1997–98 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

1997–98 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1997–98 record	11–16 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Ralph Willard (4th season)
Assistant coach	Jim Christian (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Troy Weaver (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Vince Taylor (1st season)
Home arena	Fitzgerald Field House (Capacity: 4,122)

1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Big East 6
#6 Connecticut†	15	–	3	.833	32	–	5	.865
St. John's	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	24	–	9	.727
Villanova	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Notre Dame	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Boston College	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Big East 7
#21 Syracuse	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
Miami	11	–	7	.611	18	–	10	.643
Seton Hall	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Providence	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Pittsburgh	6	–	12	.333	11	–	16	.407
Rutgers	6	–	12	.333	14	–	15	.483
Georgetown	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516

† 1998 Big East Tournament winner As of March 30, 1998^[1]^[2]^[3]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Ralph Willard, the Panthers finished with a record of 11–16.^[4]

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Big East Conference Season Summary
↑ Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
↑ "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/pittsburgh/1998-schedule.html

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) Trees Gym (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia Penn State
Culture & lore	History Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"
People	Head coaches Award winners NBA players
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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