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1997–98 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1997–98 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA regular season champions
Conference USA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionAmerican
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 9
Record27–6 (14–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachMick Cronin (2nd season)
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons
1997–98 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 9 Cincinnati 14 2   .875 27 6   .818
UNC Charlotte 13 3   .813 20 11   .645
Saint Louis 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Marquette 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Louisville 5 11   .313 12 20   .375
DePaul 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
National
Memphis 12 4   .750 17 12   .586
UAB 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
South Florida 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Houston 2 14   .125 9 20   .310
Tulane 2 14   .125 7 22   .241
1998 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1997–98 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 9th year at the school. The team won regular season and Conference USA tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the West region. After an opening round victory over Northern Arizona, Cincinnati was upset in the second round by West Virginia, 75–74.[2] The Bearcats finished with a 27–6 record (14–2 C-USA).

Roster

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1997–98 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G D'Juan Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
F 34 Bobby Brannen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 34 John Carson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Springfield, Ohio
G 14 David Dissinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 24 Ryan Fletcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Franklin, Ohio
F Michael Horton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
F Brad Jackson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Canton, Ohio
G 21 Melvin Levett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Cleveland, Ohio
C 4 Kenyon Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Saginaw, Michigan
G Alex Meachum (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G Shawn Myrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
F 23 Ruben Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Cleveland, Ohio
G Brent Petrus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Elyria, Ohio
F 5 Jermaine Tate (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Toledo, Ohio
G 42 Steven London (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Louisville, KY
Head coach

Bob Huggins

Assistant coach(es)

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

Source[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 1997*
Detroit W 76–66  1–0
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 19, 1997*
Arizona State L 79–87  1–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 30, 1997*
Morehead State W 87–57  2–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 3, 1997*
Alcorn State W 90–76  3–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 6, 1997*
Wright State W 85–60  4–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 13, 1997*
at No. 7 Xavier L 68–88  4–2
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 17, 1997*
Minnesota W 81–71  5–2
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 20, 1997*
Eastern Kentucky W 106–53  6–2
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 27, 1997*
vs. UMass
Gatorade Rock 'n Roll Shootout
W 74–66 OT 7–2
Gund Arena (12,324)
Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 30, 1997*
Winthrop W 79–36  8–2
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 4, 1998
at Houston W 81–68  9–2
(1–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Jan 8, 1998
Memphis W 61–54  10–2
(2–0)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 11, 1998
No. 20 Marquette W 68–51  11–2
(3–0)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 15, 1998
Southern Miss W 77–61  12–2
(4–0)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 18, 1998
at Louisville W 71–57  13–2
(5–0)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 20, 1998
No. 21 at Tulane W 60–50  14–2
(6–0)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 22, 1998
No. 21 at Marquette L 63–66 OT 14–3
(6–1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 25, 1998*
No. 21 No. 22 Rhode Island W 88–82  15–3
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 29, 1998
Louisville W 67–61  16–3
(7–1)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 1, 1998*
at No. 13 South Carolina L 65–67  16–4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 5, 1998
at DePaul W 109–73  17–4
(8–1)
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 5, 1998*
(1) No. 14 (9) Louisville
Quarterfinals
W 64–50  24–5
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 6, 1998*
(1) No. 14 (4) UAB
Semifinals
W 100–85  25–5
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 7, 1998*
(1) No. 14 (2) Charlotte
Championship Game
W 71–57  26–5
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998*
(2 W) No. 9 vs. (15 W) Northern Arizona
First Round
W 65–62[4]  27–5
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Mar 14, 1998*
(2 W) No. 9 vs. (10 W) West Virginia
Second Round
L 74–75  27–6
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP211820191717149Not released
Coaches252020211817131114

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "MOUNTAINEERS STUN NO. 2 SEED". The Washington Post. March 15, 1998. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "1997–98 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cincy Shoots Down N. Arizona, 65-62". CBS News. March 12, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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