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1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team

1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball

Western Athletic Conference
Mountain
No. 2
No. 7
30–4 (12–2 WAC)
Rick Majerus (9th season)
Michael Doleac
Drew Hansen
Jon M. Huntsman Center

The 1997–98 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997–98 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes made a run through the NCAA tournament all the way to the National Championship Game and finished with an overall record of 30–4 (12–2 WAC).

Including the previous season, Utah won 59 of 67 games overall and 27 of 30 games in conference play.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 15*	No. 16	Cal State Fullerton	W 87–59	1–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
November 19*	No. 16	at Weber State	W 87–72	2–0	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
November 22*	No. 16	Southern Utah	W 66–48	3–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
November 25*	No. 16	at Loyola Marymount	W 89–50	4–0	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 29*	No. 16	UC Irvine	W 83–45	5–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,921)Salt Lake City, UT
December 2*	No. 11	vs. Providence Great Eight Tournament	W 64–58	6–0	United Center Chicago, IL
December 6*	No. 11	at No. 24 Wake Forest	W 62–53	7–0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
December 10*	No. 9	Utah State	W 71–55	8–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 12*	No. 9	Azusa Pacific	W 78–58	9–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 20*	No. 7	at Oregon State Ford Holiday Classic	W 69–61	10–0	Rose Garden Portland, OR
December 27*	No. 6	at Milwaukee	W 65–51	11–0	Wisconsin Center Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 3	No. 4	Rice	W 73–65	12–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 10	No. 3	at BYU	W 71–61	13–0	Marriott Center Provo, UT
January 15	No. 4	Colorado State	W 65–51	14–0(1–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 17	No. 4	Wyoming	W 75–58	15–0(2–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 22	No. 4	at Air Force	W 57–46	16–0(3–0)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 24	No. 4	at UNLV	W 67–54	17–0(4–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
January 29	No. 3	UTEP	W 62–56	18–0(5–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 1	No. 3	at No. 14 New Mexico	L 74–77	18–1(5–1)	University Arena Albuquerque, NM
February 5	No. 5	BYU	W 83–68	19–1(6–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 7	No. 5	at Rice	W 60–49	20–1(7–1)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX
February 12	No. 5	at Wyoming	L 56–62	20–2(7–2)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 14	No. 5	at Colorado State	W 60–48	21–2(8–2)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 21	No. 6	Air Force	W 55–41	22–2(9–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 23	No. 6	UNLV	W 79–68	23–2(10–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 26	No. 5	at UTEP	W 87–70	24–2(11–2)	Special Events Center El Paso, TX
February 28	No. 5	No. 16 New Mexico	W 65–55	25–2(12–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
March 5*	(M1) No. 5	vs. (M5) UNLV Quarterfinals	L 51–54	25–3	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
March 12*	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (14 W) San Francisco NCAA tournament first round	W 85–68	26–3	BSU Pavilion Boise, ID
March 14*	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (6 W) No. 17 Arkansas NCAA tournament second round	W 75–69	27–3	BSU Pavilion Boise, ID
March 19*	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (10 W) West Virginia West Regional semifinal	W 65–62	28–3	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
March 21*	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (1 W) No. 4 Arizona West Regional final	W 76–51	29–3	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
March 28*	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (1) No. 1 North Carolina Final Four	W 65–59	30–3	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
March 30*CBS	(3 W) No. 7	vs. (2 S) No. 5 Kentucky NCAA Championship Game	L 69–78	30–4	Alamodome (40,509)San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
1	12	Michael Doleac	Orlando Magic

1998 NCAA Basketball National Championship Utah vs Kentucky

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