1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
WAC tournament champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record20–13 (7–7 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDave Rice (4th season)
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Seasons
1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mountain
No. 7 Utah 12 – 2   .857 30 – 4   .882
No. 18 New Mexico 11 – 3   .786 24 – 8   .750
Wyoming
 9 – 5   .643 19 – 9   .679
Colorado State 8 – 6   .571 20 – 9   .690
UNLV † 7 – 7   .500 20 – 13   .606
BYU 4 – 10   .286 9 – 21   .300
UTEP 3 – 11   .214 12 – 14   .462
Air Force 2 – 12   .143 10 – 16   .385
Pacific
No. 15 TCU 14 – 0   1.000 27 – 6   .818
Fresno State 10 – 4   .714 21 – 13   .618
Tulsa 9 – 5   .643 19 – 12   .613
Hawaii
 8 – 6   .571 21 – 9   .700
SMU 6 – 8   .429 18 – 10   .643
San Diego State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
Rice 3 – 11   .214 6 – 22   .214
San Jose State 1 – 13   .071 3 – 23   .115
†
AP Poll[1]

The 1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Bill Bayno and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 20–13, 7–7 in WAC play. They won the 2000 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a No. 12 seed in the East Region. The Runnin' Rebels lost to No. 5 seed Princeton in the opening round.[2] This was the first NCAA Tournament appearance for the program since back-to-back Final Four appearances in 1990 and 1991.

Roster

1997–98 UNLV Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G
 		11 Mark Dickel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Logan Park Dunedin, New Zealand
G/F 33 Tyrone Nesby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cairo Cairo, Illinois
C 34 Kaspars Kambala 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Homestead  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 1997*
 Loyola Marymount W 96–81  1–0
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 17, 1997*
 Eastern Michigan W 84–66  2–0
 Thomas & Mack Center (4,692)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 21, 1997*
 at No. 2 
Preseason NIT
second round 		L 68–92  2–1
 Allen Fieldhouse (15,701)
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 2, 1997*
 at USC W 82–72  3–1
Los Angeles, California
Dec 6, 1997*
 at Michigan L 59–83  3–2
Crisler Arena (12,333)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 13, 1997*
 at Rhode Island L 73–91  3–3
 Keaney Gymnasium (6,429)
Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 17, 1997*
 Chicago State W 86–49  4–3
 Thomas & Mack Center (14,141)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 20, 1997*
 No. 25 Syracuse L 64–71  4–4
 Thomas & Mack Center (13,146)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 23, 1997*
 UC Irvine W 77–55  5–4
 Thomas & Mack Center (12,913)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 27, 1997*
 No. 9 UCLA L 57–65  5–5
 Thomas & Mack Center (17,490)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 30, 1997*
 Nevada W 62–50  6–5
 Thomas & Mack Center (14,097)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 4, 1998*
 at Tulane W 77–61  7–5
New Orleans, Louisiana
WAC regular season
Jan 10, 1998
 Air Force W 88–77  8–5
(1–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (15,032)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 15, 1998
 at No. 15 New Mexico L 61–79  8–6
(1–1) 		University Arena (17,817)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 17, 1998
 at UTEP L 50–62  8–7
(1–2) 		Don Haskins Center (9,171)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 22, 1998
 BYU W 76–63  9–7
(2–2) 		Thomas & Mack Center (13,461)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 24, 1998
 No. 4 Utah L 54–67  9–8
(2–3) 		Thomas & Mack Center (15,488)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 26, 1998*
Chaminade
 		W 77–49  10–8
 Thomas & Mack Center (13,144)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 29, 1998
 at Colorado State L 57–60  10–9
(2–4) 		Moby Arena (7,172)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 31, 1998
 at 
Wyoming
 		L 62–73  10–10
(2–5) 		Arena-Auditorium (9,079)
Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 5, 1998
 at Air Force W 59–57  11–10
(3–5)
Clune Arena (1,017)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 7, 1998*
 Wofford W 79–52  12–10
 Thomas & Mack Center (13,548)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 14, 1998
 UTEP W 69–63  13–10
(4–5) 		Thomas & Mack Center (13,450)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 16, 1998
 No. 11 New Mexico L 66–75  13–11
(4–6) 		Thomas & Mack Center (14,130)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 21, 1998
 at BYU W 84–76  14–11
(5–6) 		Marriott Center (9,404)
Provo, Utah
Feb 23, 1998
 at No. 5 Utah L 68–79  14–12
(5–7)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 26, 1998
 Wyoming W 72–66  15–12
(6–7) 		Thomas & Mack Center (13,612)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 28, 1998
 Colorado State W 78–66  16–12
(7–7) 		Thomas & Mack Center (14,868)
Las Vegas, Nevada
WAC tournament
Mar 3, 1998*
Hawaii
First round 		W 64–59  17–12
 Thomas & Mack Center (13,878)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 5, 1998*
 No. 5 Utah
Quarterfinals 		W 54–51  18–12
 Thomas & Mack Center (14,340)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 6, 1998*
 Fresno State
Semifinals 		W 76–67  19–12
 Thomas & Mack Center (17,904)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 7, 1998*
 No. 20 New Mexico
Championship game 		W 56–51  20–12
 Thomas & Mack Center (16,101)
Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1998*
 (12 E) vs. (5 E) No. 8 Princeton
First round 		L 57–69  20–13
Hartford Civic Center (16,105)
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. The Los Angeles Times
    . March 13, 1998. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "1997–98 UNLV Rebels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Stats.
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