1997–98 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
1997–98 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
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NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
Record	25–9 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Harrick (1st season);
Assistant coach	Jerry DeGregorio (1st season)
Home arena	Keaney Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

Template:1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings The 1997–98 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 1997–98 college basketball season. This was head coach Jim Harrick's first of two seasons at Rhode Island. The Rams competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at Keaney Gymnasium. They finished the season 25–9, 12–4 in A-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 1998 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 1998 NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Elite Eight before falling to Stanford in the Midwest Regional final.

As of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, this is the furthest any Rhode Island men's team has ever advanced in the NCAA tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
G	12	Cuttino Mobley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	21	Tyson Wheeler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	New London, Connecticut
F		Lamar Odom	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Queens, New York
F/C	34	Antonio Reynolds-Dean	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Marietta, Georgia

Head coach

Jim Harrick

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
Nov 17, 1997*	#21	North Carolina-Wilmington	W 78–69	1–0	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Nov 19, 1997*	#20	at #12 Connecticut	L 67–80	1–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Nov 30, 1997*		at Boston University	W 86–63	2–1	Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 3, 1997*		at Brown	W 75–57	3–1	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 9, 1997*		Providence	W 69–58	4–1	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 13, 1997*		UNLV	W 91–73	5–1	Keaney Gymnasium (6,429) Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 22, 1997*	#22	Ohio	W 85–72	6–1	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 29, 1997*	#24	vs. #7 Stanford Cable Car Classic	L 69–70	6–2	San Jose Arena (6,109) San Jose, California
Dec 30, 1997*	#24	vs. Penn Cable Car Classic	W 96–89	7–2	San Jose Arena San Jose, California
Jan 4, 1998	#24	at Temple	W 74–64	8–2 (1–0)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1998	#23	at Saint Joseph's	W 83–68	9–2 (2–0)	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1998	#23	Duquesne	W 83–76	10–2 (3–0)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 13, 1998	#20	at La Salle	W 84–73	11–2 (4–0)	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1998*	#20	Tulane	W 85–61	12–2	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 17, 1998	#20	at St. Bonaventure	L 81–86	12–3 (4–1)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 22, 1998	#22	Virginia Tech	W 73–66	13–3 (5–1)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 25, 1998*	#22	at #21 Cincinnati	L 82–88	13–4	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 29, 1998	#21	UMass	L 57–74	13–5 (5–2)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 1, 1998	#21	at Fordham	W 75–70	14–5 (6–2)	Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York
Feb 3, 1998		Saint Joseph's	W 94–76	15–5 (7–2)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 7, 1998*		California	W 72–63	16–5	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 8, 1998		St. Bonaventure	W 67–66	17–5 (8–2)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 10, 1998	#25	at #17 George Washington	W 69–61	18–5 (9–2)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 1998	#25	Temple	L 67–68	18–6 (9–3)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 18, 1998		at #18 UMass	W 87–85 ^2OT	19–6 (10–3)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 21, 1998		at Dayton	L 62–71	19–7 (10–4)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 24, 1998		Xavier	W 69–68	20–7 (11–4)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 28, 1998		Fordham	W 71–57	21–7 (12–4)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 5, 1998*	(E2)	vs. (W3) Dayton Quarterfinals	W 83–70	22–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1998*	(E2)	vs. (W1) Xavier Semifinals	L 80–95	22–8	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1998*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) #25 Murray State First round	W 97–74^[1]	23–8	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 15, 1998*	(8 MW)	vs. (1 MW) #2 Kansas Second Round	W 80–75^[2]^[3]	24–8	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 20, 1998*	(8 MW)	vs. (13 MW) Valparaiso Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 74–68^[4]	25–8	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 22, 1998*	(8 MW)	vs. (3 MW) #10 Stanford Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight	L 77–79^[5]	25–9	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in EST.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Coaches	25	25^	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	23	22	21	23	24	25	NR	NR	NR	11
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

Awards and honors

Cuttino Mobley – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
Tyson Wheeler – AP Honorable Mention All-American

1998 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
2	41	Cuttino Mobley	Houston Rockets
2	47	Tyson Wheeler	Toronto Raptors

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