# 1997–98 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by eighth-year head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–10, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in second place in the Big East 7 division. They lost in the second round of the 1998 Big East men's basketball tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they fell in the opening round to UCLA. This just the program's second overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 1960.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 1997* 8:05 p.m. | | at Southern Illinois | W 73–61 | 1–0 | Banterra Center (3,826) Carbondale, Illinois |
| Nov 16, 1997* 6:00 p.m. | | Florida Atlantic | W 69–47 | 2–0 | Miami Arena (1,724) Miami, Florida |
| Nov 21, 1997* | | No. 17 Charlotte | W 89–72 | 3–0 | Miami Arena (3,403) Miami, Florida |
| Nov 24, 1997* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 86–64 | 4–0 | Miami Arena (2,484) Miami, Florida |
| Nov 29, 1997* | | at Jacksonville | W 74–70 | 5–0 | Jacksonville Coliseum (1,865) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 2, 1997 | | Rutgers | W 63–55 | 6–0 (1–0) | Miami Arena (2,579) Miami, Florida |
| Dec 6, 1997 | | Georgetown | W 66–56 | 7–0 (2–0) | Miami Arena (8,031) Miami, Florida |
| Dec 12, 1997* | | Georgia State | W 80–64 | 8–0 | Miami Arena (2,654) Miami, Florida |
| Dec 22, 1997* | | at Memphis | W 65–57 | 9–0 | Pyramid Arena (11,874) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 27, 1997* | | Georgia Tech Orange Bowl Classic | L 61–69 | 9–1 | Miami Arena (8,561) Miami, Florida |
| Dec 31, 1997 | | at Seton Hall | W 78–65 | 10–1 (3–0) | Continental Airlines Arena (7,974) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Jan 3, 1998 | | at Pittsburgh | W 73–65 | 11–1 (4–0) | Fitzgerald Field House (855) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 6, 1998 | | No. 10 Connecticut | W 76–67 | 12–1 (5–0) | Miami Arena (8,247) Miami, Florida |
| Jan 10, 1998 | | at No. 25 West Virginia | L 84–98 | 12–2 (5–1) | WVU Coliseum (13,829) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 13, 1998 | | at St. John's | L 64–73 | 12–3 (5–2) | Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, New York |
| Jan 18, 1998 12:00 p.m. | | at No. 15 Syracuse | L 67–85 | 12–4 (5–3) | Carrier Dome (22,408) Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 22, 1998 | | Villanova | W 78–63 | 13–4 (6–3) | Miami Arena (5,073) Miami, Florida |
| Jan 28, 1998 | | at Boston College | W 67–57 | 14–4 (7–3) | Silvio O. Conte Forum (4,836) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 31, 1998 | | at Villanova | L 75–78 | 14–5 (7–4) | CoreStates Center (6,522) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 4, 1998 | | Providence | W 64–54 | 15–5 (8–4) | Miami Arena (3,222) Miami, Florida |
| Feb 10, 1998 7:30 p.m. | | No. 23 Syracuse | L 63–72 | 15–6 (8–5) | Miami Arena (5,547) Miami, Florida |
| Feb 14, 1998 | | Notre Dame | W 66–57 | 16–6 (9–5) | Miami Arena (4,425) Miami, Florida |
| Feb 18, 1998 | | at Providence | L 57–59 | 16–7 (9–6) | Providence Civic Center (9,345) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 22, 1998 | | at Notre Dame | W 65–59 | 17–7 (10–6) | Joyce Center (11,418) South Bend, Indiana |
| Feb 25, 1998 | | Seton Hall | L 71–76 | 17–8 (10–7) | Miami Arena (4,019) Miami, Florida |
| Feb 28, 1998 | | No. 19 West Virginia | W 70–66 | 18–8 (11–7) | Miami Arena (5,989) Miami, Florida |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1998* | (4) | vs. (13) Georgetown First round | L 56–62 | 18–9 | Madison Square Garden (15,377) New York, New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1998* | (11 SE) | vs. (6 SE) No. 19 UCLA First round | L 62–65 | 18–10 | Georgia Dome (17,818) Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||