1997–1998 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular-Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 4
Record30–5 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
1997–98 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Arizona171 .944305  .857
No. 10 Stanford153 .833305  .857
No. 19 UCLA126 .667249  .727
Washington117 .6112010  .667
Arizona State810 .4441814  .563
Oregon810 .4441314  .481
California810 .4441215  .444
USC513 .278919  .321
Oregon State315 .1671317  .433
Washington State315 .1671019  .345
As of November 23, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in first place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 17–1 record.[2] Arizona reached the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Utah 51-76 and finishing the season with a 30-5 record.[3]

Roster

1997–98 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 Mike Bibby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona
F 12 Josh Pastner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Glen Dale, West Virginia
C 13 Donnell Harris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Salinas, California
G 15 John Ash 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Tucson, Arizona
F 21 Bennett Davison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Sebastopol, California
F 23 Michael Dickerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Seattle, Washington
G 24 Quynn Tebbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Salt Lake City, Utah
F 30 Justin Wessel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G 31 Jason Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Seattle, Washington
F 33 Eugene Edgerson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) So New Orleans, Louisiana
G 34 Miles Simon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Fullerton, California
C 42 AJ Bramlett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 52 Jason Steward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Gardena, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 20, 1997*
No. 1 Morgan State W 115-53  1–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Nov. 24, 1997*
No. 1 vs. Boston College
Maui Invitational quarterfinal
W 99-69  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov. 25, 1997*
No. 1 vs. No. 8 Kentucky
Maui Invitational semifinal
W 89-74  3–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov. 26, 1997*
No. 1 vs. No. 3 Duke
Maui Invitational Championship
L 87-95  3-1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov. 29, 1997*
No. 1 UNC Asheville W 97-69  4-1
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 2, 1997*
No. 4 vs. No. 2 Kansas
Great Eight Basketball Classic
L 87-90  4-2
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec. 6, 1997*
No. 4 at Texas W 88-81  5-2
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec. 8, 1997*
No. 4 at Baylor W 83-68  6-2
Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Dec. 13, 1997*
No. 6 Coppin State W 99-82  7-2
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 23, 1997*
No. 5 at No. 17 Florida State L 79-84  7-3
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Dec. 28, 1997*
No. 5 James Madison W 92-68  8-3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 29, 1997*
No. 5 Kansas State W 125-87  9-3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 3, 1998
No. 8 No. 9 UCLA
Rivalry
W 87-75  10-3
(1-0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 5, 1998
No. 5 Southern California W 91-72  11-3
(2-0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 8, 1998
No. 5 at Washington State W 94-81  12-3
(3-0)
Spokane Arena 
Spokane, Washington
Jan. 10, 1998
No. 5 at Washington W 110-91  13-3
(4-0)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Jan. 15, 1998
No. 5 Arizona State
Rivalry
W 127-99  14-3
(5-0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 18, 1998*
No. 5 No. 15 New Mexico W 89-70  15-3
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 22, 1998
No. 6 Oregon W 87-57  16-3
(6-0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 25, 1998
No. 6 Oregon State W 93-80  17-3
(7-0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 29, 1998*
No. 6 at No. 4 Stanford W 93-75  18-3
(8-0)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan. 31, 1998
No. 6 at California W 70-57  19-3
(9-0)
The Arena in Oakland 
Oakland, California
Feb. 5, 1998
No. 4 Washington W 112-81  20-3
(10-0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 7, 1998
No. 4 Washington State W 83-61  21-3
(11-0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 14, 1998
No. 3 at Arizona State
Rivalry
W 83-82  22-3
(12-0)
Wells Fargo Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Feb. 19, 1998
No. 3 at Oregon State W 71-70  23-3
(13-0)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb. 21, 1998
No. 3 at Oregon W 81-66  24-3
(14-0)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb. 26, 1998
No. 2 California W 76-73  25–3
(15-0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 28, 1998
No. 2 Stanford W 90-58  26-3
(16-0)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar. 5, 1998
No. 2 at Southern California L 90-91 OT 26–4
(16-1)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Mar. 7, 1998
No. 2 at No. 19 UCLA
Rivalry
W 91-87  27-4
(17-1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar. 12, 1998*
(1 W) No. 4 vs. (16 W) Nicholls State
First Round
W 99-60[4]  28–4
ARCO Arena 
Sacramento, California
Mar. 14, 1998*
(1 W) No. 4 vs. (9 W) Illinois State
Second Round
W 66-59  29–4
ARCO Arena (16,402)
Sacramento, California
Mar. 19, 1998*
(1 W) No. 4 vs. (4 W) No. 20 Maryland
Sweet Sixteen
W 87-79[5]  30–4
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
Mar. 21, 1998*
(1 W) No. 4 vs. (3 W) No. 6 Utah
Elite Eight
L 51-76[6]  30-5
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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NCAA Division I tournament

  • West
    • Arizona (#1 seed) 99, Nicholls State 60
    • Arizona 82, Illinois State 49
    • Arizona 87, Maryland 79
    • Utah 76, Arizona 51

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Rankings

1998 NBA draft

Round Pick Player NBA Team
12Mike BibbyVancouver Grizzlies
114Michael DickersonHouston Rockets
242Miles SimonOrlando Magic

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