1997–98 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1997–98 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 3rd in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to the Kentucky Wildcats in the sweet sixteen. This was the second season for head coach Steve Lavin. Seniors Toby Bailey, J.R. Henderson, and Kris Johnson were honored as the team's co-Most Valuable Players.[3] Johnson led UCLA in scoring with an 18.4 average, 21.1 in Pac-10 play.[4][5] Baron Davis was the prize recruit of the incoming freshman class. Fellow Los Angeles prep star Schea Cotton had also committed to UCLA, but the NCAA invalidated his SAT scores, and he was not allowed to enroll.[6]

1997–98 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12[1]
APNo. 19[1]
1997–98 record24–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
1997–98 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Arizona171 .944  305  .857
No. 10 Stanford153 .833  305  .857
No. 19 UCLA126 .667  249  .727
Washington117 .611  2010  .667
Arizona State810 .444  1814  .563
Oregon810 .444  1314  .481
California810 .444  1215  .444
USC513 .278  919  .321
Oregon State315 .167  1317  .433
Washington State315 .167  1019  .345
As of November 23, 2011[2]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1997–98 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 12 Toby Bailey (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Los Angeles, California
F 4 Kevin Daley
Panama City, Panama
G 5 Baron Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Los Angeles, California
F 30 Sean Farnham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G 15 Matt Harbour
F 52 J.R. Henderson (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr Bakersfield, California
G 22 Rico Hines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Greenville, North Carolina
G 54 Kris Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Los Angeles, California
G/F 3 Billy Knight
G 20 Brandon Loyd
C 34 Jelani McCoy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Oakland, California
G 30 Vince McGautha
F 13 Travis Reed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Los Angeles, California
G 25 Earl Watson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Kansas City, Kansas
Head coach

Steve Lavin (Chapman)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 13, 1997
vs. Silute (Lithuania)
Exhibition
W 92–80  0–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 1997
vs. NBC Thunder
Exhibition
W 76–74  0–0
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Great Alaska Shootout
November 27, 1997
 ESPN
No. 7 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
First Round
L 68–109  0–1
Sullivan Arena (8,700)
Anchorage, AK
November 28, 1997
No. 7 at Alaska Anchorage
Consolation 2nd Round
W 92–68  1–1
Sullivan Arena (8,700)
Anchorage, AK
November 29, 1997
No. 7 vs. UAB
Fifth Place Game
W 86–72  2–1
Sullivan Arena (8,700)
Anchorage, AK
Regular Season
December 6, 1997
 FSN
No. 15 vs. No. 8 New Mexico
John R. Wooden Classic
W 69–58  3–1
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (14,274)
Anaheim, CA
December 13, 1997
 FSW2
No. 12 Cal State Fullerton W 120–91  4–1
Pauley Pavilion (9,724)
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1997
 FSW2
No. 11 Northern Arizona W 90–68  5–1
Pauley Pavilion (7,488)
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1997
 FSW2
No. 11 Saint Louis W 73–67  6–1
Pauley Pavilion (9,998)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1997
 FSW2
No. 11 Boise State W 81–75  7–1
Pauley Pavilion (8,500)
Los Angeles, CA
December 27, 1997
 ESPN
No. 9 at UNLV W 65–57  8–1
Thomas & Mack Center (17,490)
Paradise, NV
December 30, 1997
 FSN
No. 9 Illinois W 74–69  9–1
Pauley Pavilion (12,055)
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1998
 FX
No. 9 at No. 8 Arizona L 75–87  9–2
(0–1)
McKale Center (14,551)
Tucson, AZ
January 5, 1998
No. 9 at Arizona State W 78–73  10–2
(1–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (8,075)
Tempe, AZ
January 8, 1998
 FSW2
No. 10 Oregon State W 90–72  11–2
(2–1)
Pauley Pavilion (9,614)
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1998
 FX
No. 10 Oregon W 68–66  12–2
(3–1)
Pauley Pavilion (11,713)
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1998
 FSN
No. 8 at California W 74–73  13–2
(4–1)
Oakland Arena (10,927)
Oakland, CA
January 17, 1998
 CBS
No. 8 at No. 7 Stanford L 80–93  13–3
(4–2)
Maples Pavilion (7,510)
Stanford, CA
January 21, 1998
 FSW2
No. 9 USC W 101–84  14–3
(5–2)
Pauley Pavilion (12,327)
Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 1998
 CBS
No. 9 Louisville W 88–82  15–3
Pauley Pavilion (10,059)
Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 1998
 FSW2
No. 8 Washington State W 88–68  16–3
(6–2)
Pauley Pavilion (10,024)
Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 1998
 ABC
No. 8 Washington W 105–94  17–3
(7–2)
Pauley Pavilion (11,242)
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1998
 FSN
No. 6 at Oregon L 81–97  17–4
(7–3)
McArthur Court (9,087)
Eugene, OR
February 7, 1998
 ABC
No. 6 at Oregon State W 84–75  18–4
(8–3)
Gill Coliseum (10,400)
Corvallis, OR
February 12, 1998
 FSN
No. 9 No. 14 Stanford L 81–84  18–5
(8–4)
Pauley Pavilion (13,079)
Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1998
 ABC
No. 9 California W 87–84  19–5
(9–4)
Pauley Pavilion (11,497)
Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 1998
 FSW2
No. 12 at USC W 82–75 OT 20–5
(10–4)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (7,167)
Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 1998
 ABC
No. 12 at No. 2 Duke L 84–120  20–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 26, 1998
No. 18 at Washington State W 78–75  21–6
(11–4)
Beasley Coliseum (4,816)
Corvallis, OR
March 01, 1998
 CBS
No. 18 at Washington L 94–95  21–7
(11–5)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (6,527)
Seattle, WA
March 05, 1998
 FSW2
No. 19 Arizona State W 102–94  22–7
(12–5)
Pauley Pavilion (10,970)
Los Angeles, CA
March 07, 1998
 FSN
No. 19 No. 2 Arizona L 87–91  22–8
(12–6)
Pauley Pavilion (12,799)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1998
 CBS
No. 19 vs. Miami
First Round
W 65–62  23–8
Georgia Dome (17,818)
Atlanta, GA
March 15, 1998
 CBS
No. 19 vs. No. 12 Michigan
Second Round
W 85–82  24–8
Georgia Dome (19,423)
Atlanta, GA
March 20, 1998
 CBS
No. 19 vs. No. 5 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
L 68–94  24–9
Tropicana Field (40,589)
St. Petersburg, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[7] [8]

References

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  2. "Pacific 10 conference 1997–98 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
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  4. Millman, Chris. "Kris Johnson, UCLA". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012.
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