1997–98 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1997–98Tennessee Volunteers basketball
1997–98Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament,first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Record	20–9 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Green(1st season);
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena
	Seasons ←1996–97 1998–99→

1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No.5Kentucky†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	4	.897
No.14South Carolina	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
Tennessee	9	–	7	.563	20	–	9	.690
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	20	–	15	.571
Vanderbilt	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
Florida	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
West
No.13Ole Miss	12	–	4	.750	22	–	7	.759
No.17Arkansas	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Auburn	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Mississippi State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	15	.500
LSU	2	–	14	.125	9	–	18	.333

†1998 SEC tournamentwinner Rankings fromAP Poll^[1]

The1997–98 Tennessee Volunteers basketball teamrepresented theUniversity of Tennesseeduring the1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The team was led by first-year head coachJerry Green,and played their home games atThompson–Boling ArenainKnoxville, Tennessee,as a member of theSoutheastern Conference.After finishing third in the SEC East regular season standings with a 9–7 conference record, they were invited to theNCAA tournamentas the No. 8 seed in the West region where they lost in the opening round.

Roster[edit]

1997–98 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	15	Brandon Wharton	6ft3in(1.91 m)	—	Jr		Nashville, Tennessee
F	43	C. J. Black	6ft8in(2.03 m)	—	So		Chattanooga, Tennessee
F	44	Isiah Victor	6ft9in(2.06 m)	215lb(98 kg)	Fr		Hopkinsville, Kentucky
F	55	Charles Hathaway	6ft10in(2.08 m)	—	So	Hillwood	Nashville, Tennessee

Head coach

Jerry Green

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Currentredshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1997*		Winthrop	W75–62	1–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 17, 1997*		Miami (OH)	W75–74	2–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 19, 1997*		UNC Asheville	W75–69	3–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 23, 1997*		Austin Peay	W74–65	4–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 28, 1997*		Appalachian State	W69–46	5–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 2, 1997*		Tennessee Tech	W83–69	6–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 7, 1997*		Wofford	W92–63	7–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 9, 1997*		Saint Joseph's	W74–54	8–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1997*		atMemphis	W68–66	9–0	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1997*		atUSC	W74–70	10–0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 3, 1998		atFlorida	L69–83	10–1 (0–1)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 7, 1998		Auburn	L69–74	10–2 (0–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 1998		atVanderbilt	L79–80	10–3 (0–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 17, 1998		No. 11Ole Miss	W77–67	11–3 (1–3)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 21, 1998 8:00 pm,JPS^[3]		at No. 14South Carolina	L51–81	11–4 (1–4)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 24, 1998		No. 7Kentucky	L67–85	11–5 (1–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1998		atAlabama	W84–70	12–5 (2–5)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 31, 1998		atLSU	W72–65	13–5 (3–5)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 4, 1998		Georgia	W77–48	14–5 (4–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1998 2:00 pm,JPS^[3]		No. 13South Carolina	W70–69	15–5 (5–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1998 8:00 pm,JPS^[3]		at No. 7Kentucky	L74–80	15–6 (5–6)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 14, 1998 12:30 pm,JPS^[3]		No. 12Arkansas	W74–71	16–6 (6–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 1998		atMississippi State	W87–63	17–6 (7–6)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 21, 1998		Vanderbilt	W90–76	18–6 (8–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 25, 1998		Florida	W79–75	19–6 (9–6)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 28, 1998 4:00 pm,JPS^[3]		atGeorgia	L72–77	19–7 (9–7)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 1998* JPS		vs.LSU First Round	W73–62	20–7	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 5, 1998* JPS		vs.Arkansas Quarterfinals	L96–102	20–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1998* CBS	(8 W)	vs. (9 W)Illinois State First Round	L81–82^OT	20–9	ARCO Arena(15,284) Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP poll.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are inEastern Time.

Source^[4]^[5]

Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^sports-reference.com 1997-98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^"1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster".University of Tennessee Athletics.RetrievedDecember 29,2022.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^eJefferson Pilot Sports Southeastern Conference Basketball – 1998 Television Schedule,Jefferson Pilot Sports, archived fromthe originalon February 16, 1998,retrievedSeptember 28,2023
^"1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule".University of Tennessee Athletics.RetrievedDecember 29,2022.
^"2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide"(PDF).University of Tennessee Athletics.RetrievedDecember 29,2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1997-98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster".University of Tennessee Athletics.RetrievedDecember 29,2022.

[JP98-3] Jefferson Pilot Sports Southeastern Conference Basketball – 1998 Television Schedule,Jefferson Pilot Sports, archived fromthe originalon February 16, 1998,retrievedSeptember 28,2023

[4] "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule".University of Tennessee Athletics.RetrievedDecember 29,2022.

[5] "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide"(PDF).University of Tennessee Athletics.RetrievedDecember 29,2022.

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