# 1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1997–98 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 32–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 15–3 record. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twelfth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.

## Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1997–1998 team.
| Name | Position | Year |
| Chris Crowley | | FR |
| Jeff Cybart | G | SR |
| Khalid El-Amin | G | FR |
| Kevin Freeman | F | SO |
| Sam Funches | F | SO |
| Craig Glazer | G | FR |
| Richard Hamilton | F | SO |
| Monquencio Hardnett | G | SR |
| E.J. Harrison | G | JR |
| Rashamel Jones | F | JR |
| Antric Klaiber | F | JR |
| Ricky Moore | G | JR |
| Albert Mouring | G | FR |
| Jake Voskuhl | C | SO |
| Souleymane Wane | C | SO |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/15/1997* WTNH | No. 12 | Yale | W 88–57 | 1–0 | Hartford Civic Center (13,391) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11/17/1997* | No. 12 | Boston University Preseason NIT | W 68–54 | 2–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,311) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11/19/1997* ESPN | No. 12 | No. 20 Rhode Island Preseason NIT | W 80–67 | 3–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,592) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11/24/1997* WTNH | No. 12 | Coppin State | W 72–50 | 4–0 | Hartford Civic Center (13,212) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11/26/1997* ESPN | No. 11 | vs. No. 25 Florida State Preseason NIT | L 60–67 | 4–1 | Madison Square Garden (11,510) New York City |
| 11/28/1997* ESPN | No. 11 | vs. Arizona State Preseason NIT | W 82–61 | 5–1 | Madison Square Garden (12,254) New York |
| 12/3/1997 WTNH | No. 12 | West Virginia | W 88–75 | 6–1 (1–0) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,621) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/7/1997 WTNH | No. 12 | at Rutgers | W 59–44 | 7–1 (2–0) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,112) Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 12/10/1997* WTNH | No. 13 | at Virginia | W 74–63 | 8–1 | University Hall (6,841) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 12/20/1997* WTNH | No. 12 | UNC Wilmington | W 93–55 | 9–1 | Hartford Civic Center (13,911) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/23/1997* ESPN | No. 11 | Massachusetts MassMutual UGame | W 72–55 | 10–1 | Hartford Civic Center (10,797) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/28/1997* WTNH | No. 11 | Hartford | W 100–69 | 11–1 | Hartford Civic Center (14,505) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/30/1997* WTNH | No. 10 | Fairfield | W 90–63 | 12–1 | Hartford Civic Center (14,313) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/3/1998 WTNH | No. 10 | Notre Dame | W 84–58 | 13–1 (3–0) | Hartford Civic Center (15,101) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/6/1998 WTNH | No. 10 | at Miami | L 67–76 | 13–2 (3–1) | Miami Arena (8,247) Miami, Florida |
| 1/11/1998 WTNH | No. 8 | at Boston College | W 80–68 | 14–2 (4–1) | Conte Forum (7,976) Boston |
| 1/13/1998 WTNH | No. 10 | Seton Hall | W 80–59 | 15–2 (5–1) | Hartford Civic Center (14,756) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/17/1998 CBS | No. 10 | Georgetown Rivalry | W 86–72 | 16–2 (6–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/19/1998 ESPN | No. 10 | at St. John's | L 62–64 | 16–3 (6–2) | Madison Square Garden (11,768) New York |
| 1/24/1998 CBS | No. 8 | at No. 15 Syracuse Rivalry | W 63–54 | 17–3 (7–2) | Carrier Dome (25,718) Syracuse, New York |
| 1/27/1998 ESPN2 | No. 9 | at Providence | W 63–56 | 18–3 (8–2) | Providence Civic Center (12,978) Providence, Rhode Island |
| 1/31/1998 WTNH | No. 9 | Rutgers | W 73–56 | 19–3 (9–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/2/1998 ESPN | No. 9 | Villanova | W 80–65 | 20–3 (10–2) | Hartford Civic Center (15,439) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/7/1998* CBS | No. 7 | Stanford | W 76–56 | 21–3 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/11/1998 ESPN | No. 6 | at No. 16 West Virginia | L 62–80 | 21–4 (10–3) | WVU Coliseum (15,167) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 2/14/1998 WTNH | No. 6 | Pittsburgh | W 92–67 | 22–4 (11–3) | Hartford Civic Center (15,467) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/17/1998 ESPN2 | No. 7 | at Notre Dame | W 88–79 | 23–4 (12–3) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,273) Notre Dame, Indiana |
| 2/21/1998 WTNH | No. 7 | at Villanova | W 83–73 | 24–4 (13–3) | Wells Fargo Center (12,934) Philadelphia |
| 2/23/1998 ESPN | No. 7 | Providence | W 77–68 | 25–4 (14–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,129) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/28/1998 WTNH | No. 6 | St. John's | W 87–58 | 26–4 (15–3) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/5/1998 ESPN | No. 6 | vs. Providence Quarterfinals | W 64–55 | 27–4 | Madison Square Garden (15,377) New York |
| 3/6/1998 ESPN | No. 6 | vs. Rutgers Semifinals | W 64–50 | 28–4 | Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York |
| 3/7/1998 ESPN | No. 6 | vs. No. 22 Syracuse Championship/Rivalry | W 69–54 | 29–4 | Madison Square Garden (18,521) New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/12/1998* CBS | No. 6 (2) | vs. No. (15) Fairleigh Dickinson First Round | W 93–85 | 30–4 | MCI Center (19,288) Washington, D.C. |
| 3/14/1998* CBS | No. 6 (2) | vs. No. (7) Indiana Second Round | W 78–68 | 31–4 | MCI Center (19,320) Washington, D.C. |
| 3/19/1998* CBS | No. 6 (2) | vs. No. (11) Washington Sweet Sixteen | W 75–74 | 32–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex (23,235) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 3/21/1998* CBS | No. 6 (2) | vs. No. 1 (1) North Carolina Elite Eight | L 64–75 | 32–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex (23,235) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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## Rankings

Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |