The 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament whose finals were held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Kentucky Wildcats earned their seventh national championship by defeating the Utah Utes 78–69 on March 30, 1998. They were coached by Tubby Smith and the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was Kentucky's Jeff Shepherd.

In the 32-team 1998 National Invitation Tournament, the Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Following the season, the 1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Mike Bibby, Antawn Jamison, Raef LaFrentz, Paul Pierce, and Miles Simon. The consensus second team was composed of Vince Carter, Mateen Cleaves, Pat Garrity, Richard Hamilton, and Ansu Sesay.

Season headlines

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the pre-season AP Poll.

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Arizona
2 Kansas
3 Duke
4 North Carolina
5 Clemson
6 UCLA
7 South Carolina
8 Kentucky
9 Purdue
10 Xavier
11 New Mexico
12 Connecticut
13 Fresno State
14 Stanford
15 Iowa
16 Utah
17 Indiana
18 Charlotte
19 Georgia
20 Oklahoma
21 Rhode Island
22 Texas
23 Ole Miss
24 Temple
25 Louisville

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1997–98 season.

School Former conference New conference
Arkansas–Pine Bluff NCAA Division II Southwestern Athletic Conference
Central Connecticut State Mid-Continent Conference Northeast Conference
Marist Northeast Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marshall Southern Conference Mid-American Conference
Norfolk State NCAA Division II Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Northern Illinois Midwestern Collegiate Conference Mid-American Conference
Oral Roberts NCAA Division I Independent Mid-Continent Conference
Rider Northeast Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Southeastern Louisiana Trans America Athletic Conference Southland Conference
Southern Utah NCAA Division I Independent Mid-Continent Conference
Troy State Mid-Continent Conference Trans America Athletic Conference
UNC Greensboro Big South Conference Southern Conference
Wofford NCAA Division I Independent Southern Conference

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

28 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League and the Pac-10 choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners generally received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Conference Regular
season winner[1]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
America East ConferenceDelawareSpeedy Claxton, Hofstra[2]1998 America East men's basketball tournamentBob Carpenter Center
(Newark, Delaware)		Delaware[3]
Atlantic 10 ConferenceTemple (East)
Xavier (West)		Cuttino Mobley, Rhode Island[4]1998 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournamentThe Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		Xavier[5]
Atlantic Coast ConferenceDukeAntawn Jamison, North Carolina[6]1998 ACC men's basketball tournamentGreensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		North Carolina[7]
Big 12 ConferenceKansasRaef LaFrentz, Kansas[8]1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournamentKemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)		Kansas[9]
Big East ConferenceConnecticut (Big East 6)
Syracuse (Big East 7)		Richard Hamilton, Connecticut[10]1998 Big East men's basketball tournamentMadison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		Connecticut[10]
Big Sky ConferenceNorthern ArizonaAndrew Mavis, Northern Arizona[11]1998 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournamentDee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah)		Northern Arizona[11]
Big South ConferenceUNC AshevilleJosh Pittman, UNC Asheville[12]1998 Big South Conference men's basketball tournamentVines Center
(Lynchburg, Virginia)		Radford[12]
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan StateMateen Cleaves, Michigan State[13]1998 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournamentUnited Center
(Chicago, Illinois)		Michigan[13]
Big West ConferencePacific (Eastern)
Utah State (Western)		Michael Olowokandi, Pacific[14]1998 Big West Conference men's basketball tournamentLawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada)		Utah State[14]
Colonial Athletic AssociationWilliam & MaryJarod Stevenson, Richmond[15]1998 CAA men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		Richmond[15]
Conference USACincinnati (American)
Memphis (National)		DeMarco Johnson, Charlotte[16]1998 Conference USA men's basketball tournamentShoemaker Center
(Cincinnati, Ohio)		Cincinnati[16]
Ivy LeaguePrincetonSteve Goodrich, Princeton[17]No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceIonaKashif Hameed, Iona[18]1998 MAAC men's basketball tournamentPepsi Arena
(Buffalo, New York)		Iona[19]
Mid-American ConferenceAkron (East)
Ball State (West)		Bonzi Wells, Ball State[20]1998 MAC men's basketball tournamentSeaGate Convention Centre
(Toledo, Ohio)		Eastern Michigan[20]
Mid-Continent ConferenceValparaisoBryce Drew, Valparaiso[21]1998 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournamentThe MARK of the Quad Cities
(Moline, Illinois)		Valparaiso[21]
Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceCoppin StateAntoine Brockington, Coppin State1998 MEAC men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		South Carolina State
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceDetroitMark Miller, Illinois-Chicago[22]1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournamentBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
(Green Bay, Wisconsin)		Butler
Missouri Valley ConferenceIllinois StateRico Hill, Illinois State[23]1998 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentSavvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)		Illinois State
Northeast ConferenceLong IslandCharles Jones, Long Island[24]1998 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournamentSpiro Sports Center
(Staten Island, New York)		Fairleigh Dickinson[25]
Ohio Valley ConferenceMurray StateDe'Teri Mayes, Murray State[26]1998 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentGaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals)		Murray State[26]
Pacific-10 ConferenceArizonaMike Bibby, Arizona[27]No Tournament
Patriot LeagueLafayetteStefan Ciosici, Lafayette[28]1998 Patriot League men's basketball tournamentKirby Sports Center
(Easton, Pennsylvania)		Navy[29]
Southeastern ConferenceKentucky (East)
Ole Miss (West)		Ansu Sesay, Ole Miss[30]1998 SEC men's basketball tournamentGeorgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)		Kentucky
Southern ConferenceAppalachian State (North)
Chattanooga (South)		Bobby Phillips, Western Carolina (Coaches)[31] & Chuck Vincent, Furman (Media)[31]1998 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentGreensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		Davidson[32]
Southland ConferenceUTSARoderic Hall, UTSA[33]1998 Southland Conference men's basketball tournamentHirsch Memorial Coliseum
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
(Semifinals & Finals)		Nicholls State
Southwestern Athletic ConferenceTexas SouthernRandy Bolden, Texas Southern[34]1998 SWAC men's basketball tournamentF. G. Clark Center
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)		Prairie View A&M
Sun Belt ConferenceSouth AlabamaChico Fletcher, Arkansas State[35]1998 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournamentCajundome
(Lafayette, Louisiana)		South Alabama
Trans America Athletic ConferenceCharleston (East)
Georgia State
(West)		Mark Jones, UCF[36]1998 TAAC men's basketball tournamentMemorial Coliseum
(Jacksonville, Florida)		Charleston
West Coast ConferenceGonzagaBakari Hendrix, Gonzaga[37]1998 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournamentToso Pavilion
(Santa Clara, California)		San Francisco
Western Athletic ConferenceTCU (Mountain)
Utah (Pacific)		Lee Nailon, TCU[38]1998 WAC men's basketball tournamentThomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada)		UNLV

Statistical leaders

PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolSPG
Charles JonesLong Island29.0Ryan PerrymanDayton12.5Ahlon LewisArizona St.9.2Bonzi WellsBall St.3.6
Earl BoykinsE. Michigan25.7Eric TaylorSt. Francis (PA)11.9Chico FletcherArkansas State8.3Pepe SánchezTemple3.4
Lee NailonTCU24.9Raef LaFrentzKansas11.4Sean ColsonUNC Charlotte8.0Willie ColemanDePaul3.3
Brett EppehimerLehigh24.7Tremaine FowlkesFresno St.11.2Ed CotaNorth Carolina7.4J. R. CamelMontana3.1
Cory CarrTexas Tech23.3Michael OlowokandiPacific11.2Charles JonesLong Island7.4Jason RoweLoyola (MD)3.1
Field-goal percentage
Three-Point FG percentage
Free-throw percentage
PlayerSchoolBPGPlayerSchoolFG%PlayerSchool3FG%PlayerSchoolFT%
Jerome JamesFlorida A&M4.6Todd MacCullochWashington65.0Jim CantamessaSiena56.4Matt SundbladLamar92.3
Calvin BoothPenn St.4.4Ryan MossUALR65.0Coby TurnerDayton51.7Louis BullockMichigan91.1
Alvin JonesGeorgia Tech4.3Jarrett StephensPenn St.64.0Royce OlneyNew Mexico51.3Shammond WilliamsN. Carolina91.1
Etan ThomasSyracuse3.9Isaac SpencerMurray St.63.3Mike BeamHarvard51.3Kevin AultMissouri St.90.0
Brian SkinnerBaylor3.5Brad MillerPurdue63.2Kenyan WeaksFlorida50.8Clifton EllisTexas St.90.0

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

National semifinals National championship game
      
E1 North Carolina 59
W3 Utah 65
W3 Utah 69
S2 Kentucky 78
S2 Kentucky 86
M3 Stanford 85

National Invitation tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Georgia 60
  Penn State 66
  Penn State 72
  Minnesota 79
  Fresno State 89
  Minnesota 91
  • Third Place - Georgia 95, Fresno State 79

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

[39]

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Mike Bibby G Sophomore Arizona
Antawn Jamison F Junior North Carolina
Raef LaFrentz C Senior Kansas
Paul Pierce F Junior Kansas
Miles Simon G Senior Arizona


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Vince Carter F Junior North Carolina
Mateen Cleaves G Sophomore Michigan State
Pat Garrity F Senior Notre Dame
Richard Hamilton F-G Sophomore Connecticut
Ansu Sesay F Senior Mississippi

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

References

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