1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team

Utah Utes men's basketball
1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, National Final
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
AP	#7
1997–98 record	30–4 (12–2 WAC)
Head coach	Rick Majerus
Captain	Michael Doleac; Drew Hansen
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center
« 1996–97	1998–99 »

The 1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 1997–98 men's basketball season.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Site City, State
November 15*	#16	Cal-State Fullerton	W 87–59	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
November 19*	#16	at Weber State	W 87–72	Ogden, UT
November 22*	#16	Southern Utah	W 66–48	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
November 25*	#16	at Loyola Maramount	W 89–50	Los Angeles, CA
November 29*	#16	California-Irvine	W 83–45	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 2*	#11	vs. Providence Great Eight Tournament	W 64–58	Chicago, IL
December 6*	#11	at Wake Forest	W 62–53	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
December 10*	#9	Utah State	W 71–55	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 12*	#9	Azusa Pacific	W 78–58	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 20*	#7	at Oregon State	W 69–61	Portland, OR
December 27*	#6	at Wisconsin-Milwaukee	W 65–51	Milwaukee, WI
January 3*	#4	Rice	W 73–65	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 10	#3	at BYU	W 71–61	Provo, UT
January 15	#4	Colorado State	W 65–51	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 17	#4	Wyoming	W 75–58	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 22	#4	at Air Force	W 57–46	Colorado Springs, CO
January 24	#4	at UNLV	W 67–54	Las Vegas, NV
January 29	#3	UTEP	W 62–56	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 1	#3	at New Mexico	L 74–77	Albuquerque, NM
February 5	#5	BYU	W 83–68	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 7*	#5	at Rice	W 60–49	Houston, TX
February 12	#5	at Wyoming	L 56–62	Laramie, WY
February 14	#5	at Colorado State	W 60–48	Fort Collins, CO
February 21	#6	Air Force	W 55–41	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 23	#6	UNLV	W 79–68	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 26	#5	at UTEP	W 87–70	El Paso, TX
February 28	#5	New Mexico	W 65–55	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
March 5*	#5	vs. UNLV WAC Tournament	L 51–54	Las Vegas, NV
March 12*	(3) #7	vs. (14) San Francisco NCAA Tournament	W 85–68	Boise, ID
March 14*	(3) #7	vs. (6) Arkansas NCAA Tournament	W 75–69	Boise, ID
March 19*	(3) #7	vs. (10) West Virginia NCAA Tournament	W 65–62	Anaheim, CA
March 21*	(3) #7	vs. (1) Arizona NCAA Tournament	W 76–51	Anaheim, CA
March 28*	(3) #7	vs. (1) North Carolina NCAA Tournament	W 65–59	San Antonio, TX
March 30* CBS	(3) #7	vs. (2) Kentucky NCAA Tournament	L 69–78	San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References

↑ 2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-30.

[1] 2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-30.

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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