1997–98 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East
DivisionBig East 7
Record1810 (117 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dwight Freeman
  • Stan Jones
  • Scott Howard
Home arenaMiami Arena
1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Big East 6
No. 6 Connecticut153 .833325  .865
St. John's135 .7222210  .688
West Virginia117 .611249  .727
Villanova810 .4441217  .414
Notre Dame711 .3891314  .481
Boston College612 .3331516  .484
Big East 7
No. 21 Syracuse126 .667269  .743
Miami117 .6111810  .643
Seton Hall99 .5001515  .500
Providence711 .3891316  .448
Pittsburgh612 .3331116  .407
Rutgers612 .3331415  .483
Georgetown612 .3331615  .516
1998 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1998[1][2][3]
Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by eighth-year head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–10, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in second place in the Big East 7 division. They lost in the second round of the 1998 Big East men's basketball tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they fell in the opening round to UCLA.[4] This just the program's second overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 1960.

Roster

1997–98 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Mike Byers-Dawson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Fort Worth, TX
F 11 Jerry Schlie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Holbrook, NY
G 14 Todd Manuel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr New Canaan, CT
F 15 Nick Donovan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)253 lb (115 kg) Jr Coventry, England
G/F 30 Vernon Jennings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg) So College Park, GA
G/F 31 Johnny Hemsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Baltimore, MD
F 34 Dwayne Wimbley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 40 Tim James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)221 lb (100 kg) Jr Miami, FL
G/F 34 Kevin Houston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Brooklyn, NY
F 44 Elton Tyler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dorchester, MA
F 51 Mario Bland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)265 lb (120 kg) So Jackson, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1997*
8:05 p.m.
at Southern Illinois W 73–61  1–0
Banterra Center (3,826)
Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 16, 1997*
6:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic W 69–47  2–0
Miami Arena (1,724)
Miami, Florida
Nov 21, 1997*
No. 17 Charlotte W 89–72  3–0
Miami Arena (3,403)
Miami, Florida
Nov 24, 1997*
Eastern Kentucky W 86–64  4–0
Miami Arena (2,484)
Miami, Florida
Nov 29, 1997*
at Jacksonville W 74–70  5–0
Jacksonville Coliseum (1,865)
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 2, 1997
Rutgers W 63–55  6–0
(1–0)
Miami Arena (2,579)
Miami, Florida
Dec 6, 1997
Georgetown W 66–56  7–0
(2–0)
Miami Arena (8,031)
Miami, Florida
Dec 12, 1997*
Georgia State W 80–64  8–0
Miami Arena (2,654)
Miami, Florida
Dec 22, 1997*
at Memphis W 65–57  9–0
Pyramid Arena (11,874)
Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 27, 1997*
Georgia Tech
Orange Bowl Classic
L 61–69  9–1
Miami Arena (8,561)
Miami, Florida
Dec 31, 1997
at Seton Hall W 78–65  10–1
(3–0)
Continental Airlines Arena (7,974)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 3, 1998
at Pittsburgh W 73–65  11–1
(4–0)
Fitzgerald Field House (855)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1998
No. 10 Connecticut W 76–67  12–1
(5–0)
Miami Arena (8,247)
Miami, Florida
Jan 10, 1998
at No. 25 West Virginia L 84–98  12–2
(5–1)
WVU Coliseum (13,829)
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 13, 1998
at St. John's L 64–73  12–3
(5–2)
Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, New York
Jan 18, 1998
12:00 p.m.
at No. 15 Syracuse L 67–85  12–4
(5–3)
Carrier Dome (22,408)
Syracuse, New York
Jan 22, 1998
Villanova W 78–63  13–4
(6–3)
Miami Arena (5,073)
Miami, Florida
Jan 28, 1998
at Boston College W 67–57  14–4
(7–3)
Silvio O. Conte Forum (4,836)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Jan 31, 1998
at Villanova L 75–78  14–5
(7–4)
CoreStates Center (6,522)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 1998
Providence W 64–54  15–5
(8–4)
Miami Arena (3,222)
Miami, Florida
Feb 10, 1998
7:30 p.m.
No. 23 Syracuse L 63–72  15–6
(8–5)
Miami Arena (5,547)
Miami, Florida
Feb 14, 1998
Notre Dame W 66–57  16–6
(9–5)
Miami Arena (4,425)
Miami, Florida
Feb 18, 1998
at Providence L 57–59  16–7
(9–6)
Providence Civic Center (9,345)
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 22, 1998
at Notre Dame W 65–59  17–7
(10–6)
Joyce Center (11,418)
South Bend, Indiana
Feb 25, 1998
Seton Hall L 71–76  17–8
(10–7)
Miami Arena (4,019)
Miami, Florida
Feb 28, 1998
No. 19 West Virginia W 70–66  18–8
(11–7)
Miami Arena (5,989)
Miami, Florida
Big East tournament
Mar 4, 1998*
(4) vs. (13) Georgetown
First round
L 56–62  18–9
Madison Square Garden (15,377)
New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1998*
(11 SE) vs. (6 SE) No. 19 UCLA
First round
L 62–65  18–10
Georgia Dome (17,818)
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  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.
  4. "1998-99 Season Review" (PDF). University of Miami. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  5. "1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  7. "1997–98 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
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