# 1997–98 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

The 1997–98 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1997–98 season. Under the fourth year of head coach Charlie Woollum, the team finished the season 20–7 and 13–3 in the Colonial Athletic Association. William & Mary played its home games at William & Mary Hall. This was the 93rd season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary.
William & Mary finished tied for first place in the CAA with UNC Wilmington, clinching just the second regular season conference title for the Tribe and first since 1982–83 (also the last time the Tribe won 20 games in a season). Even though the Tribe received the #2 seed for the 1998 CAA men's basketball tournament, they lost to American in the quarterfinals and were not invited to a post-season tournament.

## Program notes

* Charlie Woollum was named CAA Coach of the Year, the first William & Mary coach to win the award since Bruce Parkhill in 1983.
* Randy Bracy was named to the First Team All-CAA, and Terence Jennings was named to the Second Team.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 15* | Stetson | W 72–61 | 1–0 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| November 19* 7:30 pm | at Virginia | L 45–59 | 1–1 | University Hall (5,864) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 26* | Virginia Tech | L 64–66 | 1–2 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| November 29* | at UNC Greensboro | W 68–55 | 2–2 | Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, NC |
| December 1* | Hampton | W 69–54 | 3–2 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| December 3* | at Furman | W 80–57 | 4–2 | Timmons Arena Greenville, SC |
| December 28* | at Wichita State Cessna Classic | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| December 29* | vs. Texas Southern Cessna Classic | W 83–76 | 5–3 | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| January 3 | VCU | W 67–53 | 6–3 (1–0) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 7 | American | W 69–56 | 7–3 (2–0) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 10 | at East Carolina | W 72–63 | 8–3 (3–0) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| January 12* | Navy | W 83–68 | 9–3 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 14 | at James Madison | W 89–60 | 10–3 (4–0) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 17* | Centenary | W 78–48 | 11–3 | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 19 | at Richmond | L 59–70 | 11–4 (4–1) | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| January 21 | George Mason | W 84–66 | 12–4 (5–1) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 24 | Old Dominion | W 69–53 | 13–4 (6–1) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 28 | at UNC Wilmington | L 56–58 | 13–5 (6–2) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| January 31 | at American | L 56–61 | 13–6 (6–3) | Bender Arena Washington, DC |
| February 3 | at Old Dominion | W 68–58 | 14–6 (7–3) | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA |
| February 7 | Richmond | W 73–70 | 15–6 (8–3) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| February 11 | James Madison | W 53–52 | 16–6 (9–3) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| February 14 | UNC Wilmington | W 64–51 | 17–6 (10–3) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| February 16 | at George Mason | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 18–6 (11–3) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| February 18 | East Carolina | W 74–69 | 19–6 (12–3) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| February 23 | at VCU | W 72–67 | 20–6 (13–3) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| 1998 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament ||||||
| February 27 | vs. (7) American Quarterfinals | L 66–71 | 20–7 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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