1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team

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1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball
WAC regular season champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 7
Record30–4 (12–2 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainMichael Doleac
Drew Hansen
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman 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 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997–98 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run through the NCAA tournament all the way to the National Championship Game and finished with an overall record of 30–4 (12–2 WAC).

Including the previous season, Utah won 59 of 67 games overall and 27 of 30 games in conference play.

Roster

1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
SF 3 David Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Portland, Oregon
PG 11 Jordie McTavish 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
F/C 13 Hanno Möttölä 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Helsinki, Finland
SG 15 Derek Broomhall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Sacramento, California
SG 21 Trace Caton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Alamosa, Colorado
PG 24 Andre Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr
Los Angeles, California
F
 		31 Britton Johnsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Murray, Utah
G
 		34 Drew Hansen
—
—
 Sr
G
 		35 Jeff Johnsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Murray, Utah
C 42 Jon Carlisle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr
Salt Lake City, Utah
F
 		50 Alex Jensen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Bountiful, Utah
C 51 Michael Doleac (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 15*
 No. 16 Cal State Fullerton W 87–59  1–0
Salt Lake City, UT
November 19*
 No. 16 at Weber State W 87–72  2–0
Ogden, UT
November 22*
 No. 16 Southern Utah W 66–48  3–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
November 25*
 No. 16 at Loyola Marymount W 89–50  4–0
Los Angeles, CA
November 29*
 No. 16 UC Irvine W 83–45  5–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,921)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 2*
 No. 11 vs. Providence
Great Eight Tournament 		W 64–58  6–0
Chicago, IL
December 6*
 No. 11 at No. 24 Wake Forest W 62–53  7–0
Winston-Salem, NC
December 10*
 No. 9 Utah State W 71–55  8–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 12*
 No. 9 Azusa Pacific W 78–58  9–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 20*
 No. 7 at Oregon State
Ford Holiday Classic 		W 69–61  10–0
Portland, OR
December 27*
 No. 6 at Milwaukee W 65–51  11–0
Milwaukee, WI
January 3
 No. 4 Rice W 73–65  12–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 10
 No. 3 at BYU W 71–61  13–0
Provo, UT
WAC regular season
January 15
 No. 4 Colorado State W 65–51  14–0
(1–0) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 17
 No. 4
Wyoming
 		W 75–58  15–0
(2–0) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22
 No. 4 at Air Force W 57–46  16–0
(3–0)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 24
 No. 4 at 
UNLV
 		W 67–54  17–0
(4–0)
Las Vegas, NV
January 29
 No. 3 UTEP W 62–56  18–0
(5–0) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 1
 No. 3 at No. 14 New Mexico L 74–77  18–1
(5–1)
Albuquerque, NM
February 5
 No. 5 BYU W 83–68  19–1
(6–1) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 7
 No. 5 at Rice W 60–49  20–1
(7–1)
Houston, TX
February 12
 No. 5 at Wyoming L 56–62  20–2
(7–2)
Laramie, WY
February 14
 No. 5 at Colorado State W 60–48  21–2
(8–2)
Fort Collins, CO
February 21
 No. 6 Air Force W 55–41  22–2
(9–2) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 23
 No. 6 UNLV W 79–68  23–2
(10–2) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
February 26
 No. 5 at UTEP W 87–70  24–2
(11–2)
El Paso, TX
February 28
 No. 5 No. 16 New Mexico W 65–55  25–2
(12–2) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
WAC Tournament
March 5*
 (M1) No. 5 vs. (M5) UNLV
Quarterfinals 		L 51–54  25–3
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 12*
 (3 W) No. 7 vs. (14 W) San Francisco
NCAA tournament first round 		W 85–68[2]  26–3
Boise, ID
March 14*
 (3 W) No. 7 vs. (6 W) No. 17 Arkansas
NCAA tournament second round 		W 75–69[3]  27–3
 BSU Pavilion 
Boise, ID
March 19*
 (3 W) No. 7 vs. (10 W) West Virginia
West Regional semifinal 		W 65–62  28–3
Anaheim, CA
March 21*
 (3 W) No. 7 vs. (1 W) No. 4 Arizona
West Regional final 		W 76–51[4]  29–3
 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, CA
March 28*
 (3 W) No. 7 vs. (1) No. 1 E North Carolina
Final Four 		W 65–59[5]  30–3
San Antonio, TX
March 30*
 CBS 		(3 W) No. 7 vs. (2 S) No. 5 Kentucky
NCAA Championship Game 		L 69–78  30–4
 Alamodome (40,509)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll
. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

See also: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Team players in the 1998 NBA draft

See also: 1998 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 12 Michael Doleac Orlando Magic

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Utah Overwhelms San Francisco, 85-68". The New York Times. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Utah Fights Past Tough Arkansas Defense". The New York Times. March 15, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ute Movement Buries Arizona". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Utes Hold off Tar Heels, 65-59". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. ^ 2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jul-30.
  7. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2
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  8. ^ "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

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