Year: | 1997–98 |
Team: | Utah Utes |
Sport: | basketball |
Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
Division: | Mountain |
Short Conf: | WAC |
Coachrank: | 2 |
Aprank: | 7 |
Record: | 30–4 |
Conf Record: | 12–2 |
Head Coach: | Rick Majerus |
Hc Year: | 9th |
Captain: | Michael Doleac Drew Hansen |
Arena: | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
Champion: | NCAA tournament, Runner Up WAC regular season champions |
Bowl: | National Championship Game |
Bowl Result: | L 69-78 vs. Kentucky |
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.
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See also: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [2]
See also: 1998 NBA draft.
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