1997–98 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

1997–98
Smith Spectrum
1997–98 Smith Spectrum
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
Utah State†	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Nevada	11	–	5	.688	16	–	12	.571
Boise State	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Idaho	9	–	7	.563	15	–	12	.556
New Mexico State	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
North Texas	4	–	12	.250	5	–	21	.192
West Division
Pacific	14	–	2	.875	23	–	10	.697
Cal Poly	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
UC Irvine	6	–	10	.375	9	–	18	.333
Long Beach State	5	–	11	.313	10	–	19	.345
UC Santa Barbara	4	–	12	.250	7	–	19	.269

† 1998 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 1998^[1] Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 13–3 to finish atop the conference standings in the East division. They also won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 13 seed in the West Region. The Aggies lost to No. 4 seed Maryland in the first round.^[2]

Roster

1997–98 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

Players Coaches

Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown

G
3 Marcus Saxon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Columbia, South Carolina

G/F 4 Kevin Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr
San Antonio, Texas

G
5 Justin Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr
Malad, Idaho

Head coach

Larry Eustachy

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain

(S) Suspended

(I) Ineligible

(W) Walk-on

Injured

Current redshirt

Roster

Source [3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state

Non-conference regular season

Nov 14, 1997*
Simon Fraser W 79–67 1–0

Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Nov 17, 1997*
at
Preseason NIT
W 75–64 2–0

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nov 19, 1997*
at Florida State
Preseason NIT L 55–66 2–1

Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee, Florida

Nov 22, 1997*

Southern Oregon
W 111–61 3–1
Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Nov 29, 1997*
BYU W 72–69 4–1
Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Dec 3, 1997*
at Wyoming L 61–67 4–2
Arena-Auditorium
Laramie, Wyoming

Dec 6, 1997*
vs. San Diego State W 64–61 5–2

Salt Lake City, Utah

Dec 10, 1997*
at No. 9 Utah L 55–71 5–3

Salt Lake City, Utah

Dec 20, 1997*

Long Island
W 100–84 6–3
Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Dec 27, 1997*
Weber State W 71–65 7–3
Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Dec 30, 1997*

Fresno Pacific

Gossner Classic W 69–51 8–3
Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Dec 31, 1997*
Radford
Gossner Classic W 80–73 ^3OT 9–3
Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Jan 3, 1998*
at Colorado State L 59–68 9–4
Moby Arena
Fort Collins, Colorado

Big West Regular Season

Jan 8, 1998
Pacific W 70–62 10–4
(1–0) Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Jan 10, 1998

Long Beach State
W 69–55 11–4
(2–0) Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Jan 15, 1998
at Cal Poly W 91–88 ^OT 12–4
(3–0)
Mott Gym
San Luis Obispo, California

Jan 17, 1998
at UC Santa Barbara W 69–66 ^OT 13–4
(4–0) UC Santa Barbara Events Center
Santa Barbara, California

Jan 22, 1998
Boise State W 70–41 14–4
(5–0) Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Jan 24, 1998
Idaho W 68–66 15–4
(6–0) Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Jan 29, 1998
at North Texas W 79–64 16–4
(7–0) UNT Coliseum
Denton, Texas

Jan 31, 1998
at New Mexico State L 69–74 16–5
(7–1) Pan American Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Feb 5, 1998
Nevada W 74–52 17–5
(8–1) Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Feb 7, 1998
Cal State Fullerton W 69–44 18–5
(9–1) Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Feb 12, 1998
at UC Irvine W 60–51 19–5
(10–1) Bren Events Center (1,679)
Irvine, California

Feb 14, 1998
at Nevada L 62–73 19–6
(10–2) Lawlor Events Center
Reno, Nevada

Feb 19, 1998
at Idaho W 59–50 20–6
(11–2) Kibbie Dome
Moscow, Idaho

Feb 21, 1998
at Boise State L 49–57 20–7
(11–3) ExtraMile Arena
Boise, Idaho

Feb 26, 1998
New Mexico State W 84–82 ^OT 21–7
(12–3) Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Feb 28, 1998
North Texas W 102–76 22–7
(13–3) Smith Spectrum
Logan, Utah

Big West tournament

Mar 6, 1998*
(E1) vs. (W4) Long Beach State
Quarterfinals W 69–61 23–7
Lawlor Events Center
Reno, Nevada

Mar 7, 1998*
(E1) vs. (W2) Cal State Fullerton
Semifinals W 65–56 24–7
Lawlor Events Center
Reno, Nevada

Mar 8, 1998*
(E1) vs. (W1) Pacific
Championship game W 78–63 25–7
Lawlor Events Center
Reno, Nevada

NCAA tournament

Mar 12, 1998*
(13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 20 Maryland
First round L 68–82^[2] 25–8
ARCO Arena
Sacramento, California

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Mountain.

Source^[4]

References

^ Big West MBB Record Book

^ ^a ^b "Terps are Too Tall An Order for Aggies". The Washington Post. March 13, 1998. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

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[1] Big West MBB Record Book

[ncaa-2] "Terps are Too Tall An Order for Aggies". The Washington Post. March 13, 1998. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[roster-3] "1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[schedule-4] "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

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