1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1997–98 season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 20—11, 8—8 in their conference. The Golden Eagles were led by fourth year Mike Deane and received an invitation to the NIT Tournament.

1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NIT Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionAmerican
Record20–11 (8—8 CUSA)
Head coach
Home arenaBradley Center
Seasons
1998–99 →
1997–98 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 9 Cincinnati 14 2   .875 27 6   .818
UNC Charlotte 13 3   .813 20 11   .645
Saint Louis 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Marquette 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Louisville 5 11   .313 12 20   .375
DePaul 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
National
Memphis 12 4   .750 17 12   .586
UAB 10 6   .625 21 12   .636
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
South Florida 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Houston 2 14   .125 9 20   .310
Tulane 2 14   .125 7 22   .241
1998 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 45 Jarrod Lovette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Blair, Wisconsin
F 32 Bart Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Brandenburg, Kentucky
C 35 John Mueller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Cedarburg, Wisconsin
G 22 Brian Wardle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Clarendon Hills, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 14*
at Wisconsin W 65–60  1–0
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
November 21*
Notre Dame W 72–48  2–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 5*
Montana State W 84–60  3–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 6*
St. Bonaventure W 68–61  4–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 14*
UW Milwaukee W 69–56  5–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 21*
Dayton W 86–68  6–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 23*
UCF W 85–58  7–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 28*
at UIC W 73–67  8–0
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
December 31*
Saint Peter's W 71–55  9–0
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 3
at Louisville W 71–70  10–0
(1–0)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
January 7
UAB L 52–65  10–1
(1–1)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 11
at Cincinnati L 51–68  10–2
(1–2)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 13
at Charlotte L 53–66  10–3
(1–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 17*
Boston College L 54–64  10–4
(1–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 19
DePaul W 58–49  11–4
(2–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 22
No. 21 Cincinnati W 66–63 OT 12–4
(3–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 24
Saint Louis L 62–71  12–5
(3–4)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 29
at Southern Miss W 46–43  13–5
(4–4)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 1
at Tulane W 66–40  14–5
(5–4)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 7
at DePaul W 73–51  15–5
(6–4)
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
February 12
Charlotte L 56–58  15–6
(6–5)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 14
Houston W 70–52  16–6
(7–5)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 19
Louisville W 57–52  17–6
(8–5)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 22
at South Florida L 53–57  17–7
(8–6)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
February 25
at Saint Louis L 65–67  17–8
(8–7)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
February 27
Memphis L 65–77  17–9
(8–8)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conference USA Tournament
March 4
vs. DePaul W 52–50  18–9
(8–8)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 5
vs. Charlotte L 55–63  18–10
(8–8)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
NIT
March 11*
Creighton W 80–68  19–10
(8–8)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 16*
Auburn W 75–60 OT 20–10
(8–8)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 18*
at Minnesota L 71–73  20–11
(8–8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.