1997–98 Philadelphia 76ers season

1997–98 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Larry Brown
Arena	CoreStates Center
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 7th (Atlantic) Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, WPSG
Radio	WYBG

The 1997-98 NBA season was the 76ers 49th season in the NBA and 35th season in Philadelphia.^[1] Under new head coach Larry Brown, the Sixers got off to a rough start losing their first five games. At midseason, they traded Jim Jackson and Clarence Weatherspoon to the Golden State Warriors for Joe Smith and Brian Shaw. The team finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 31–51 record, missing the playoffs for seven straight seasons. Allen Iverson averaged 22.0 points per game in his second season.

The start of the rebuilding of the franchise began when guard Jerry Stackhouse (the third pick in the 1995 NBA draft) was traded along with center Eric Montross to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for forward/center Theo Ratliff and guard Aaron McKie. Then the team received point guard Eric Snow from the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for a draft pick. These three players blended well with coach Brown's philosophy, and this would be the last season in which the Sixers missed the postseason until 2004. Following the season, Derrick Coleman signed as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets, and Smith signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

For the season, the Sixers changed their logo and uniforms. The jerseys would last until 2000, while the logo remained in use until 2009.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Keith Van Horn	SF/PF	United States	University of Utah
2	33	Marko Milič	SG/SF	Slovenia
2	35	Kebu Stewart	PF	United States	California State University, Bakersfield
2	36	James Collins	SG	United States	Florida State University

Roster

Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
6.0 !C	00	USA !	Benjamin, Benoit	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Creighton
4.5 !PF	44	USA !	Coleman, Derrick	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Syracuse
3.0 !SF	7	USA !	Davis, Mark	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Texas Tech
1.0 !PG	3	USA !	Iverson, Allen	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Georgetown
2.0 !SG	8	USA !	McKie, Aaron	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Temple
1.0 !PG	11	USA !	Overton, Doug	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	La Salle
2.0 !SG	12	USA !	Parker, Anthony	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Bradley
6.0 !C	42	USA !	Ratliff, Theo	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Wyoming
2.0 !SG	22	USA !	Shaw, Brian	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	UC Santa Barbara
4.5 !PF	9	USA !	Smith, Joe	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Maryland
1.0 !PG	20	USA !	Snow, Eric	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Michigan State
4.5 !PF	41	USA !	Stewart, Kebu	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Cal State Bakersfield
3.0 !SF	1	USA !	Thomas, Tim	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Villanova
6.0 !C	55	USA !	Williams, Scott	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	North Carolina

Head coach

Larry Brown (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	55	27	.671	–	30-11	25–16	18–6
x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	12	28–13	15–26	13–11
x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	12	26–15	17–24	12–12
Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	13	24–17	18–23	12–13
Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	14	24–17	17–24	11–13
Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	19	24–17	12–29	12–23
Philadelphia 76ers	31	51	.378	24	19–22	12–29	7–17

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Miami Heat	55	27	.671	7
3	x-Indiana Pacers	58	24	.707	4
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	51	31	.622	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	12
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	15
7	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	19
8	x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	19

9	Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	20
10	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	21
11	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25
12	Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	26
12	Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26
14	Philadelphia 76ers	31	51	.378	31
15	Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

° - did not make playoffs

Record vs. opponents

1997-98 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	4–0
Boston	1–2	—	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–0	3–2
Charlotte	0–4	2–1	—	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Chicago	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–1
Cleveland	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–2
Dallas	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	1–1
Denver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
Detroit	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	0–2	2–2
Golden State	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	—	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	0–4	3–1	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	—	1–1	0–4	3–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–2
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	—	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
New York	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	—	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–4	—	4–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	—	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	—	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	—	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Toronto	0–4	0–3	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	1–1	0–3
Utah	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	—	4–0	0–2
Vancouver	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	—	1–1
Washington	0–4	2–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	—

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

Tim Thomas, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References

↑ 1997-98 Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

Founded in 1946 Formerly the Syracuse Nationals (1946–1963) Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Onondaga County War Memorial Convention Hall Philadelphia Arena The Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

General Managers	Leo Ferris Ramsay Don DeJardin Williams Nash Shue Lynam Greenberg Lucas King Stefanski Thorn DiLeo Hinkie Colangelo

D-League affiliate	Delaware 87ers

Administration	Owner(s) Joshua Harris (Co-Managing Owner, NBA Governor) David S. Blitzer (Co-Managing Owner, NBA Alternate Governor) Adam Aron Martin Geller David B. Heller Travis Hennings James Lassiter Marc J. Leder Jason Levien Michael G. Rubin Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith Erick Thohir Art Wrubel Chief Executive Officer Scott O'Neil President Bryan Colangelo Head coach Brett Brown

Retired numbers	3 4 6 10 13 15 24 32 34 Dave Zinkoff (Microphone)

NBA Championships (3)	1955 1967 1983

Conference Championships (9)	1950 1954 1955 1967 1977 1980 1982 1983 2001

Rivals	Boston Celtics

Culture and lore	"Fo', fo', fo'" Wilt the Stilt Dr. J The Answer The Boston Strangler Dave Zinkoff Practice!? Curse of Billy Penn Hip Hop Pat Croce Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Sir Charles The Kangaroo Kid Harvey Pollack Boston's dead! Nine and 73-ers Comcast Spectacor

Media	Television The Comcast Network Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia Sixers Post Game Live Radio WPEN Announcers Marc Zumoff Alaa Abdelnaby Tom McGinnis

Syracuse Nationals–Philadelphia 76ers seasons

1940s

1946–47

1947–48

1948–49

1950s

1954–55

1960s

1966–67

1970s

1980s

1982–83

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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