1997–98 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1997-98 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
NCAA Tournament South Region 7 Seed
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
1997-98 record 21-11 (12-4 A-10)
Head coach Bruiser Flint (2nd year)
Assistant coach Geoff Arnold
Assistant coach Tony Barbee
Assistant coach John Robic
Home arena William D. Mullins Memorial Center

The 1997–98 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by second year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21-11, 12-4 in A-10 play to finish in third place.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Charlton Clarke Guard 6–3 215 Junior Bronx, New York
4 Lari Ketner Center 6-10 268 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5 Monty Mack Guard 6–3 193 Sophomore South Boston, Massachusetts
10 Jonathan DePina Guard 5–9 175 Freshman South Boston, Massachusetts
12 Ross Burns Guard 6–3 180 Junior Greenfield, Massachusetts
13 Rafael Cruz Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Arecibo, Puerto Rico
14 Andy Maclay Guard 6–4 195 Junior Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
20 Winston Smith Forward 6–5 218 Sophomore Summit, New Jersey
22 Chris Kirkland Forward 6–6 206 Sophomore Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
23 Mike Babul Forward 6–6 204 Sophomore North Attleboro, Massachusetts
25 Ronnell Blizzard Forward 6–8 218 Freshman Waterbury, Connecticut
34 Tyrone Weeks Forward 6-7 258 Senior Philadelphia, PA
40 Ajmal Basit Center/Forward 6–9 248 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season

11/22/1997*
at #13 Fresno State L 64-82  0–1
Selland Arena (10,220)
Fresno, California

11/26/1997*
vs. SW Louisiana
Great Alaska Shootout
W 80-64  1–1
Sullivan Arena (-)
Anchorage, Alaska

11/28/1997*
vs. #6 Purdue
Great Alaska Shootout
L 69-82  1–2
Sullivan Arena (8,700)
Anchorage, Alaska

11/29/1997*
vs. Seton Hall
Great Alaska Shootout
W 73–60  2–2
Sullivan Arena (8,700)
Anchorage, Alaska

12/02/1997*
College of Charleston W 52-40  3-2
Mullins Center (7,536)
Amherst, Massachusetts

12/06/1997*
Marshall W 61-59  4-2
Mullins Center (7,107)
Amherst, MA

12/10/1997*
at #3 Kansas L 71-73  4-3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas

12/14/1997*
vs. Boston College
Commonwealth Classic
W 65-57  5-3
Fleet Center (9,218)
Boston, Massachusetts

12/20/1997*
vs. Colorado
Las Vegas Shootout
W 79-68  6-3
Thomas & Mack Center (5,000)
Las Vegas, Nevada

12/23/1997*
at #11 Connecticut
U-Game
L 55-72  6-4
Hartford Civic Center (10,797)
Hartford, Connecticut

12/27/1997*
vs. Cincinnati
Gatorade Rock 'n Roll Shootout
L 66-74 OT 6-5
Gund Arena (12,324)
Cleveland, Ohio

1/3/1998
at Saint Joseph's W 72-66  7-5 (1-0)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

01/06/1998
at Fordham W 73-55  8-5 (2-0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,217)
The Bronx, New York

01/10/1998
George Washington W 79-48  9-5 (3-0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA

01/15/1998*
vs. Charlotte
A-10/Conference USA Challenge
W 68-62 OT 10-5
Providence Civic Center (3,925)
Providence, Rhode Island

01/17/1997
Fordham W 62-46  11-5 (4-0)
Mullins Center (7,110)
Amherst, MA

01/19/1998
St. Bonaventure W 62-50  12-5 (5–0)
Mullins Center (7,363)
Amherst, MA

01/22/1998*
at Davidson W 82-66  13-5
Belk Arena (4,417)
Davidson, North Carolina

01/24/1998
at Virginia Tech W 68-59  14-5 (6–0)
Cassell Coliseum (7,811)
Blacksburg, Virginia

01/29/1998
at #21 Rhode Island W 74-57  15-5 (7-0)
Providence Civic Center (12,412)
Providence, RI

02/01/1998
Dayton W 85-69  16-5 (8-0)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA

02/03/1998
#23 Temple L 47-61  16-6 (8-1)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA

02/08/1998
#23 at #21 Xavier W 73-62  17-6 (9-1)
Cincinnati Gardens (10,100)
Cincinnati, Ohio

2/10/1998
#20 at Duquesne W 74-68  18-6 (10–1)
Palumbo Center (5,507)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

02/14/1998
#20 La Salle W 81-71  19-6 (11-1)
Mullins Center (8,412)
Amherst, MA

02/18/1998
#18 Rhode Island L 85-77 2OT 19-7 (11-2)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA

02/21/1998
#18 Saint Joseph's W 82-79 OT 20-7 (12-2)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA

02/25/1998
#20 St. Bonaventure L 70-72 2OT 20-8 (12-3)
Reilly Center (6,000)
Olean, New York

03/01/1998
#20 at #24 Temple L 66-74  20-9 (12-4)
Apollo of Temple (10,021)
Philadelphia, PA
1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

03/04/1998
vs. Virginia Tech
1st Round
W 64-58  21-9
CoreStates Spectrum (6,204)
Philadelphia, PA

03/05/1998
vs. George Washington
Quarterfinal
L 83-88  21-10
CoreStates Spectrum (7,545)
Philadelphia, PA
1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

03/13/1998*
vs. Saint Louis
First Round
L 46-51  21-11
Georgia Dome (17,474)
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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