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1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1997–98 season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the Musketeers finished 22–8 (11–5 A-10) in the regular season, and won the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the No. 6 seed Musketeers were upset in the opening round by No. 11 seed Washington, 69–68.[1]

1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
Atlantic 10 West co-champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record22–8 (11–5 A10)
Head coach
Home arenaCincinnati Gardens
Seasons
1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 24 Temple 13 – 3   .813 21 – 9   .700
Rhode Island 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
UMass 12 – 4   .750 21 – 11   .656
St. Bonaventure 6 – 10   .375 17 – 15   .531
Saint Joseph's 3 – 13   .188 11 – 17   .393
Fordham 2 – 14   .125 6 – 21   .222
West
No. 23 Xavier † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 8   .733
George Washington 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727
Dayton 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
Virginia Tech 5 – 11   .313 10 – 17   .370
Duquesne 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
La Salle 5 – 11   .313 9 – 18   .333
† 1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Lenny Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wilmington, Delaware
G 12 Gary Lumpkin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 Jr New Castle, Delaware
F 41 James Posey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio
C 50 Torraye Braggs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Fresno, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 19, 1997*
 No. 10 Toledo W 95–76  1–0
 Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 22, 1997*
 No. 10 Akron W 97–73  2–0
 Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 24, 1997*
 No. 10 Louisiana-Monroe W 118–61  3–0
 Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 2, 1997*
 No. 9 Central Michigan W 88–54  4–0
 Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 6, 1997*
 No. 9 at Western Kentucky W 93–60  5–0
 E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 9, 1997*
 No. 7 at Miami (OH) L 72–80  5–1
 Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 13, 1997*
 No. 7 Cincinnati W 88–68  6–1
 Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 20, 1997*
 No. 10 vs. No. 8 Purdue L 84–86  6–2
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 27, 1997*
 No. 13 vs. DePaul W 73–56  7–2
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 30, 1997*
 No. 13 Butler W 93–66  8–2
 Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Atlantic 10 Regular season
Jan 3, 1998
 No. 13 at St. Bonaventure L 77–80  8–3
(0–1) 		Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 7, 1998
 No. 19 La Salle W 104–67  9–3
(1–1) 		Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 10, 1998
 No. 19 Fordham W 77–43  10–3
(2–1) 		Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 14, 1998
 No. 18 at George Washington L 73–78 OT 10–4
(2–2) 		Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 17, 1998
 No. 18 Virginia Tech W 77–66  11–4
(3–2) 		Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 20, 1998
 No. 19 Saint Joseph's W 72–62  12–4
(4–2) 		Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 24, 1998
 No. 19 at Dayton L 82–93  12–5
(4–3) 		University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 27, 1998
 No. 24 Duquesne W 93–71  13–5
(5–3) 		Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 31, 1998
 No. 24 at Temple W 79–73  14–5
(6–3) 		Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1998
 No. 24 at La Salle W 91–59  15–5
(7–3) 		The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 8, 1998
 No. 21 No. 23 UMass L 62–73  15–6
(7–4) 		Cincinnati Gardens (10,100)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 14, 1998
 at Virginia Tech W 74–63  16–6
(8–4) 		Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 16, 1998
 No. 17 George Washington W 96–86  17–6
(9–4) 		Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 21, 1998
 at Duquesne W 83–62  18–6
(10–4) 		Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1998
 at Rhode Island L 68–69  18–7
(10–5) 		Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Mar 1, 1998
 Dayton W 89–84  19–7
(11–5) 		Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 5, 1998*
 vs. St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals 		W 68–44  20–7
 The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1998*
 vs. Rhode Island
Semifinals 		W 95–80  21–7
 The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1998*
 vs. George Washington
Championship game 		W 77–63  22–7
 The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998*
 CBS 		(6 E) No. 23 vs. (11 E) Washington
First Round 		L 68–69  22–8
 Verizon Center (19,288)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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Main article: 1997-98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Huskies Spring 1st-Round Upset". The Washington Post. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "1997-98 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "1997-98 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Xavier Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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