1997–98 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 1997–98 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1997–98 season. Under the fourth year of head coach Charlie Woollum, the team finished the season 20–7 and 13–3 in the Colonial Athletic Association. William & Mary played its home games at William & Mary Hall. This was the 93rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary.

1997–98 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
CAA Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	20–7 (13–3 CAA)
Head coach	Charlie Woollum (4th season)
Home arena	William & Mary Hall

1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Wilmington	13	–	3		.813			20	–	11		.645
William & Mary	13	–	3		.813			20	–	7		.741
Richmond †	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
Old Dominion	8	–	8		.500			12	–	16		.429
James Madison	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
George Mason	6	–	10		.375			9	–	18		.333
American	5	–	11		.313			9	–	19		.321
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			10	–	17		.370
VCU	4	–	12		.250			9	–	19		.321
† 1998 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

William & Mary finished tied for first place in the CAA with UNC Wilmington, clinching just the second regular season conference title for the Tribe and first since 1982–83 (also the last time the Tribe won 20 games in a season). Even though the Tribe received the #2 seed for the 1998 CAA men's basketball tournament, they lost to American in the quarterfinals and were not invited to a post-season tournament.

Program notes

• Charlie Woollum was named CAA Coach of the Year, the first William & Mary coach to win the award since Bruce Parkhill in 1983.
• Randy Bracy was named to the First Team All-CAA, and Terence Jennings was named to the Second Team.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 15*		Stetson	W 72–61	1–0	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
November 19* 7:30 pm		at Virginia	L 45–59	1–1	University Hall (5,864) Charlottesville, VA
November 26*		Virginia Tech	L 64–66	1–2	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
November 29*		at UNC Greensboro	W 68–55	2–2	Fleming Gymnasium  Greensboro, NC
December 1*		Hampton	W 69–54	3–2	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
December 3*		at Furman	W 80–57	4–2	Timmons Arena  Greenville, SC
December 28*		at Wichita State Cessna Classic	L 74–76 OT	4–3	Levitt Arena  Wichita, KS
December 29*		vs. Texas Southern Cessna Classic	W 83–76	5–3	Levitt Arena  Wichita, KS
January 3		VCU	W 67–53	6–3 (1–0)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 7		American	W 69–56	7–3 (2–0)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 10		at East Carolina	W 72–63	8–3 (3–0)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
January 12*		Navy	W 83–68	9–3	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 14		at James Madison	W 89–60	10–3 (4–0)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
January 17*		Centenary	W 78–48	11–3	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 19		at Richmond	L 59–70	11–4 (4–1)	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
January 21		George Mason	W 84–66	12–4 (5–1)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 24		Old Dominion	W 69–53	13–4 (6–1)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 28		at UNC Wilmington	L 56–58	13–5 (6–2)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
January 31		at American	L 56–61	13–6 (6–3)	Bender Arena  Washington, DC
February 3		at Old Dominion	W 68–58	14–6 (7–3)	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, VA
February 7		Richmond	W 73–70	15–6 (8–3)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 11		James Madison	W 53–52	16–6 (9–3)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 14		UNC Wilmington	W 64–51	17–6 (10–3)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 16		at George Mason	W 81–80 OT	18–6 (11–3)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 18		East Carolina	W 74–69	19–6 (12–3)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 23		at VCU	W 72–67	20–6 (13–3)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
February 27		vs. (7) American Quarterfinals	L 66–71	20–7	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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