The 1997–98 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.
| 1997–98 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 24 |
| Record | 20–10 (11–7 Pac-10) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | Hec Edmundson Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Arizona | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Stanford | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 UCLA | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of November 23, 2011[1] Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Huskies were 18–9 overall in the regular season and 11–7 in conference play, fourth in the standings.[2] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.
Washington returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time in twelve years and won for the first time since 1984. Seeded eleventh in the East regional, they upset Xavier by a point in the first round,[3] and handled fourteen seed Richmond in the second round.[4]
In the Sweet Sixteen, Washington nearly upset second seed Connecticut; a rebound jumper at the buzzer by Richard Hamilton allowed UConn to escape with a one-point win.[5][6]
Postseason results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 12* 9:20 am, CBS |
(11 E) | vs. (6 E) No. 23 Xavier First round |
W 69–68 | 19–9 |
MCI Center (19,288) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
| Sat, March 14* 1:38 pm, CBS |
(11 E) | vs. (14 E) (14E) Richmond Second round |
W 81–66 | 20–9 |
MCI Center (19,320) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
| Thu, March 19* 6:50 pm, CBS |
(11 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 6 (2E) Connecticut Sweet Sixteen |
L 74–75 | 20–10 |
Greensboro Coliseum (23,235) Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1997–98 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
- ^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1998. p. 1G.
- ^ White, Joseph (March 13, 1998). "Huskies feast on Musketeers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1C.
- ^ White, Joseph (March 15, 1998). "Huskies ride MacCulloch into Sweet Sixteen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
- ^ O'Connell, Jim (March 20, 1998). "Dawgs' dream disappears". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1C.
- ^ McKissic, Rodney (March 20, 1998). "UW falls at buzzer". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1997–98 basketball season