1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular season champions
Conference Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #5
1997–98 record 35–4 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach Tubby Smith
Assistant coach Mike Sutton
Assistant coach George Felton
Assistant coach Shawn Finney
Home arena Rupp Arena

The 1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team were coached by Tubby Smith. He was in his first season as head coach after taking over from Rick Pitino. The team finished the season with a 29–4 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Utah Utes, 78–69.

Roster

1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 3 Edwards, AllenAllen Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Miami, FL
G 4 Masiello, SteveSteve Masiello 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So White Plains, NY
G 5 Turner, WayneWayne Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Boston, MA
G 11 Smith, SaulSaul Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Athens, GA
C 13 Mohammed, NazrNazr Mohammed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 14 Evans, HeshimuHeshimu Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bronx, NY
G 15 Sheppard, JeffJeff Sheppard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Peachtree City, GA
G 21 Mills, CameronCameron Mills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Lexington, KY
G 22 Hogan, RyanRyan Hogan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Deerfield, IL
F 25 Anthony, MyronMyron Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Neptune Beach, FL
F/C 33 Bradley, MichaelMichael Bradley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Worcester, MA
F 34 Padgett, ScottScott Padgett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Louisville, KY
C 42 Magloire, JamaalJamaal Magloire 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Toronto
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Nazr Mohammed Jamaal Magloire Michael Bradley
PF Scott Padgett
SF Allen Edwards Heshimu Evans Myron Anthony
SG Jeff Sheppard Cameron Mills Ryan Hogan Steve Masiello
PG Wayne Turner Saul Smith

Schedule and Results

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

11/11/1997*
  Court Authority W 86-62 
Rupp Arena (-)
Lexington, KY

11/18/1997*
  North Melbourne W 91-63 
Rupp Arena (-)
Lexington, KY
Regular Season

November 20, 1997*
8:00 PM
 #9 Morehead State W 88–49  1–0
Rupp Arena (23,097)
Lexington, KY

November 24, 1997*
11:00 PM
 #9 vs. George Washington
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 70–55  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI

November 25, 1997*
7:00 PM
 #9 vs. #1 Arizona
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 74–89  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI

November 26, 1997*
7:00 PM
 #8 vs. Missouri
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 77–55  3–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Maui, HI

November 29, 1997*
7:00 PM
 #8 vs. #13 Clemson
Premier Classic
W 76–61  4–1
America West Arena (4,306)
Phoenix, AZ

December 3, 1997*
7:00 PM
 #7 vs. #6 Purdue W 89–75  5–1
United Center (19,567)
Chicago, IL

December 6, 1997*
12:00 PM, CBS
 #7 vs. Indiana W 75–72  6–1
RCA Dome (38,504)
Indianapolis, IN

December 10, 1997*
7:00 PM
 #4 at Canisius W 81–54  7–1
Marine Midland Arena (10,083)
Buffalo, NY

December 13, 1997*
2:00 PM
 #4 #24 Georgia Tech W 85–71  8–1
Rupp Arena (24,112)
Lexington, KY

December 20, 1997*
12:00 PM
 #4 Tulsa W 74–53  9–1
Rupp Arena (24,082)
Lexington, KY

December 23, 1997*
7:00 PM
 #4 American W 75–52  10–1
Rupp Arena (22,856)
Lexington, KY

December 27, 1997*
4:00 PM
 #4 Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass
L 76–79  10–2
Rupp Arena (24,303)
Lexington, KY

December 30, 1997*
7:00 PM
 #4 at Ohio W 95–58  11–2
Convocation Center (13,083)
Athens, OH

January 3, 1998
2:00 PM
 #6 Vanderbilt W 71–62  12–2 (1-0)
Rupp Arena (24,236)
Lexington, KY

January 6, 1998
8:00 PM
 #6 at Georgia W 90–79  13–2 (2-0)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA

January 10, 1998
2:00 PM
 #6 at Mississippi State W 77–71  14–2 (3-0)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,334)
Starkville, MS

January 13, 1998
8:00 PM
 #6 #16 South Carolina W 91–70  15–2 (4-0)
Rupp Arena (24,241)
Lexington, KY

January 17, 1998
3:00 PM
 #6 #22 Arkansas W 80–77 OT 16–2 (5-0)
Rupp Arena (24,266)
Lexington, KY

January 21, 1998
8:00 PM
 #7 Alabama W 80–77  17–2 (6-0)
Freedom Hall (19,734)
Louisville, KY

January 24, 1998
3:00 PM
 #7 at Tennessee W 85–67  18–2 (7-0)
Thompson-Boling Arena (23,146)
Knoxville, TN

January 27, 1998
8:00 PM
 #7 at Vanderbilt W 63–61  19–2 (8-0)
Memorial Gymnasium (15,311)
Nashville, TN

February 1, 1998
8:00 PM
 #7 Florida L 78–86  19–3 (8-1)
Rupp Arena (24,186)
Lexington, KY

February 4, 1998
4:00 PM
 #8 at LSU W 63–61  20–3 (9-1)
Maravich Assembly Center (8,686)
Baton Rouge, LA

February 8, 1998*
8:00 PM
 #8 at Villanova W 79–63  21–3
CoreStates Center (15,551)
Philadelphia, PA

February 11, 1998
2:00 PM
 #7 Tennessee W 79–63  22–3 (10-1)
Rupp Arena (23,861)
Lexington, KY

February 14, 1998
8:00 PM
 #7 #18 Ole Miss L 64–73  22–4 (10-2)
Rupp Arena (23,842)
Lexington, KY

February 18, 1998
12:00 PM
 #8 at Florida W 79–54  23–4 (11-2)
O'Connell Center (10,222)
Gainesville, FL

February 22, 1998
1:00 PM
 #8 Georgia W 85–74  24–4 (12-2)
Rupp Arena (24,272)
Lexington, KY

February 25, 1998
9:00 PM
 #7 at Auburn W 83–58  25–4 (13-2)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (9,644)
Auburn, AL

February 28, 1998
2:00 PM
 #7 at #14 South Carolina W 69–57  26–4 (14-2)
Frank McGuire Arena (12,129)
Columbia, SC
1998 SEC Tournament

March 6, 1998
3:00 PM, JP Sports
 #7 vs. Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 82–71  27–4
Georgia Dome (21,109)
Atlanta, GA

March 7, 1998
3:00 PM, JP Sports
 #7 vs. #16 Arkansas
Semifinals
W 99–74  28–4
Georgia Dome (25,190)
Atlanta, GA

March 8, 1998
3:00 PM, CBS
 #7 vs. #15 South Carolina
Finals
W 86–56  29–4
Georgia Dome (24,545)
Atlanta, GA
1998 NCAA Tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)

March 13, 1998
1:00 PM, CBS
 #5 (2) vs. (15) South Carolina State
South Regional 1st Round
W 82–67  30–4
Georgia Dome (17,474)
Atlanta, GA

March 15, 1998
12:00 PM, CBS
 #5 (2) vs. (10) Saint Louis
South Regional 2nd Round
W 88–61  31–4
Georgia Dome (19,423)
Atlanta, GA

March 20, 1998
9:00 PM, CBS
 #5 (2) vs. #19 (6) UCLA
South Regional Semifinal
W 94–68  32–4
Tropicana Field (40,589)
St. Petersburg, FL

March 22, 1998
4:00 PM, CBS
 #5 (2) vs. #3 (1) Duke
South Regional Final
W 86–84  33–4
Tropicana Field (40,589)
St. Petersburg, FL

March 28, 1998
6:00 PM, CBS
 #5 (S2) vs. #10 (M3) Stanford
National Semifinal
W 86–85 OT 34–4
Alamodome (40,509)
San Antonio, TX

March 30, 1998
9:00 PM, CBS
 #5 (S2) vs. #10 (W3) Utah
National Championship
W 78–69  35–4
Alamodome (40,509)
San Antonio TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 29Nazr Mohammed Utah Jazz

[2]

See also

References

External links

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