1997–98 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
1997–98 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball | |
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ACC Tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Final four | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 1 |
1997–98 record | 34–4 (13–3 ACC ) |
Head coach | Bill Guthridge (1st season) |
Assistant coach | Phil Ford (9th season) |
Assistant coach | Dave Hanners (8th season) |
Assistant coach | Pat Sullivan (1st season) |
MVP | Antawn Jamison (1998 year) |
Home arena | Dean Smith Center |
1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Duke | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina† | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 34 | – | 4 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1998 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1997–98 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bill Guthridge. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Roster
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Phil Ford, Dave Hanners, Pat Sullivan
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Schedule and results
This season was Guthridge's first year as head coach, after the unexpected retirement of Dean Smith two months before the start of the season.
Guthridge instituted a "six starters" system, whereby the team's top six players, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Ed Cota, Shammond Williams, Ademola Okulaja and Makhtar N'Diaye rotated positions in the starting five.[2]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 1997* |
No. 4 | Middle Tennessee | W 84–56 | 1–0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Nov 19, 1997* |
No. 4 | at Richmond | W 84–65 | 2–0 |
Robins Center Richmond, VA | ||||||
Nov 22, 1997* |
No. 4 | California | W 71–47 | 3–0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Nov 27, 1997* |
No. 4 | vs. No. 7 UCLA Great Alaska Shootout |
W 109–68 | 4-0 |
Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK | ||||||
Nov 28, 1997* |
No. 4 | vs. Seton Hall Great Alaska Shootout |
W 95–65 | 5-0 |
Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK | ||||||
Nov 29, 1997* |
No. 4 | vs. No. 6 Purdue Great Alaska Shootout |
W 73–69 | 6–0 |
Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK | ||||||
Dec 3, 1997* |
No. 3 | vs. Louisville | W 81–72 | 7–0 |
United Center Chicago, IL | ||||||
Dec 5, 1997* |
No. 3 | vs. Chattanooga | W 68–38 | 8–0 |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Dec 6, 1997* |
No. 3 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 78–57 | 9–0 |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
Dec 13, 1997* |
No. 2 | Princeton | W 50–42 | 10–0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Dec 16, 1997* |
No. 1 | Hampton | W 92–69 | 11–0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Dec 20, 1997 |
No. 1 | at No. 17 Florida State | W 81–73 | 12–0 |
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
Dec 27, 1997* |
No. 1 | at Georgia | W 82–80 OT | 13–0 |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | ||||||
Dec 29, 1997* |
No. 1 | at Bethune-Cookman | W 97–46 | 14–0 |
Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 1998 |
No. 1 | at No. 21 Clemson | W 73–70 | 15–0 |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | ||||||
Jan 8, 1998 |
No. 1 | Georgia Tech | W 96–75 | 16–0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 10, 1998 |
No. 1 | Virginia | W 81–73 | 17–0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 14, 1998 |
No. 1 | at Maryland | L 83–89 OT | 17–1 |
Cole Field House College Park, MD | ||||||
Jan 17, 1998* |
No. 1 | Appalachian State | W 96–63 | 18–1 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 21, 1998 |
No. 2 | at NC State Carolina–State Game |
W 74–60 | 19–1 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
Jan 24, 1998 |
No. 2 | No. 20 Florida State | W 103–55 | 20–1 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 28, 1998 |
No. 2 | Clemson | W 88–79 | 21–1 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Jan 31, 1998 |
No. 2 | at Wake Forest | W 79–73 | 22–1 |
Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
Feb 5, 1998 |
No. 2 | No. 1 Duke Rivalry |
W 97–73 | 23–1 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 8, 1998 |
No. 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 107–100 OT | 24–1 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Feb 11, 1998 |
No. 1 | at Virginia | W 60–45 | 25–1 |
University Hall Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
Feb 14, 1998 |
No. 1 | No. 24 Maryland | W 85–67 | 26–1 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 21, 1998 |
No. 1 | NC State Carolina–State Game |
L 72–86 | 26–2 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 24, 1998 |
No. 3 | Wake Forest | W 72–53 | 27–2 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Feb 28, 1998 |
No. 3 | at No. 1 Duke Rivalry |
L 75–77 | 27–3 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1998 |
(2) No. 4 | vs. NC State Quarterfinals |
W 73–46 | 28–3 |
Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Mar 7, 1998 |
(2) No. 4 | vs. No. 21 Maryland Semifinals |
W 83–73 OT | 29–3 |
Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Mar 8, 1998 |
(2) No. 4 | vs. No. 1 Duke Championship Game |
W 83–68 | 30–3 |
Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1998* |
(1 E) No. 1 | vs. (16 E) Navy First Round |
W 88–52 | 31–3 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | ||||||
Mar 14, 1998* |
(1 E) No. 1 | vs. (8 E) Charlotte Second Round |
W 88–52 | 32–3 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | ||||||
Mar 19, 1998* |
(1 E) No. 1 | vs. (4 E) No. 16 Michigan State Sweet Sixteen |
W 73–58 | 33–3 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | ||||||
Mar 21, 1998* |
(1 E) No. 1 | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Connecticut Elite Eight |
W 75–64 | 34–3 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | ||||||
Mar 28, 1998* |
(1 E) No. 1 | vs. (3 W) No. 7 Utah Final Four |
L 59–65 | 34–4 |
Alamodome San Antonio, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East region. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Team players drafted into the NBA
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1998 | 1 | 4 | Antawn Jamison | Toronto Raptors |
1 | 5 | Vince Carter | Golden State Warriors | |
2 | 34 | Shammond Williams | Chicago Bulls | |
2001 | 1 | 20 | Brendan Haywood | Cleveland Cavaliers |
References
- ↑ U.N.C. basketball blue book. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2000.
- ↑ Chansky, Art; Dick Vitale (2006). Blue Blood: Duke-Carolina: Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops. Macmillan. pp. 292–294. ISBN 0-312-32788-9. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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