1997-98 dead July 9, 2022 University of Nebraska Athletics July 9, 2022 2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska https://huskers.com/documents/2019/10/29/2019_20NebraskaMBBGuide.pdf?path=mbball 198 University of Nebraska Athletics July 9, 2022 April 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220410143246/https://huskers.com/documents/2019/10/29/2019_20NebraskaMBBGuide.pdf?path=mbball dead *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1048 2009 0-345-51392-4 Team players drafted into the NBA 1998 NBA draft Nebraska Cornhuskers Round Pick Player NBA club 1 23 Tyronn Lue Denver Nuggets 1998 NBA Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1998.html Sports Reference July 9, 2022 References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball seasons Nebraska Corn Corn