1997–98 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1997–98
|team=Miami Hurricanes
|sport=Basketball
|image=Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
|image_size=125
|conference=Big East
|short_conf=Big East
|division=Big East 7
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=18–10
|conf_record=11–7
|head_coach=Leonard Hamilton
|hc_year = 8th
|asst_coach1=Dwight Freeman
|asst_coach2=Stan Jones
|asst_coach3=Scott Howard
|stadium=Miami Arena
|champion=
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = first round
}}
{{1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://storage.googleapis.com/hurricanesports-com/2015/01/50351630-1998-99ummensbasketballstats.pdf|title=1998-99 Season Review|work=University of Miami|access-date=2022-02-05|language=en}} This just the program's second overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 1960.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Byers-Dawson|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=205|class=FR|rs=|home=Fort Worth, TX|link= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jerry|last=Schlie|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=FR|rs=|home=Holbrook, NY|link= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Todd|last=Manuel|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=|home=New Canaan, CT|link= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nick|last=Donovan|num=15|pos=F|ft=7|in=0|lbs=253|class=JR|rs=|home=Coventry, England|link= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Vernon|last=Jennings|num=30|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=203|class=SO|rs=|home=College Park, GA|link= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Johnny|last=Hemsley|num=31|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=SO|rs=|home=Baltimore, MD|link= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dwayne|last=Wimbley|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=245|class=JR|rs=|home=Fort Lauderdale, FL|link= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tim|last=James| dab = basketball|num=40|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=221|class=JR|rs=|home=Miami, FL|link=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=Houston|num=34|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=215|class=SO|rs=|home=Brooklyn, NY|link= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Elton|last=Tyler|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=215|class=FR|rs=|home=Dorchester, MA|link= }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mario|last=Bland|num=51|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=265|class=SO|rs=|home=Jackson, MS|link= }}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Leonard Hamilton ({{college|UT Martin}})
|asst_coach=
- Dwight Freeman ({{college|Western State Colorado}})
- Stan Jones ({{college|Memphis}})
- Scott Howard ({{college|Iowa State}})
}}
{{cite web |title=1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster |url=https://miamihurricanes.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/1997-98/ |publisher=University of Miami Athletics |access-date=January 7, 2022}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start
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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Miami Hurricanes}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 14, 1997
| time = 8:05 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Southern Illinois Salukis|title=Southern Illinois}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Banterra Center
| site_cityst = Carbondale, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 73–61
| overtime =
| attend = 3,826
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 16, 1997
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|title=Florida Atlantic}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 69–47
| overtime =
| attend = 1,724
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 21, 1997
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Charlotte
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 89–72
| overtime =
| attend = 3,403
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 24, 1997
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 86–64
| overtime =
| attend = 2,484
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 29, 1997
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Jacksonville Dolphins|title=Jacksonville}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Coliseum
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 74–70
| overtime =
| attend = 1,865
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1997
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|title=Rutgers}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 63–55
| overtime =
| attend = 2,579
| record = 6–0
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1997
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 66–56
| overtime =
| attend = 8,031
| record = 7–0
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12, 1997
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Georgia State Panthers|title=Georgia State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 80–64
| overtime =
| attend = 2,654
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 1997
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Memphis Tigers|title=Memphis}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pyramid Arena
| site_cityst = Memphis, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 65–57
| overtime =
| attend = 11,874
| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 1997
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename = Orange Bowl Classic
| score = 61–69
| overtime =
| attend = 8,561
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 31, 1997
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Seton Hall Pirates|title=Seton Hall}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Continental Airlines Arena
| site_cityst = East Rutherford, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 78–65
| overtime =
| attend = 7,974
| record = 10–1
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fitzgerald Field House
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 73–65
| overtime =
| attend = 855
| record = 11–1
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 76–67
| overtime =
| attend = 8,247
| record = 12–1
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = WVU Coliseum
| site_cityst = Morgantown, West Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 84–98
| overtime =
| attend = 13,829
| record = 12–2
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Queens, New York
| gamename =
| score = 64–73
| overtime =
| attend = 6,008
| record = 12–3
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 1998
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 67–85
| overtime =
| attend = 22,408
| record = 12–4
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 22, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 78–63
| overtime =
| attend = 5,073
| record = 13–4
| conference = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Boston College Eagles|title=Boston College}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Silvio O. Conte Forum
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
| gamename =
| score = 67–57
| overtime =
| attend = 4,836
| record = 14–4
| conference = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CoreStates Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 75–78
| overtime =
| attend = 6,522
| record = 14–5
| conference = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1997|sex=men|team=Providence Friars|title=Providence}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 64–54
| overtime =
| attend = 3,222
| record = 15–5
| conference = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 1998
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 63–72
| overtime =
| attend = 5,547
| record = 15–6
| conference = 8–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 14, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 66–57
| overtime =
| attend = 4,425
| record = 16–6
| conference = 9–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Providence
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Providence Civic Center
| site_cityst = Providence, Rhode Island
| gamename =
| score = 57–59
| overtime =
| attend = 9,345
| record = 16–7
| conference = 9–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 65–59
| overtime =
| attend = 11,418
| record = 17–7
| conference = 10–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 71–76
| overtime =
| attend = 4,019
| record = 17–8
| conference = 10–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 1998
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 70–66
| overtime =
| attend = 5,989
| record = 18–8
| conference = 11–7
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Miami Hurricanes}}| 1998 Big East men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 4
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| oppseed = 13
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
| gamename = First round
| score = 56–62
| overtime =
| attend = 15,377
| record = 18–9
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Miami Hurricanes}}| 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 11 SE
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 19
| oppseed = 6 SE
| site_stadium = Georgia Dome
| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia
| gamename = First round
| score = 62–65
| overtime =
| attend = 17,818
| record = 18–10
}}
{{CBB schedule end| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time|region=SE|regionname=Southeast Region}}
{{cite web |title=1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://miamihurricanes.com/sports/mbball/schedule/season/1997-98/ |website=University of Miami Athletics |access-date=April 4, 2023}}
References
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