1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular season champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, National Champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#6
AP	#5
1997–98 record	35–4 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith
Assistant coach	Mike Sutton
Assistant coach	George Felton
Assistant coach	Shawn Finney
Home arena	Rupp Arena
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The 1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team were coached by Tubby Smith. He was in his first season as head coach after taking over from Rick Pitino. The team finished the season with a 29–4 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Utah Utes, 78–69.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
G/F	3	Allen Edwards	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Miami, FL
G	4	Steve Masiello	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	White Plains, NY
G	5	Wayne Turner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Boston, MA
G	11	Saul Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Athens, GA
C	13	Nazr Mohammed	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
F	14	Heshimu Evans	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Bronx, NY
G	15	Jeff Sheppard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Peachtree City, GA
G	21	Cameron Mills	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lexington, KY
G	22	Ryan Hogan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Deerfield, IL
F	25	Myron Anthony	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Neptune Beach, FL
F/C	33	Michael Bradley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Worcester, MA
F	34	Scott Padgett	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Louisville, KY
C	42	Jamaal Magloire	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Toronto

Head coach

Tubby Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Sutton
George Felton
Shawn Finney

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Nazr Mohammed	Jamaal Magloire	Michael Bradley
PF	Scott Padgett
SF	Allen Edwards	Heshimu Evans	Myron Anthony
SG	Jeff Sheppard	Cameron Mills	Ryan Hogan	Steve Masiello
PG	Wayne Turner	Saul Smith

Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/11/1997*		Court Authority	W 86-62		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
11/18/1997*		North Melbourne	W 91-63		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, KY
Regular Season
November 20, 1997* 8:00 PM	#9	Morehead State	W 88–49	1–0	Rupp Arena (23,097) Lexington, KY
November 24, 1997* 11:00 PM	#9	vs. George Washington Maui Invitational Tournament	W 70–55	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 25, 1997* 7:00 PM	#9	vs. #1 Arizona Maui Invitational Tournament	L 74–89	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 26, 1997* 7:00 PM	#8	vs. Missouri Maui Invitational Tournament	W 77–55	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 29, 1997* 7:00 PM	#8	vs. #13 Clemson Premier Classic	W 76–61	4–1	America West Arena (4,306) Phoenix, AZ
December 3, 1997* 7:00 PM	#7	vs. #6 Purdue	W 89–75	5–1	United Center (19,567) Chicago, IL
December 6, 1997* 12:00 PM, CBS	#7	vs. Indiana	W 75–72	6–1	RCA Dome (38,504) Indianapolis, IN
December 10, 1997* 7:00 PM	#4	at Canisius	W 81–54	7–1	Marine Midland Arena (10,083) Buffalo, NY
December 13, 1997* 2:00 PM	#4	#24 Georgia Tech	W 85–71	8–1	Rupp Arena (24,112) Lexington, KY
December 20, 1997* 12:00 PM	#4	Tulsa	W 74–53	9–1	Rupp Arena (24,082) Lexington, KY
December 23, 1997* 7:00 PM	#4	American	W 75–52	10–1	Rupp Arena (22,856) Lexington, KY
December 27, 1997* 4:00 PM	#4	Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	L 76–79	10–2	Rupp Arena (24,303) Lexington, KY
December 30, 1997* 7:00 PM	#4	at Ohio	W 95–58	11–2	Convocation Center (13,083) Athens, OH
January 3, 1998 2:00 PM	#6	Vanderbilt	W 71–62	12–2 (1-0)	Rupp Arena (24,236) Lexington, KY
January 6, 1998 8:00 PM	#6	at Georgia	W 90–79	13–2 (2-0)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
January 10, 1998 2:00 PM	#6	at Mississippi State	W 77–71	14–2 (3-0)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,334) Starkville, MS
January 13, 1998 8:00 PM	#6	#16 South Carolina	W 91–70	15–2 (4-0)	Rupp Arena (24,241) Lexington, KY
January 17, 1998 3:00 PM	#6	#22 Arkansas	W 80–77 ^OT	16–2 (5-0)	Rupp Arena (24,266) Lexington, KY
January 21, 1998 8:00 PM	#7	Alabama	W 80–77	17–2 (6-0)	Freedom Hall (19,734) Louisville, KY
January 24, 1998 3:00 PM	#7	at Tennessee	W 85–67	18–2 (7-0)	Thompson-Boling Arena (23,146) Knoxville, TN
January 27, 1998 8:00 PM	#7	at Vanderbilt	W 63–61	19–2 (8-0)	Memorial Gymnasium (15,311) Nashville, TN
February 1, 1998 8:00 PM	#7	Florida	L 78–86	19–3 (8-1)	Rupp Arena (24,186) Lexington, KY
February 4, 1998 4:00 PM	#8	at LSU	W 63–61	20–3 (9-1)	Maravich Assembly Center (8,686) Baton Rouge, LA
February 8, 1998* 8:00 PM	#8	at Villanova	W 79–63	21–3	CoreStates Center (15,551) Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1998 2:00 PM	#7	Tennessee	W 79–63	22–3 (10-1)	Rupp Arena (23,861) Lexington, KY
February 14, 1998 8:00 PM	#7	#18 Ole Miss	L 64–73	22–4 (10-2)	Rupp Arena (23,842) Lexington, KY
February 18, 1998 12:00 PM	#8	at Florida	W 79–54	23–4 (11-2)	O'Connell Center (10,222) Gainesville, FL
February 22, 1998 1:00 PM	#8	Georgia	W 85–74	24–4 (12-2)	Rupp Arena (24,272) Lexington, KY
February 25, 1998 9:00 PM	#7	at Auburn	W 83–58	25–4 (13-2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (9,644) Auburn, AL
February 28, 1998 2:00 PM	#7	at #14 South Carolina	W 69–57	26–4 (14-2)	Frank McGuire Arena (12,129) Columbia, SC
1998 SEC Tournament
March 6, 1998 3:00 PM, JP Sports	#7	vs. Alabama Quarterfinals	W 82–71	27–4	Georgia Dome (21,109) Atlanta, GA
March 7, 1998 3:00 PM, JP Sports	#7	vs. #16 Arkansas Semifinals	W 99–74	28–4	Georgia Dome (25,190) Atlanta, GA
March 8, 1998 3:00 PM, CBS	#7	vs. #15 South Carolina Finals	W 86–56	29–4	Georgia Dome (24,545) Atlanta, GA
1998 NCAA Tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)
March 13, 1998 1:00 PM, CBS	#5 (2)	vs. (15) South Carolina State South Regional 1st Round	W 82–67	30–4	Georgia Dome (17,474) Atlanta, GA
March 15, 1998 12:00 PM, CBS	#5 (2)	vs. (10) Saint Louis South Regional 2nd Round	W 88–61	31–4	Georgia Dome (19,423) Atlanta, GA
March 20, 1998 9:00 PM, CBS	#5 (2)	vs. #19 (6) UCLA South Regional Semifinal	W 94–68	32–4	Tropicana Field (40,589) St. Petersburg, FL
March 22, 1998 4:00 PM, CBS	#5 (2)	vs. #3 (1) Duke South Regional Final	W 86–84	33–4	Tropicana Field (40,589) St. Petersburg, FL
March 28, 1998 6:00 PM, CBS	#5 (S2)	vs. #10 (M3) Stanford National Semifinal	W 86–85 ^OT	34–4	Alamodome (40,509) San Antonio, TX
March 30, 1998 9:00 PM, CBS	#5 (S2)	vs. #10 (W3) Utah National Championship	W 78–69	35–4	Alamodome (40,509) San Antonio TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	29	Nazr Mohammed	Utah Jazz

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References

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External links

[1] ttp://www.bigbluehistory.net

[2] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1998

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