1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

SEC Regular season champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, National Champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 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

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
2.5 !G/F	3	Edwards, AllenAllen Edwards	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Miami
1.5 !G	4	Masiello, SteveSteve Masiello	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	White Plains, New York
1.5 !G	5	Turner, WayneWayne Turner	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Boston
1.5 !G	11	Smith, SaulSaul Smith	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Athens, Georgia
5.0 !C	13	Mohammed, NazrNazr Mohammed	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chicago
3.5 !F	14	Evans, HeshimuHeshimu Evans	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bronx, New York
1.5 !G	15	Sheppard, JeffJeff Sheppard	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Peachtree City, Georgia
1.5 !G	21	Mills, CameronCameron Mills	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lexington, Kentucky
1.5 !G	22	Hogan, RyanRyan Hogan	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Deerfield, Illinois
3.5 !F	25	Anthony, MyronMyron Anthony	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Neptune Beach, Florida
4.5 !F/C	33	Bradley, MichaelMichael Bradley	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Worcester, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	34	Padgett, ScottScott Padgett	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
5.0 !C	42	Magloire, JamaalJamaal Magloire	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !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, Kentucky
11/18/1997*		North Melbourne	W 91-63		Rupp Arena (-) Lexington, Kentucky
Regular Season
November 20, 1997* 8:00 PM	No. 9	Morehead State	W 88–49	1–0	Rupp Arena (23,097) Lexington, Kentucky
November 24, 1997* 11:00 PM	No. 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	No. 9	vs. No. 1 Arizona Maui Invitational Tournament	L 74–89	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 26, 1997* 7:00 PM	No. 8	vs. Missouri Maui Invitational Tournament	W 77–55	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI
November 29, 1997* 7:00 PM	No. 8	vs. No. 13 Clemson Premier Classic	W 76–61	4–1	America West Arena (4,306) Phoenix, Arizona
December 3, 1997* 7:00 PM	No. 7	vs. No. 6 Purdue	W 89–75	5–1	United Center (19,567) Chicago
December 6, 1997* 12:00 PM, CBS	No. 7	vs. Indiana	W 75–72	6–1	RCA Dome (38,504) Indianapolis
December 10, 1997* 7:00 PM	No. 4	at Canisius	W 81–54	7–1	Marine Midland Arena (10,083) Buffalo, New York
December 13, 1997* 2:00 PM	No. 4	No. 24 Georgia Tech	W 85–71	8–1	Rupp Arena (24,112) Lexington, Kentucky
December 20, 1997* 12:00 PM	No. 4	Tulsa	W 74–53	9–1	Rupp Arena (24,082) Lexington, Kentucky
December 23, 1997* 7:00 PM	No. 4	American	W 75–52	10–1	Rupp Arena (22,856) Lexington, Kentucky
December 27, 1997* 4:00 PM	No. 4	Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	L 76–79	10–2	Rupp Arena (24,303) Lexington, Kentucky
December 30, 1997* 7:00 PM	No. 4	at Ohio	W 95–58	11–2	Convocation Center (13,083) Athens, Ohio
January 3, 1998 2:00 PM	No. 6	Vanderbilt	W 71–62	12–2 (1-0)	Rupp Arena (24,236) Lexington, Kentucky
January 6, 1998 8:00 PM	No. 6	at Georgia	W 90–79	13–2 (2-0)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, Georgia
January 10, 1998 2:00 PM	No. 6	at Mississippi State	W 77–71	14–2 (3-0)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,334) Starkville, Mississippi
January 13, 1998 8:00 PM	No. 6	No. 16 South Carolina	W 91–70	15–2 (4-0)	Rupp Arena (24,241) Lexington, Kentucky
January 17, 1998 3:00 PM	No. 6	No. 22 Arkansas	W 80–77 ^OT	16–2 (5-0)	Rupp Arena (24,266) Lexington, Kentucky
January 21, 1998 8:00 PM	No. 7	Alabama	W 80–77	17–2 (6-0)	Freedom Hall (19,734) Louisville, Kentucky
January 24, 1998 3:00 PM	No. 7	at Tennessee	W 85–67	18–2 (7-0)	Thompson–Boling Arena (23,146) Knoxville, Tennessee
January 27, 1998 8:00 PM	No. 7	at Vanderbilt	W 63–61	19–2 (8-0)	Memorial Gymnasium (15,311) Nashville, Tennessee
February 1, 1998 8:00 PM	No. 7	Florida	L 78–86	19–3 (8-1)	Rupp Arena (24,186) Lexington, Kentucky
February 4, 1998 4:00 PM	No. 8	at LSU	W 63–61	20–3 (9-1)	Maravich Assembly Center (8,686) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 8, 1998* 8:00 PM	No. 8	at Villanova	W 79–63	21–3	CoreStates Center (15,551) Philadelphia
February 11, 1998 2:00 PM	No. 7	Tennessee	W 79–63	22–3 (10-1)	Rupp Arena (23,861) Lexington, Kentucky
February 14, 1998 8:00 PM	No. 7	No. 18 Ole Miss	L 64–73	22–4 (10-2)	Rupp Arena (23,842) Lexington, Kentucky
February 18, 1998 12:00 PM	No. 8	at Florida	W 79–54	23–4 (11-2)	O'Connell Center (10,222) Gainesville, Florida
February 22, 1998 1:00 PM	No. 8	Georgia	W 85–74	24–4 (12-2)	Rupp Arena (24,272) Lexington, Kentucky
February 25, 1998 9:00 PM	No. 7	at Auburn	W 83–58	25–4 (13-2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (9,644) Auburn, AL
February 28, 1998 2:00 PM	No. 7	at No. 14 South Carolina	W 69–57	26–4 (14-2)	Frank McGuire Arena (12,129) Columbia, South Carolina
1998 SEC Tournament
March 6, 1998 3:00 PM, JP Sports	No. 7	vs. Alabama Quarterfinals	W 82–71	27–4	Georgia Dome (21,109) Atlanta
March 7, 1998 3:00 PM, JP Sports	No. 7	vs. No. 16 Arkansas Semifinals	W 99–74	28–4	Georgia Dome (25,190) Atlanta
March 8, 1998 3:00 PM, CBS	No. 7	vs. No. 15 South Carolina Finals	W 86–56	29–4	Georgia Dome (24,545) Atlanta
1998 NCAA Tournament (Tournament seeding in parentheses)
March 13, 1998 1:00 PM, CBS	No. 5 (2)	vs. (15) South Carolina State South Regional 1st Round	W 82–67	30–4	Georgia Dome (17,474) Atlanta
March 15, 1998 12:00 PM, CBS	No. 5 (2)	vs. (10) Saint Louis South Regional 2nd Round	W 88–61	31–4	Georgia Dome (19,423) Atlanta
March 20, 1998 9:00 PM, CBS	No. 5 (2)	vs. No. 19 (6) UCLA South Regional Semifinal	W 94–68	32–4	Tropicana Field (40,589) St. Petersburg, Florida
March 22, 1998 4:00 PM, CBS	No. 5 (2)	vs. No. 3 (1) Duke South Regional Final	W 86–84	33–4	Tropicana Field (40,589) St. Petersburg, Florida
March 28, 1998 6:00 PM, CBS	No. 5 (S2)	vs. No. 10 (M3) Stanford National Semifinal	W 86–85 ^OT	34–4	Alamodome (40,509) San Antonio
March 30, 1998 9:00 PM, CBS	No. 5 (S2)	vs. No. 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

External links

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball 1997–98 NCAA Champions

3 Allen Edwards 4 Steve Masiello 5 Wayne Turner 11 Saul Smith 13 Nazr Mohammed 14 Heshimu Evans 15 Jeff Sheppard (MOP) 33 Michael Bradley 34 Scott Padgett 42 Jamaal Magloire Head Coach Tubby Smith Assistant Coaches Mike Sutton George Felton

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke
2016: Villanova

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1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule and results

Team players drafted into the NBA

See also

References

External links