1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1997–98 record	11–19 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (8th year)
Assistant coach	Anthony Solomon (4th year)
Assistant coach	Ricky Stokes (1st year)
Assistant coach	Pete Herrmann (4th year)
Home arena	University Hall

The 1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the end of the season, Jones resigned as head coach;^[1] he would be replaced by Providence Friars head coach Pete Gillen.^[2]

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 18–13, with a conference record of 7–9. They reached the first round of the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a #9 seed, where they lost to #8 seed Iowa.

Roster

1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	5	Staples, CurtisCurtis Staples (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Roanoke, Virginia
1.5 !G	10	Watson, ChezleyChezley Watson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Gainesville, Georgia
1.5 !G	11	Lyons, GregGreg Lyons	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mineola, New York
1.5 !G	13	Hand, DonaldDonald Hand	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Paterson, New Jersey
1.5 !G	15	McLaughlin, PeterPeter McLaughlin (C)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Maplewood, New Jersey
2.5 !G/F	24	Dersch, WillieWillie Dersch	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Floral Park, New York
3.5 !F	25	Nolan, NormanNorman Nolan (C)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baltimore, Maryland
1.5 !G	31	Curtis, MikeMike Curtis (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	33	Marcaccini, MonteMonte Marcaccini	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Tarzana, California
2.5 !G/F	42	Metheny, ChaseChase Metheny	88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
5.0 !C	44	Hunter, KrisKris Hunter	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Tallahassee, Florida
4.5 !F/C	52	Ducharme, ColinColin Ducharme	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	2.0 !So	Richmond, Virginia
4.5 !F/C	54	McAndrew, CraigCraig McAndrew	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	2.0 !So	Wonga Beach, Queensland

Head coach

Jeff Jones (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Solomon (Virginia)
Ricky Stokes (Virginia)
Pete Hermann (SUNY Geneseo)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2015

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition game
Nov. 5* 7:30 PM	Court Authority	W 74–72		University Hall Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 9* 2:00 PM	Australia	L 59–70		University Hall (1,899) Charlottesville, VA
Regular season
Nov. 16* 7:00 PM	at Richmond NationsBank Virginia Challenge	L 79–83 ^2OT	0–1	Robins Center (8,463) Richmond, VA
Nov. 19* 7:30 PM	William & Mary	W 59–45	1–1	University Hall (5,864) Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 22* 1:00 PM	George Mason	W 60–45	2–1	University Hall (2,163) Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 25* 7:30 PM	at Delaware	W 64–57	3–1	Bob Carpenter Center (4,353) Newark, DE
Dec. 2* 7:30 PM	Appalachian State	W 62–54	4–1	University Hall (5,677) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 6 2:00 PM	at #1 Duke	L 59–103	4–2 (0–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Dec. 10* 7:30 PM	#13 Connecticut	L 63–74	4–3 (0–1)	University Hall (6,841) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 13* 7:30 PM	vs. VCU NationsBank Virginia Challenge	W 73–67	5–3 (0–1)	Robins Center (7,700) Richmond, VA
Dec. 22* 7:30 PM	VMI	W 92–55	6–3 (0–1)	University Hall (4,108) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 27* 10:30 PM	vs. Nebraska Rainbow Classic	L 65–80	6–4 (0–1)	Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI
Dec. 29* 4:00 PM	vs. BYU Rainbow Classic	W 72–54	7–4 (0–1)	Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI
Dec. 30* 6:30 PM	vs. New Mexico State Rainbow Classic	L 82–87 ^OT	7–5 (0–1)	Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI
Jan. 4 1:00 PM	vs. Wake Forest NationsBank Virginia Challenge	W 73–64 ^OT	8–5 (1–1)	Robins Center (7,556) Richmond, VA
Jan. 7* 7:30 PM	Liberty	L 64–69	8–6 (1–1)	University Hall (3,405) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 10 1:30 PM	at #1 North Carolina	L 73–81	8–7 (1–2)	Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan. 12* 7:00 PM	vs. Virginia Tech	W 69–55	9–7 (1–2)	Roanoke Civic Center (6,454) Roanoke, VA
Jan. 15 8:00 PM	Georgia Tech	L 65–83	9–8 (1–3)	University Hall (8,337) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 18 1:30 PM	NC State	W 59–56	10–8 (2–3)	University Hall (7,596) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 20 8:00 PM	at #25 Clemson	L 52–69	10–9 (2–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum (11,020) Clemson, SC
Jan. 24 Noon	#1 Duke	L 65–72	10–10 (2–5)	University Hall (8,019) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 27 8:00 PM	at Wake Forest	L 55–62	10–11 (2–6)	Joel Coliseum (13,505) Winston-Salem, NC
Feb. 1 4:00 PM	at #25 Maryland	L 70–77	10–12 (2–7)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
Feb. 4 7:30 PM	Florida State	L 63–71	10–13 (2–8)	University Hall (6,250) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 11 9:00 PM	#1 North Carolina	L 45–60	10–14 (2–9)	University Hall (8,047) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 14 Noon	at Georgia Tech	L 86–105	10–15 (2–10)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,826) Atlanta, Georgia
Feb. 18 7:00 PM	at NC State	L 55–74	10–16 (2–11)	Reynolds Coliseum (11,710) Raleigh, NC
Feb. 21 1:30 PM	Clemson	W 78–74 ^OT	11–16 (3–11)	University Hall (7,707) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 24 9:00 PM	Maryland	L 66–74	11–17 (3–12)	University Hall (7,515) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 28 12:00 AM	at Florida State	L 63–88	11–18 (3–13)	Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center (6,657) Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
Mar. 5	vs. #1 Duke ACC Tournament First Round	L 41–63	11–19	Charlotte Coliseum (23,733) Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "Jeff Jones Resignes". VirginiaSports.com. March 16, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
↑ "Pete Gillen Named Men's Head Basketball Coach". VirginiaSports.com. March 28, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
↑ "1997–1998 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)

Rivalries	Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset

People	Head coaches Notable players

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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