1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1997–98 season . Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under first-year head basketball coach John Beilein and played its home games at the Robins Center .
Richmond finished third in the CAA regular-season standings with a 12–4 conference record, and won the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament . In the opening round, the Spiders defeated the seventh-ranked, No. 3 seed South Carolina , 62–61,[ 1] MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Richmond lost in the second round to No. 11 seed Washington , 81–66,[ 2]
Roster
1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 3
Jarod Stevenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Sr Seventy-First
C 45
Eric Poole 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
Sr
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 16, 1997 *7:00 pm
Virginia NationsBank Virginia Challenge W 83–79 2OT
1–0
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Nov 19, 1997 *
No. 4 North Carolina
L 65–84 1–1
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Nov 24, 1997 *
at Florida Atlantic
W 81–50 2–1
FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Nov 29, 1997 *
at Wake Forest
L 67–71 2–2
Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1997 *
vs. Samford San Francisco Tournament W 70–38 3–2
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 6, 1997 *
at San Francisco San Francisco Tournament L 60–64 3–3
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 20, 1997 *
at Campbell
W 71–49 4–3
Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina
Dec 29, 1997 *
vs. UNC Asheville Dr. Pepper Classic W 71–55 5–3
Dec 30, 1997 *
vs. UNC Greensboro Dr. Pepper Classic W 83–72 6–3
CAA Regular season
Jan 3, 1998
at James Madison
W 87–68 7–3
Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
Non-Conference Regular season
Jan 7, 1998 *
Drexel W 66–57 8–3
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
CAA Regular season
Jan 10, 1998
UNC Wilmington W 61–58 9–3
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 14, 1998
American W 73–57 10–3
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 17, 1998
at East Carolina
L 67–77 10–4
Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1998
William & Mary W 70–59 11–4
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 21, 1998
at Old Dominion
L 57–62 11–5
ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 24, 1998
at VCU
W 56–52 12–5
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Jan 28, 1998
George Mason W 87–65 13–5
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 31, 1998
James Madison W 57–50 14–5
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 4, 1998
East Carolina W 79–64 15–5
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 7, 1998
at William & Mary
L 70–73 15–6
William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, Virginia
Feb 9, 1998
at UNC Wilmington
L 59–62 15–7
Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1998
at American
W 77–41 16–7
Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Feb 18, 1998
at George Mason
W 61–56 17–7
Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
Feb 21, 1998
VCU W 67–61 18–7
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 23, 1998
Old Dominion W 85–77 19–7
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
CAA Tournament
Feb 25, 1998 *(3)
(6) George Mason Quarterfinals W 66–49 20–7
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Feb 28, 1998 *(3)
(7) American Semifinals W 66–64 21–7
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 1, 1998 *(3)
(1) UNC Wilmington Championship Game W 79–64 22–7
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998 *(14 E)
vs. (3 E) No. 14 South Carolina First Round W 62–61 23–7
MCI Center Washington, D.C.
Mar 14, 1998 *(14 E)
vs. (11 E) Washington Second Round L 66–81 23–8
MCI Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in
Eastern .
[ 3]
Awards and honors
References
