1997–98 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
American college basketball season
1997–98 Tennessee Volunteers basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Division | East |
Record | 20–9 (9–7 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Thompson–Boling Arena |
Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Kentucky † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 35 | – | 4 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 South Carolina | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 13 Ole Miss | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Arkansas | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1998 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1997–98 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing third in the SEC East regular season standings with a 9–7 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the West region where they lost in the opening round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 1997* | Winthrop | W 75–62 | 1–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Nov 17, 1997* | Miami (OH) | W 75–74 | 2–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Nov 19, 1997* | UNC Asheville | W 75–69 | 3–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Nov 23, 1997* | Austin Peay | W 74–65 | 4–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Nov 28, 1997* | Appalachian State | W 69–46 | 5–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 2, 1997* | Tennessee Tech | W 83–69 | 6–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 7, 1997* | Wofford | W 92–63 | 7–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 9, 1997* | Saint Joseph's | W 74–54 | 8–0 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 20, 1997* | at Memphis | W 68–66 | 9–0 | Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 30, 1997* | at USC | W 74–70 | 10–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Jan 3, 1998 | at Florida | L 69–83 | 10–1 (0–1) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | |||||||
Jan 7, 1998 | Auburn | L 69–74 | 10–2 (0–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 10, 1998 | at Vanderbilt | L 79–80 | 10–3 (0–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 17, 1998 | No. 11 Ole Miss | W 77–67 | 11–3 (1–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 21, 1998 8:00 pm, JPS[3] | at No. 14 South Carolina | L 51–81 | 11–4 (1–4) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 24, 1998 | No. 7 Kentucky | L 67–85 | 11–5 (1–5) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 28, 1998 | at Alabama | W 84–70 | 12–5 (2–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 31, 1998 | at LSU | W 72–65 | 13–5 (3–5) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 4, 1998 | Georgia | W 77–48 | 14–5 (4–5) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 7, 1998 2:00 pm, JPS[3] | No. 13 South Carolina | W 70–69 | 15–5 (5–5) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 11, 1998 8:00 pm, JPS[3] | at No. 7 Kentucky | L 74–80 | 15–6 (5–6) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 14, 1998 12:30 pm, JPS[3] | No. 12 Arkansas | W 74–71 | 16–6 (6–6) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 17, 1998 | at Mississippi State | W 87–63 | 17–6 (7–6) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 21, 1998 | Vanderbilt | W 90–76 | 18–6 (8–6) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 25, 1998 | Florida | W 79–75 | 19–6 (9–6) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 28, 1998 4:00 pm, JPS[3] | at Georgia | L 72–77 | 19–7 (9–7) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1998* JPS | vs. LSU First Round | W 73–62 | 20–7 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Mar 5, 1998* JPS | vs. Arkansas Quarterfinals | L 96–102 | 20–8 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1998* CBS | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) Illinois State First Round | L 81–82 OT | 20–9 | ARCO Arena (15,284) Sacramento, California | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[4][5]
Rankings
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Jefferson Pilot Sports Southeastern Conference Basketball – 1998 Television Schedule, Jefferson Pilot Sports, archived from the original on February 16, 1998, retrieved September 28, 2023
- ^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.