The 1997–98 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represents Prairie View A&M University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 13th-year head coach Elwood Plummer, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the conference slate at 6–10, to finish in 6th place. In the SWAC Tournament, they defeated Jackson State, Alabama State, and Texas Southern to win the SWAC championship. The Panthers received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history – as the 16 seed in the Midwest region. Prairie View A&M fell to No. 1 seed Kansas in the opening round[1] to finish the season with a 13–17 record.
| 1997–98 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball | |
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SWAC tournament champions | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 13–17 (6–10 SWAC) |
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| Home arena | William Nicks Building |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M † | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1998 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster edit
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Schedule and results edit
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| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 15, 1997* |
Philander Smith | W 83–77 | 1–0 |
William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas | |||||||
| Nov 20, 1997 |
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | L 74–81 | 1–1 (0–1) |
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| Nov 22, 1997* |
at Wichita State | L 52–67 | 1–2 |
Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
| Nov 24, 1997* |
Jarvis Christian | W 120–107 | 2–2 |
William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas | |||||||
| Dec 13, 1997* |
at Texas Tech | L 63–86 | 3–3 |
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
| Dec 20, 1997* |
at No. 18 Ole Miss | L 59–106 | 3–5 |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | |||||||
| Dec 29, 1997* |
at Dayton | L 52–110 | 3–7 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
| SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
| SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 5, 1998* |
vs. Jackson State Quarterfinals |
W 60–58 | 11–16 |
Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas | |||||||
| Mar 6, 1998* |
vs. Alabama State Semifinals |
W 65–61 | 12–16 |
Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas | |||||||
| Mar 7, 1998* |
vs. Texas Southern Championship game |
W 59–57 | 13–16 |
Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 13, 1998* |
(16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Kansas First round |
L 52–110 | 13–17 |
Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Kansas Easily Dispatches Prairie View". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster". Prairie View A&M University. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "1997-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". Prairie View A&M University. Retrieved March 4, 2023.