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1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 11
Record28–8 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No.  16 Michigan State 13 3   .813 22 8   .733
No. 22 Illinois 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
No. 11 Purdue 12 4   .750 28 8   .778
Iowa 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Indiana 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Penn State 8 8   .500 19 13   .594
Northwestern 3 13   .188 10 17   .370
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
Ohio State 1 15   .063 8 22   .267
No. 12 Michigan* † 0 5   .000 0 8   .000
Minnesota** 0 10   .000 0 15   .000
1998 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10


The 1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

Roster

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1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Chad Austin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr   Richmond, Indiana
C 14 Matt ten Dam 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Sr   Almelo, Holland
G 15 Alan Eldridge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr   Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 22 Jaraan Cornell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Clay South Bend, Indiana
F 31 David Lesmond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr   Pierrefitte, France
C 34 Luther Clay 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr   Oberlin, Ohio
F 35 Brian Cardinal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Unity Tolono, Illinois
F 52 Brad Miller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr East Noble Kendallville, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1997*
No. 9 Long Island University W 119–95  1–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 17, 1997*
No. 9 at Valparaiso W 73–56  2–0
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, Indiana
Nov 20, 1997*
No. 8 Northeast Louisiana W 107–80  3–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 26, 1997*
No. 6 vs. UAB
Great Alaska Shootout
W 92–64  4–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1997*
No. 6 vs. UMass
Great Alaska Shootout
W 82–69  5–0
Sullivan Arena (8,700)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1997*
No. 6 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
Great Alaska Shootout
L 69–73  5–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1997*
No. 6 vs. No. 7 Kentucky
Great Eight Classic
L 75–89  5–2
United Center (19,567)
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 6, 1997*
No. 6 at Louisville W 87–69  6–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 12, 1997*
No. 8 Tennessee-Martin
Boilermaker Invitational
W 87–56  7–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 13, 1997*
No. 8 San Francisco
Boilermaker Invitational
W 107–82  8–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 20, 1997*
No. 8 vs. No. 10 Xavier W 86–84  9–2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 22, 1997*
No. 7 Florida A&M W 118–77  10–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 27, 1997*
No. 7 Providence W 81–79  11–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 30, 1997
No. 5 Michigan State L 57–74  11–3
(0–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 2, 1998
No. 5 at Minnesota W 83–79  12–3
(1–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 7, 1998
No. 9 Penn State W 77–55  13–3
(2–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 10, 1998*
No. 9 at Houston W 86–53  14–3
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Jan 13, 1998
No. 9 at Illinois W 68–58  15–3
(3–1)
Assembly Hall (14,874)
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 18, 1998
No. 9 at Indiana L 88–94  15–4
(3–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 21, 1998
No. 12 Ohio State W 82–71  16–4
(4–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 24, 1998
No. 12 Northwestern W 80–45  17–4
(5–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 29, 1998
No. 10 at No. 19 Michigan W 89–82  18–4
(6–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 31, 1998
No. 10 Wisconsin W 82–59  19–4
(7–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 7, 1998
No. 10 at Ohio State W 107–75  20–4
(8–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 10, 1998
No. 8 Indiana W 94–89  21–4
(9–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 14, 1998
No. 8 Illinois W 75–72  22–4
(10–2)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 18, 1998
No. 5 at Iowa L 69–88  22–5
(10–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 21, 1998
No. 5 at Penn State L 63–74  22–6
(10–4)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 25, 1998
No. 11 Minnesota W 87–83  23–6
(11–4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 28, 1998
No. 11 at No. 10 Michigan State W 99–96 OT 24–6
(12–4)
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 6, 1998*
No. 9 vs. Indiana
Quarterfinal
W 76–71  25–6
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 7, 1998*
No. 9 vs. No. 18 Illinois
Semifinal
W 68–47  26–6
United Center (21,711)
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 8, 1998*
No. 9 vs. No. 17 Michigan
Championship Game
L 67–76[2]  26–7
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1998*
(2 MW) No. 11 vs. (15 MW) Delaware
First round
W 95–56[3]  27–7
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 15, 1998*
(2 MW) No. 11 vs. (10 MW) Detroit
Second Round
W 80–65[4]  28–7
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 20, 1998*
(2 MW) No. 11 vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Stanford
Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 59–67[5]  28–8
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "300-Pound Traylor is Large at Big Ten". The Washington Post. March 9, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Purdue Finds Delaware to Be an Easy Opponent". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Purdue Blasts Detroit and Rolls Into St. Louis". The New York Times. March 16, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Stanford Muscles Purdue, 67-59". The Washington Post. March 21, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved June 22, 2021.