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1997–98 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

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1997–98 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
SEC West Division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 13
Record22–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
Seasons
1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Kentucky 14 2   .875 35 4   .897
No. 14 South Carolina 11 5   .688 23 8   .742
Tennessee 9 7   .563 20 9   .690
Georgia 7 9   .438 20 15   .571
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Florida 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
West
No. 13 Ole Miss 12 4   .750 22 7   .759
No. 17 Arkansas 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Auburn 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Alabama 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Mississippi State 4 12   .250 15 15   .500
LSU 2 14   .125 9 18   .333
1998 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1997–98 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by sixth-year head coach, Rob Evans. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the third NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 19, 1997*
No. 21 Louisiana Tech W 88–56  1–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
November 22, 1997*
No. 21 No. 18 Temple W 87–74  2–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
November 24, 1997*
No. 21 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 81–36  3–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 5, 1997*
No. 14 vs. LIU Brooklyn W 102–99  4–0
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
December 6, 1997*
No. 14 at Ball State L 66–70  4–1
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
December 13, 1997*
No. 21 at Wichita State W 71–48  5–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 17, 1997*
No. 18 Belmont W 100–59  6–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 20, 1997*
No. 18 Prairie View A&M W 106–59  7–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 22, 1997*
No. 18 at Louisville W 74–70  8–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 30, 1997*
No. 16 Northwestern State W 99–52  9–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 3, 1998
No. 16 No. 11 South Carolina W 73–54  10–1
(1–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 7, 1998
No. 14 Florida W 90–79  11–1
(2–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 10, 1998
No. 14 at Alabama W 74–63  12–1
(3–0)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 17, 1998
No. 11 at Tennessee L 67–77  12–2
(3–1)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
January 21, 1998
No. 13 LSU W 80–58  13–2
(4–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 24, 1998
No. 13 Mississippi State W 81–77  14–2
(5–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 28, 1998
No. 12 at Georgia L 68–70  14–3
(5–2)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
January 31, 1998
No. 12 at Auburn L 67–68  14–4
(5–3)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 5, 1998
No. 17 at No. 14 Arkansas L 87–100  14–5
(5–4)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 7, 1998
No. 17 Alabama W 75–74  15–5
(6–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 11, 1998
No. 18 Vanderbilt W 87–76  16–5
(7–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 14, 1998
No. 18 at No. 7 Kentucky W 73–64  17–5
(8–4)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 18, 1998
No. 15 at LSU W 83–57  18–5
(9–4)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 21, 1998
No. 15 at Mississippi State W 82–78  19–5
(10–4)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 25, 1998
No. 13 No. 12 Arkansas W 81–65  20–5
(11–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 28, 1998
No. 13 Auburn W 74–67  21–5
(12–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 6, 1998
(1 W) No. 10 vs. (5 E) Georgia
Quarterfinals
W 72–67  22–5
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 7, 1998
(1 W) No. 10 vs. (2 E) No. 15 South Carolina
Semifinals
L 77–87  22–6
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 13, 1998*
 CBS
(4 MW) No. 13 vs. (13 MW) Valparaiso
First round
L 69–70[2]  22–7
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: [3]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP232117142118161614111312171815131013Not released
Coaches—^1814191816171411141216161413101420

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

Awards and honors

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1998 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Team
2 30 Ansu Sesay Dallas Mavericks

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1997-98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Valparaiso's 'Miracle Shot' Stuns Ole Miss". The Washington Post. March 14, 1998. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "1997-98 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ "1998 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.