1997–98 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

1997–98 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
1997–98 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
SoCon regular season champions; SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southern Conference
	North
Record	20–10 (13–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob McKillop (9th season);
Home arena	Belk Arena
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Davidson †	13	–	2	.867	20	–	10	.667
Appalachian State	13	–	2	.867	21	–	8	.724
VMI	8	–	7	.533	14	–	13	.519
Western Carolina	6	–	9	.400	12	–	15	.444
East Tennessee State	6	–	9	.400	11	–	16	.407
UNC Greensboro	6	–	9	.400	9	–	19	.321
South
Chattanooga	7	–	7	.500	13	–	15	.464
Wofford	6	–	8	.429	9	–	18	.333
The Citadel	6	–	8	.429	15	–	13	.536
Georgia Southern	5	–	9	.357	9	–	20	.310
Furman	4	–	10	.286	10	–	18	.357

† 1998 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1998 Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bob McKillop, the team played its home games at Belk Arena. The Wildcats finished atop the Southern Conference regular season standings and won the Southern Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the Southeast region. Davidson finished win an overall record of 20–10 (13–2 SoCon).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Mark Donnelly	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F		Landry Kosmalski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Euless, Texas

Head coach

Bob McKillop (Hofstra)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1997*		at No. 3 Duke	L 65–100	0–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Nov 23, 1997*		New Hampshire	W 72–53	1–1	Belk Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 29, 1997*		Tufts	W 89–68	2–1	Belk Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1997*		No. 24 Wake Forest	L 56–61	2–2	Belk Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1997*		at Charlotte	L 55–70		Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1997*		vs. Kansas State Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 63–70		McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 1997* 4:15 p.m.		vs. James Madison Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 87–69		McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1998		at Western Carolina	W 79–57		Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
Jan 5, 1998		at The Citadel	L 59–74		McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 12, 1998		VMI	L 58–61		Belk Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 22, 1998*		UMass	L 66–82		Belk Arena (4,417) Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 24, 1998		at Western Carolina	W 79–73		Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1998		at VMI	W 90–66		Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia
SoCon Tournament
Feb 27, 1998*		vs. Georgia Southern Quarterfinals	W 74–68	18–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Feb 28, 1998*		vs. The Citadel Semifinals	W 68–59	19–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1998*		vs. Appalachian State Championship game	W 66–62	20–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1998*	(14 SE)	vs. (3 SE) No. 12 Michigan First round	L 61–80^[1]	20–10	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern.

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References

^ "Michigan Routs Davidson". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^ "1997-98 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^ "1997-98 Davidson Men's Basketball". Davidson College Athletic Department. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[1] "Michigan Routs Davidson". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[2] "1997-98 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[3] "1997-98 Davidson Men's Basketball". Davidson College Athletic Department. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

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