1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team

1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings
	Mountain
	Pacific
	† 1998 WAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Utah Utes men's basketball
1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball
WAC Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, National Final
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 7
1997–98 record	30–4 (12–2 WAC)
Head coach	Rick Majerus (9th season)
Captain	Michael Doleac; Drew Hansen
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center

The 1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997–98 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run through the NCAA Tournament all the way to the National Championship Game and finished with an overall record of 30–4 (12–2 WAC).

Utah capped an impressive two-season stretch by winning 59 of 67 games overall and 27 of 30 games in conference play.

Roster

1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	13	Hanno Möttölä	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Helsinki, Finland
PG	24	Andre Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Los Angeles, California
F	31	Britton Johnsen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Murray, Utah
G	34	Drew Hansen (C)	—	—	Sr
F	50	Alex Jensen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Bountiful, Utah
C	51	Michael Doleac (C)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Portland, Oregon

Head coach

Rick Majerus (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 15*	No. 16	Cal-State Fullerton	W 87–59	1-0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
November 19*	No. 16	at Weber State	W 87–72	2-0	Ogden, UT
November 22*	No. 16	Southern Utah	W 66–48	3-0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
November 25*	No. 16	at Loyola Marymount	W 89–50	4-0	Los Angeles, CA
November 29*	No. 16	California-Irvine	W 83–45	5-0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 2*	No. 11	vs. Providence Great Eight Tournament	W 64–58	6-0	Chicago, IL
December 6*	No. 11	at Wake Forest	W 62–53	7-0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
December 10*	No. 9	Utah State	W 71–55	8-0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 12*	No. 9	Azusa Pacific	W 78–58	9-0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 20*	No. 7	at Oregon State	W 69–61	10-0	Portland, OR
December 27*	No. 6	at Wisconsin-Milwaukee	W 65–51	11-0	Milwaukee, WI
January 3	No. 4	Rice	W 73–65	12-0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 10	No. 3	at BYU	W 71–61	13-0	Provo, UT
WAC Regular Season
January 15	No. 4	Colorado State	W 65–51	14-0 (1-0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 17	No. 4	Wyoming	W 75–58	15-0 (2-0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 22	No. 4	at Air Force	W 57–46	16-0 (3-0)	Colorado Springs, CO
January 24	No. 4	at UNLV	W 67–54	17-0 (4-0)	Las Vegas, NV
January 29	No. 3	UTEP	W 62–56	18-0 (5-0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 1	No. 3	at New Mexico	L 74–77	18-1 (5-1)	Albuquerque, NM
February 5	No. 5	BYU	W 83–68	19-1 (6-1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 7	No. 5	at Rice	W 60–49	20-1 (7-1)	Houston, TX
February 12	No. 5	at Wyoming	L 56–62	20-2 (7-2)	Laramie, WY
February 14	No. 5	at Colorado State	W 60–48	21-2 (8-2)	Fort Collins, CO
February 21	No. 6	Air Force	W 55–41	22-2 (9-2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 23	No. 6	UNLV	W 79–68	23-2 (10-2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 26	No. 5	at UTEP	W 87–70	24-2 (11-2)	El Paso, TX
February 28	No. 5	New Mexico	W 65–55	25-2 (12-2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
WAC Tournament
March 5*	No. 5	vs. UNLV WAC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 51–54	25-3	Las Vegas, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 12*	(3) No. 7	vs. (14) San Francisco NCAA Tournament First Round	W 85–68	26-3	BSU Pavilion Boise, ID
March 14*	(3) No. 7	vs. (6) No. 17 Arkansas NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 75–69	27-3	BSU Pavilion Boise, ID
March 19*	(3) No. 7	vs. (10) West Virginia West Regional Semifinal	W 65–62	28-3	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
March 21*	(3) No. 7	vs. (1) No. 4 Arizona West Regional Final	W 76–51[2]	29-3	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
March 28*	(3) No. 7	vs. (1) No. 1 North Carolina Final Four	W 65–59[3]	30-3	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
March 30* CBS	(3) No. 7	vs. (2) No. 5 Kentucky NCAA Championship Game	L 69–78	30-4	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Team players in the 1998 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	12	Michael Doleac	Orlando Magic

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References

sports-reference.com 1997-98 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
"Ute Movement Buries Arizona". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
"Utes Hold off Tar Heels, 65-59". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-30.
"1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

External links

1998 NCAA Basketball National Championship Utah vs Kentucky

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

[2] "Ute Movement Buries Arizona". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[3] "Utes Hold off Tar Heels, 65-59". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[4] 2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-30.

[5] "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

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

1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mountain
No. 7 Utah	12	–	2	.857	30	–	4	.882
No. 18 New Mexico	11	–	3	.786	24	–	8	.750
Wyoming	9	–	5	.643	19	–	9	.679
Colorado State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	9	.690
UNLV †	7	–	7	.500	20	–	13	.606
BYU	4	–	10	.286	9	–	21	.300
UTEP	3	–	11	.214	12	–	14	.462
Air Force	2	–	12	.143	10	–	16	.385
Pacific
No. 15 TCU	14	–	0	1.000	27	–	6	.818
Fresno State	10	–	4	.714	21	–	13	.618
Tulsa	9	–	5	.643	19	–	12	.613
Hawaii	8	–	6	.571	21	–	9	.700
SMU	6	–	8	.429	18	–	10	.643
San Diego State	5	–	9	.357	13	–	15	.464
Rice	3	–	11	.214	6	–	22	.214
San Jose State	1	–	13	.071	3	–	23	.115

† 1998 WAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]