1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NIT Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference	Conference USA
	American
Record	20–11 (8—8 CUSA)
Head coach	Mike Deane (4th season);
Home arena	Bradley Center
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 9 Cincinnati †	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
UNC Charlotte	13	–	3	.813	20	–	11	.645
Saint Louis	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Marquette	8	–	8	.500	20	–	11	.645
Louisville	5	–	11	.313	12	–	20	.375
DePaul	3	–	13	.188	7	–	23	.233
National
Memphis	12	–	4	.750	17	–	12	.586
UAB	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
Southern Miss	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
South Florida	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
Houston	2	–	14	.125	9	–	20	.310
Tulane	2	–	14	.125	7	–	22	.241

† 1998 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1997–98 season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 20—11, 8—8 in their conference. The Golden Eagles were led by fourth year Mike Deane and received an invitation to the NIT Tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	45	Jarrod Lovette	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Blair, Wisconsin
F	32	Bart Miller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Brandenburg, Kentucky
C	35	John Mueller	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Fr	Cedarburg, Wisconsin
G	22	Brian Wardle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Clarendon Hills, Illinois

Head coach

Mike Deane

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 14*	at Wisconsin	W 65–60	1–0	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
November 21*	Notre Dame	W 72–48	2–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 5*	Montana State	W 84–60	3–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 6*	St. Bonaventure	W 68–61	4–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 14*	UW Milwaukee	W 69–56	5–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 21*	Dayton	W 86–68	6–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 23*	UCF	W 85–58	7–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 28*	at UIC	W 73–67	8–0	UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois
December 31*	Saint Peter's	W 71–55	9–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 3	at Louisville	W 71–70	10–0 (1–0)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
January 7	UAB	L 52–65	10–1 (1–1)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 11	at Cincinnati	L 51–68	10–2 (1–2)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
January 13	at Charlotte	L 53–66	10–3 (1–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 17*	Boston College	L 54–64	10–4 (1–3)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 19	DePaul	W 58–49	11–4 (2–3)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 22	No. 21 Cincinnati	W 66–63 ^OT	12–4 (3–3)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 24	Saint Louis	L 62–71	12–5 (3–4)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 29	at Southern Miss	W 46–43	13–5 (4–4)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 1	at Tulane	W 66–40	14–5 (5–4)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
February 7	at DePaul	W 73–51	15–5 (6–4)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
February 12	Charlotte	L 56–58	15–6 (6–5)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 14	Houston	W 70–52	16–6 (7–5)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 19	Louisville	W 57–52	17–6 (8–5)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 22	at South Florida	L 53–57	17–7 (8–6)	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
February 25	at Saint Louis	L 65–67	17–8 (8–7)	Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri
February 27	Memphis	L 65–77	17–9 (8–8)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conference USA Tournament
March 4	vs. DePaul	W 52–50	18–9 (8–8)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
March 5	vs. Charlotte	L 55–63	18–10 (8–8)	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
NIT
March 11*	Creighton	W 80–68	19–10 (8–8)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 16*	Auburn	W 75–60 ^OT	20–10 (8–8)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 18*	at Minnesota	L 71–73	20–11 (8–8)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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External links

MUScoop's MUWiki

References

^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] sports-reference.com 1997-98 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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