1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings
	Big East 6
	Big East 7
	† 1998 Big East Tournament winner; As of March 30, 1998; Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions; Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
1997–98 record	32–5 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (12th year)
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
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The 1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1997–98 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 32–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 15–3 record. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twelveth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[4]^[5]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/15/1997* WTNH	#12	Yale	W 88–57	1–0	Hartford Civic Center (13,391) Hartford, Connecticut
11/17/1997*	#12	Boston University Preseason NIT	W 68–54	2–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,311) Storrs, Connecticut
11/19/1997* ESPN	#12	#20 Rhode Island Preseason NIT	W 80–67	3–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,592) Storrs, Connecticut
11/24/1997* WTNH	#12	Coppin State	W 72–50	4–0	Hartford Civic Center (13,212) Hartford, Connecticut
11/26/1997* ESPN	#11	vs. #25 Florida State Preseason NIT	L 60–67	4–1	Madison Square Garden (11,510) New York City
11/28/1997* ESPN	#11	vs. Arizona State Preseason NIT	W 82–61	5–1	Madison Square Garden (12,254) New York
12/3/1997 WTNH	#12	West Virginia	W 88–75	6–1 (1–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,621) Storrs, Connecticut
12/7/1997 WTNH	#12	at Rutgers	W 59–44	7–1 (2–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,112) Piscataway, New Jersey
12/10/1997* WTNH	#13	at Virginia	W 74–63	8–1	University Hall (6,841) Charlottesville, Virginia
12/20/1997* WTNH	#12	UNC Wilmington	W 93–55	9–1	Hartford Civic Center (13,911) Hartford, Connecticut
12/23/1997* ESPN	#11	Massachusetts MassMutual UGame	W 72–55	10–1	Hartford Civic Center (10,797) Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/1997* WTNH	#11	Hartford	W 100–69	11–1	Hartford Civic Center (14,505) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1997* WTNH	#10	Fairfield	W 90–63	12–1	Hartford Civic Center (14,313) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/1998 WTNH	#10	Notre Dame	W 84–58	13–1 (3–0)	Hartford Civic Center (15,101) Hartford, Connecticut
1/6/1998 WTNH	#10	at Miami	L 67–76	13–2 (3–1)	Miami Arena (8,247) Miami, Florida
1/11/1998 WTNH	#8	at Boston College	W 80–68	14–2 (4–1)	Conte Forum (7,976) Boston
1/13/1998 WTNH	#10	Seton Hall	W 80–59	15–2 (5–1)	Hartford Civic Center (14,756) Hartford, Connecticut
1/17/1998 CBS	#10	Georgetown Rivalry	W 86–72	16–2 (6–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/19/1998 ESPN	#10	at St. John's	L 62–64	16–3 (6–2)	Madison Square Garden (11,768) New York
1/24/1998 CBS	#8	at #15 Syracuse Rivalry	W 63–54	17–3 (7–2)	Carrier Dome (25,718) Syracuse, New York
1/27/1998 ESPN2	#9	at Providence	W 63–56	18–3 (8–2)	Providence Civic Center (12,978) Providence, Rhode Island
1/31/1998 WTNH	#9	Rutgers	W 73–56	19–3 (9–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
2/2/1998 ESPN	#9	Villanova	W 80–65	20–3 (10–2)	Hartford Civic Center (15,439) Hartford, Connecticut
2/7/1998* CBS	#7	Stanford	W 76–56	21–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
2/11/1998 ESPN	#6	at #16 West Virginia	L 62–80	21–4 (10–3)	WVU Coliseum (15,167) Morgantown, West Virginia
2/14/1998 WTNH	#6	Pittsburgh	W 92–67	22–4 (11–3)	Hartford Civic Center (15,467) Hartford, Connecticut
2/17/1998 ESPN2	#7	at Notre Dame	W 88–79	23–4 (12–3)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,273) Notre Dame, Indiana
2/21/1998 WTNH	#7	at Villanova	W 83–73	24–4 (13–3)	Wells Fargo Center (12,934) Philadelphia
2/23/1998 ESPN	#7	Providence	W 77–68	25–4 (14–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,129) Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/1998 WTNH	#6	St. John's	W 87–58	26–4 (15–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
Big East Tournament
3/5/1998 ESPN	#6	vs. Providence Quarterfinals	W 64–55	27–4	Madison Square Garden (15,377) New York
3/6/1998 ESPN	#6	vs. Rutgers Semifinals	W 64–50	28–4	Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York
3/7/1998 ESPN	#6	vs. #22 Syracuse Championship/Rivalry	W 69–54	29–4	Madison Square Garden (18,521) New York
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1998* CBS	#6 (2)	vs. #(15) Fairleigh Dickinson First Round	W 93–85	30–4	MCI Center (19,288) Washington, D.C.
3/14/1998* CBS	#6 (2)	vs. #(7) Indiana Second Round	W 78–68	31–4	MCI Center (19,320) Washington, D.C.
3/19/1998* CBS	#6 (2)	vs. #(11) Washington Sweet Sixteen	W 75–74	32–4	Greensboro Coliseum Complex (23,235) Greensboro, North Carolina
3/21/1998* CBS	#6 (2)	vs. #1 (1) North Carolina Elite Eight	L 64–75	32–5	Greensboro Coliseum Complex (23,235) Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[4]^[6]

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

[2] Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.

[3] "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.

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v t e Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 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
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1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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