1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 11
Record	28–8 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady;
Home arena	Mackey Arena
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Michigan State	13	–	3	.813	22	–	8	.733
No. 22 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	23	–	10	.697
No. 11 Purdue	12	–	4	.750	28	–	8	.778
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Indiana	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Penn State	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	10	–	17	.370
Wisconsin	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387
Ohio State	1	–	15	.063	8	–	22	.267
No. 12 Michigan* †	0	–	5	.000	0	–	8	.000
Minnesota**	0	–	10	.000	0	–	15	.000

† 1998 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program *Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10

The 1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Chad Austin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr		Richmond, Indiana
C	14	Matt ten Dam	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Sr		Almelo, Holland
G	15	Alan Eldridge	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr		Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	22	Jaraan Cornell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Clay	South Bend, Indiana
F	31	David Lesmond	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr		Pierrefitte, France
C	34	Luther Clay	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr		Oberlin, Ohio
F	35	Brian Cardinal	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Unity	Tolono, Illinois
F	52	Brad Miller	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	East Noble	Kendallville, Indiana

Head coach

Gene Keady (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Bruce Weber (Milwaukee)
Jay Price

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1997*	No. 9	Long Island University	W 119–95	1–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 17, 1997*	No. 9	at Valparaiso	W 73–56	2–0	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana
Nov 20, 1997*	No. 8	Northeast Louisiana	W 107–80	3–0	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 26, 1997*	No. 6	vs. UAB Great Alaska Shootout	W 92–64	4–0	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1997*	No. 6	vs. UMass Great Alaska Shootout	W 82–69	5–0	Sullivan Arena (8,700) Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1997*	No. 6	vs. No. 4 North Carolina Great Alaska Shootout	L 69–73	5–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1997*	No. 6	vs. No. 7 Kentucky Great Eight Classic	L 75–89	5–2	United Center (19,567) Chicago, Illinois
Dec 6, 1997*	No. 6	at Louisville	W 87–69	6–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 12, 1997*	No. 8	Tennessee-Martin Boilermaker Invitational	W 87–56	7–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 13, 1997*	No. 8	San Francisco Boilermaker Invitational	W 107–82	8–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 20, 1997*	No. 8	vs. No. 10 Xavier	W 86–84	9–2	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 22, 1997*	No. 7	Florida A&M	W 118–77	10–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 27, 1997*	No. 7	Providence	W 81–79	11–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 30, 1997	No. 5	Michigan State	L 57–74	11–3 (0–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 2, 1998	No. 5	at Minnesota	W 83–79	12–3 (1–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 7, 1998	No. 9	Penn State	W 77–55	13–3 (2–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 10, 1998*	No. 9	at Houston	W 86–53	14–3	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 13, 1998	No. 9	at Illinois	W 68–58	15–3 (3–1)	Assembly Hall (14,874) Champaign, Illinois
Jan 18, 1998	No. 9	at Indiana	L 88–94	15–4 (3–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 21, 1998	No. 12	Ohio State	W 82–71	16–4 (4–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 24, 1998	No. 12	Northwestern	W 80–45	17–4 (5–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 29, 1998	No. 10	at No. 19 Michigan	W 89–82	18–4 (6–2)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 31, 1998	No. 10	Wisconsin	W 82–59	19–4 (7–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 7, 1998	No. 10	at Ohio State	W 107–75	20–4 (8–2)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 10, 1998	No. 8	Indiana	W 94–89	21–4 (9–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 14, 1998	No. 8	Illinois	W 75–72	22–4 (10–2)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 18, 1998	No. 5	at Iowa	L 69–88	22–5 (10–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 21, 1998	No. 5	at Penn State	L 63–74	22–6 (10–4)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 25, 1998	No. 11	Minnesota	W 87–83	23–6 (11–4)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 28, 1998	No. 11	at No. 10 Michigan State	W 99–96 ^OT	24–6 (12–4)	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 6, 1998*	No. 9	vs. Indiana Quarterfinal	W 76–71	25–6	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Mar 7, 1998*	No. 9	vs. No. 18 Illinois Semifinal	W 68–47	26–6	United Center (21,711) Chicago, Illinois
Mar 8, 1998*	No. 9	vs. No. 17 Michigan Championship Game	L 67–76^[2]	26–7	United Center Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1998*	(2 MW) No. 11	vs. (15 MW) Delaware First round	W 95–56^[3]	27–7	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Mar 15, 1998*	(2 MW) No. 11	vs. (10 MW) Detroit Second Round	W 80–65^[4]	28–7	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Mar 20, 1998*	(2 MW) No. 11	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Stanford Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 59–67^[5]	28–8	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

References

^ "1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
^ "300-Pound Traylor is Large at Big Ten". The Washington Post. March 9, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
^ "Purdue Finds Delaware to Be an Easy Opponent". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^ "Purdue Blasts Detroit and Rolls Into St. Louis". The New York Times. March 16, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "Stanford Muscles Purdue, 67-59". The Washington Post. March 21, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[1] "1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[2] "300-Pound Traylor is Large at Big Ten". The Washington Post. March 9, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

[3] "Purdue Finds Delaware to Be an Easy Opponent". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[4] "Purdue Blasts Detroit and Rolls Into St. Louis". The New York Times. March 16, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[ncaa-stanford-5] "Stanford Muscles Purdue, 67-59". The Washington Post. March 21, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

[6] "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

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Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics