# 1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 27th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–12 and a conference record of 9–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. After losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Big Ten tournament, the Hoosiers were invited to dance in the 1998 NCAA tournament. However, IU lost in the second round to Connecticut.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Charlie Miller | F | 6–7 | Sr. | Miami, Florida |
| 4 | Luke Recker | G/F | 6–6 | Fr. | Auburn, Indiana |
| 12 | Luke Jimenez | G | 6–3 | So. | Redwood Falls, Minnesota |
| 21 | Richard Mandeville | C | 7–1 | Sr. | Pasadena, California |
| 23 | Rob Turner | G | 6–4 | Jr. | Wilmington, Delaware |
| 24 | Michael Lewis | G | 6–1 | So. | Jasper, Indiana |
| 25 | A.J. Guyton | G | 6–1 | So. | Peoria, Illinois |
| 30 | William Gladness | F | 6–8 | Jr. | West Memphis, Arkansas |
| 32 | Robbie Eggers | F | 6–10 | Sr. | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
| 33 | Larry Richardson | G | 6–8 | So. | Orange Park, Florida |
| 35 | Kirk Haston | F/C | 6–10 | RS Fr. | Lobelville, Tennessee |
| 40 | Jason Collier | C | 7–1 | So. | Springfield, Ohio |
| 45 | Andrae Patterson | F | 6–8 | Sr. | Abilene, Texas |
| 53 | Tom Geyer | F | 6–8 | RS Fr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/1997* | No. 17 | vs. No. 24 Temple | L 53–59 | 0–1 | CoreStates Spectrum Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/20/1997* | No. 23 | at Alabama-Birmingham | W 80–64 | 1–1 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| 11/28/1997* | No. 21 | vs. Hawaii United Airlines Classic | L 65–82 | 1–2 | Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI |
| 11/30/1997* | No. 21 | vs. Northeast Louisiana United Airlines Classic | W 103–69 | 2–2 | Special Events Arena Honolulu, HI |
| 12/3/1997* | | Notre Dame | W 91–80 | 3–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/6/1997* | | vs. No. 7 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 72–75 | 3–3 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/9/1997* | | Evansville | W 85–73 | 4–3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/12/1997* | | Wisconsin-Green Bay Indiana Classic | W 72–58 | 5–3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/13/1997* | | South Alabama Indiana Classic | W 64–56 | 6–3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/22/1997* | | vs. San Francisco | W 65–62 | 7–3 | The Arena in Oakland Oakland, CA |
| 12/27/1997* | | vs. Southwest Missouri State Union Federal Hoosier Classic | W 78–66 | 8–3 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/28/1997* | | vs. Western Michigan Union Federal Hoosier Classic | W 70–63 | 9–3 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 12/31/1997 | | No. 14 Iowa | L 76–89 | 9–4 (0–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/3/1998 | | at Illinois Rivalry | L 72–74 | 9–5 (0–2) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 1/6/1998 | | No. 17 Michigan | W 80–62 | 10–5 (1–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/10/1998 | | Ohio State | W 83–66 | 11–5 (2–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/14/1998 | | at Northwestern | W 76–58 | 12–5 (3–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/18/1998 | | No. 9 Purdue Rivalry | W 94–88 | 13–5 (4–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/25/1998 | | at Wisconsin | W 69–59 | 14–5 (5–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/28/1998 | No. 25 | at No. 22 Michigan State | L 66–84 | 14–6 (5–3) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| 1/31/1998 | No. 25 | Minnesota | W 95–82 | 15–6 (6–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/4/1998 | | Penn State | W 95–76 | 16–6 (7–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/10/1998 | | at No. 8 Purdue Rivalry | L 89–94 | 16–7 (7–4) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/14/1998 | | Northwestern | W 73–55 | 17–7 (8–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/19/1998 | | at Ohio State | W 74–72 | 18–7 (9–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/22/1998 | | at No. 22 Michigan | L 64–112 | 18–8 (9–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/24/1998 | | No. 22 Illinois Rivalry | L 72–82 | 18–9 (9–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/28/1998 | | at Iowa | L 70–84 | 18–10 (9–7) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/5/1998 | (6) | vs. (11) Ohio State opening round | W 78–71 | 19–10 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| 3/6/1998 | (6) | vs. (3) No. 9 Purdue quarterfinals | L 71–76 | 19–11 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/12/1998* CBS | (7 E) | vs. (10 E) Oklahoma First Round | W 94–87 | 20–11 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| 3/14/1998* CBS | (7 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Connecticut Second Round | L 68–78 | 20–12 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||