1997–98 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1997–98 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Sweet 16 vs. Kentucky, L, 94–68
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12^[1]
AP	No. 19^[1]
1997–98 record	24–9 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Steve Lavin
Assistant coach	Michael Holton
Assistant coach	Jim Saia
Assistant coach	Steve Spencer
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

1997–98 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	17	–	1	.944	30	–	5	.857
#10 Stanford	15	–	3	.833	30	–	5	.857
#19 UCLA	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
Washington	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Arizona State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	13	–	14	.481
California	8	–	10	.444	12	–	15	.444
USC	5	–	13	.278	9	–	19	.321
Oregon State	3	–	15	.167	13	–	17	.433
Washington State	3	–	15	.167	10	–	19	.345

As of November 23, 2011^[2]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 3rd in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to the Kentucky Wildcats in the sweet sixteen. This was the second season for head coach Steve Lavin. Seniors Toby Bailey, J.R. Henderson, and Kris Johnson were honored as the team's co-Most Valuable Players.^[3] Johnson led UCLA in scoring with an 18.4 average, 21.1 in Pac-10 play.^[4]^[5] Baron Davis was the prize recruit of the incoming freshman class. Fellow Los Angeles prep star Schea Cotton had also committed to UCLA, but the NCAA invalidated his SAT scores, and he was not allowed to enroll.^[6]

Roster

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No.	Position	Player
3	F/G	Billy Knight
4	F	Kevin Daley
5	G	Baron Davis
11	G/F	Todd Ramasar
12	F/G	Toby Bailey
13	F	Travis Reed
15	G	Matt Harbour
20	G	Brandon Loyd

No.	Position	Player
21	G	Ryan Bailey
22	G	Rico Hines
23	G	Vince McGautha
25	G	Earl Watson
30	F	Sean Farnham
34	C	Jelani McCoy
52	C/F	J. R. Henderson
54	F/G	Kris Johnson

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Overall	Conf.
Exhibition Games
November 13, 1997	Silute (Lithuania)	Pauley Pavilion	W 92–80	0–0	0–0
November 19, 1997	NBC Thunder	Pauley Pavilion	W 76–74	0–0	0–0
Regular season
November 27, 1997 ESPN	#3 North Carolina	Alaska¹	L 109–68	0–1	0–0
November 28, 1997	Alaska Anchorage	Alaska¹	W 92–68	1–1	0–0
November 29, 1997	Alabama Birmingham	Alaska¹	W 86–72	2–1	0–0
December 6, 1997 FSN	New Mexico	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim²	W 69–58	3–1	0–0
December 13, 1997 FSW2	Cal State Fullerton	Pauley Pavilion	W 120–91	4–1	0–0
December 18, 1997 FSW2	Northern Arizona	Pauley Pavilion	W 90–68	5–1	0–0
December 20, 1997 FSW2	St. Louis	Pauley Pavilion	W 73–67	6–1	0–0
December 22, 1997 FSW2	Boise State	Pauley Pavilion	W 81–75	7–1	0–0
December 27, 1997 ESPN	UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center	W 65–57	8–1	0–0
December 30, 1997 FSN	Illinois	Pauley Pavilion	W 74–69	9–1	0–0
January 3, 1998 FX	#8 Arizona	McKale Center	L 87–75	9–2	0–1
January 5, 1998	Arizona State	Wells Fargo Arena	W 78–73	10–2	1–1
January 8, 1998 FSW2	Oregon State	Pauley Pavilion	W 90–72	11–2	2–1
January 10, 1998 FX	Oregon	Pauley Pavilion	W 68–66	12–2	3–1
January 15, 1998 FSN	California	Oakland Arena³	W 74–73	13–2	4–1
January 17, 1998 CBS	#7 Stanford	Maples Pavilion	L 93–80	13–3	4–2
January 21, 1998 FSW2	USC	Pauley Pavilion	W 101–84	14–3	5–2
January 25, 1998 CBS	Louisville	Pauley Pavilion	W 88–82	15–3	5–2
January 29, 1998 FSW2	Washington State	Pauley Pavilion	W 88–68	16–3	6–2
January 31, 1998 ABC	Washington	Pauley Pavilion	W 105–94	17–3	7–2
February 5, 1998 FSN	Oregon	McArthur Court	L 97–81	17–4	7–3
February 7, 1998 ABC	Oregon State	Gill Coliseum	W 84–75	18–4	8–3
February 12, 1998 FSN	#14 Stanford	Pauley Pavilion	L 84–81	18–5	8–4
February 14, 1998 ABC	California	Pauley Pavilion	W 87–84	19–5	9–4
February 18, 1998 FSW2	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	W 82–75	20–5	10–4
February 22, 1998 ABC	#2 Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium	L 120–84	20–6	10–4
February 26, 1998	Washington State	Beasley Coliseum	W 78–75	21–6	11–4
March 1, 1998 CBS	Washington	Bank of America Arena	L 95–94	21–7	11–5
March 5, 1998 FSW2	Arizona State	Pauley Pavilion	W 102–94	22–7	12–5
March 7, 1998 FSN	#2 Arizona	Pauley Pavilion	L 91–87	22–8	12–6
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1998 CBS	Miami	Atlanta, GA	W 65–62	23–8	12–6
March 15, 1998 CBS	#12 Michigan	Atlanta, GA	W 85–82	24–8	12–6
March 20, 1998 CBS	Kentucky	St. Petersburg, FL	L 94–68	24–9	12–6
*Conference games in green. ¹Great Alaska Shootout – UCLA placed 5th out of 8 teams. ²John R. Wooden Classic ³Home location for Cal while Haas Pavilion was renovated.

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References

1 2 "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-22.
↑ "Pacific 10 conference 1997–98 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
↑ Finney, Ryan (2010). "2010–11 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UCLA Athletic Department. p. 110. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2011.
↑ Millman, Chris. "Kris Johnson, UCLA". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012.
↑ Thomas, Dave (September 23, 1998). "CBA Draft Sun Kings Get Their Men -- Yakima selects Fowlkes with 4th pick of CBA draft, then takes Hawaii point guard 5th". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved May 8, 2012. (subscription required)
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UCLA Bruins men's basketball

Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)

Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC

Culture & lore	Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin

People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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