1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1998 Big Ten Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll; Michigan: 24 reg. season games inc. Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program; *Minnesota: 5 NIT games vacated inc. NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed records: Michigan-(25-9)(11-5); Minnesota-(20-15)(6-10)

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1997-98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
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NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1997-98 record	20-12 (9-7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (27th year)
Home arena	Assembly Hall
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The 1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 27th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20-12 and a conference record of 9-7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. After losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers were invited to dance in the 1998 NCAA Tournament. However, IU lost in the second round to Connecticut.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Charlie Miller	F	6–7	Sr.	Miami, Florida
4	Luke Recker	G/F	6–6	Fr.	Auburn, Indiana
12	Luke Jimenez	G	6–3	So.	Redwood Falls, Minnesota
21	Richard Mandeville	C	7–1	Sr.	Pasadena, California
23	Rob Turner	G	6–4	Jr.	Wilmington, Delaware
24	Michael Lewis	G	6–1	So.	Jasper, Indiana
25	A.J. Guyton	G	6–1	So.	Peoria, Illinois
30	William Gladness	F	6–8	Jr.	West Memphis, Arkansas
32	Robbie Eggers	F	6–10	Sr.	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
33	Larry Richardson	G	6–8	So.	Orange Park, Florida
35	Kirk Haston	F/C	6–10	RS Fr.	Lobelville, Tennessee
40	Jason Collier	C	7–1	So.	Springfield, Ohio
45	Andrae Patterson	F	6–8	Sr.	Abilene, Texas
53	Tom Geyer	F	6–8	RS Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
11/14/1997*	#17	vs. Temple	L 53-59	0-1	CoreStates Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
11/20/1997*	#23	at Alabama-Birmingham	W 80-64	1-1	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
11/28/1997*	#21	vs. Hawaii United Airlines Classic	L 65-82	1-2	Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI
11/30/1997*	#21	vs. Northeast Louisiana United Airlines Classic	W 103-69	2-2	Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI
12/3/1997*		Notre Dame	W 91-80	3-2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/6/1997*		vs. #7 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 72-75	3-3	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
12/9/1997*		Evansville	W 85-73	4-3	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/12/1997*		Wisconsin-Green Bay Indiana Classic	W 72-58	5-3	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/13/1997*		South Temple Indiana Classic	W 64-56	6-3	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/22/1997*		vs. San Francisco	W 65-62	7-3	The Arena in Oakland Oakland, CA
12/27/1997*		vs. Southwest Missouri State Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 78-66	8-3	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1997*		vs. Western Michigan Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 70-63	9-3	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
12/31/1997		Iowa	L 76-89	9-4 (0-1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/3/1998		at Illinois Rivalry	L 72-74	9-5 (0-2)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
1/6/1998		Michigan	W 80-62	10-5 (1-2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/10/1998		Ohio State	W 83-66	11-5 (2-2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/14/1998		at Northwestern	W 76-58	12-5 (3-2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/18/1998		Purdue Rivalry	W 94-88	13-5 (4-2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/25/1998		at Wisconsin	W 69-59	14-5 (5-2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/28/1998	#25	at Michigan State	L 66-84	14-6 (5-3)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
1/31/1998	#25	Minnesota	W 95-82	15-6 (6-3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/4/1998		Penn State	W 95-76	16-6 (7-3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/10/1998		at Purdue Rivalry	L 89-94	16-7 (7-4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/14/1998		Northwestern	W 73-55	17-7 (8-4)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/19/1998		at Ohio State	W 74-72	18-7 (9-4)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
2/22/1998		at Michigan	L 64-112	18-8 (9-5)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
2/24/1998		Illinois Rivalry	L 72-82	18-9 (9-6)	Assmebly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/28/1998		at Iowa	L 70-84	18-10 (9-7)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Tournament
3/5/1998		vs. Ohio State Opening Round	W 78-71	19–10 (9-7)	United Center Chicago, IL
3/6/1998		vs. Purude Quarterfinals	L 71-76	19–11 (9-7)	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1998*	#(7)	vs. #(10) Oklahoma First Round	W 94-87	20-11 (9-7)	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
3/14/1998*	#(7)	vs. #(2) Connecticut Second Round	L 68-78	20-12 (9-7)	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#16 Michigan State	13	–	3	.813	22	–	8	.733
#22 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	23	–	10	.697
#11 Purdue	12	–	4	.750	28	–	8	.778
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Indiana	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Penn State	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Minnesota**	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	10	–	17	.370
Wisconsin	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387
Ohio State	1	–	15	.063	8	–	22	.267
#12 Michigan* †	0	–	5	.000	0	–	8	.000

† 1998 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll Michigan: 24 reg. season games inc. Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program *Minnesota: 5 NIT games vacated inc. NIT champ. vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan-(25-9)(11-5); Minnesota-(20-15)(6-10)