1997–98 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

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1997–98 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Rhode Island Rams logo.svg
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
Record259 (124 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coach Jerry DeGregorio (1st season)
Home arena Keaney Gymnasium
Seasons
  1996–97
1998–99  

{{199798 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings}} The 1997–98 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 1997–98 college basketball season. This was head coach Jim Harrick's first of two seasons at Rhode Island. The Rams competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at Keaney Gymnasium. They finished the season 259, 124 in A-10 play and lost in the semifinals of the 1998 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 1998 NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Elite Eight before falling to Stanford in the Midwest Regional final.

Contents

As of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, this is the furthest any Rhode Island men's team has ever advanced in the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1997–98 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 12 Cuttino Mobley 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)185 lb(84 kg)Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 21 Tyson Wheeler 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)165 lb(75 kg)Sr New London, Connecticut
F Lamar Odom   Redshirt.svg 6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)
Fr Queens, New York
F/C 34 Antonio Reynolds-Dean 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb(95 kg)Jr Marietta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 1997*
No. 21 North Carolina-Wilmington W 78–69 1–0
Keaney Gymnasium  
Kingston, Rhode Island
Nov 19, 1997*
No. 20 at No. 12  Connecticut L 67–80 1–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  
Storrs, Connecticut
Nov 30, 1997*
at  Boston University W 86–63 2–1
Case Gym  
Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 3, 1997*
at  Brown W 75–57 3–1
Pizzitola Sports Center  
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 9, 1997*
Providence W 69–58 4–1
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 13, 1997*
UNLV W 91–73 5–1
Keaney Gymnasium (6,429)
Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 22, 1997*
No. 22 Ohio W 85–72 6–1
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Dec 29, 1997*
No. 24 vs. No. 7  Stanford
Cable Car Classic
L 69–70 6–2
San Jose Arena  (6,109)
San Jose, California
Dec 30, 1997*
No. 24 vs.  Penn
Cable Car Classic
W 96–89 7–2
San Jose Arena 
San Jose, California
Jan 4, 1998
No. 24 at  Temple W 74–64 8–2
(1–0)
Liacouras Center  
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1998
No. 23 at  Saint Joseph's W 83–68 9–2
(2–0)
Hagan Arena  
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1998
No. 23 Duquesne W 83–76 10–2
(3–0)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 13, 1998
No. 20 at  La Salle W 84–73 11–2
(4–0)
The Spectrum  
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1998*
No. 20 Tulane W 85–61 12–2
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 17, 1998
No. 20 at  St. Bonaventure L 81–86 12–3
(4–1)
Reilly Center  
St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 22, 1998
No. 22 Virginia Tech W 73–66 13–3
(5–1)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 25, 1998*
No. 22 at No. 21  Cincinnati L 82–88 13–4
Myrl Shoemaker Center  
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 29, 1998
No. 21 UMass L 57–74 13–5
(5–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 1, 1998
No. 21 at  Fordham W 75–70 14–5
(6–2)
Rose Hill Gym  
Bronx, New York
Feb 3, 1998
Saint Joseph'sW 94–76 15–5
(7–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 7, 1998*
California W 72–63 16–5
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 8, 1998
St. BonaventureW 67–66 17–5
(8–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 10, 1998
No. 25 at No. 17  George Washington W 69–61 18–5
(9–2)
Charles E. Smith Center  
Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 1998
No. 25 TempleL 67–68 18–6
(9–3)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 18, 1998
at No. 18 UMassW 87–85 2OT19–6
(10–3)
Mullins Center  
Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 21, 1998
at  Dayton L 62–71 19–7
(10–4)
University of Dayton Arena  
Dayton, Ohio
Feb 24, 1998
Xavier W 69–68 20–7
(11–4)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 28, 1998
FordhamW 71–57 21–7
(12–4)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 5, 1998*
(E2) vs. (W3) Dayton
Quarterfinals
W 83–70 22–7
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1998*
(E2) vs. (W1) Xavier
Semifinals
L 80–95 22–8
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1998*
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) No. 25  Murray State
First round
W 97–74 [1]  23–8
Myriad Convention Center  
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 15, 1998*
(8 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 2  Kansas
Second Round
W 80–75 [2] [3]  24–8
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 20, 1998*
(8 MW) vs. (13 MW)  Valparaiso
Midwest Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen
W 74–68 [4]  25–8
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 22, 1998*
(8 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Stanford
Midwest Regional final Elite Eight
L 77–79 [5]  25–9
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in EST.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP 21202322242320222125Not released
Coaches 2525^2523222123242511

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

Awards and honors

1998 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Team
241 Cuttino Mobley Houston Rockets
247 Tyson Wheeler Toronto Raptors

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