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1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

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1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record23–8 (12–4 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaRobins Center
Seasons
1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 13 3   .813 20 11   .645
William & Mary 13 3   .813 20 7   .741
Richmond 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
Old Dominion 8 8   .500 12 16   .429
James Madison 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
George Mason 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
American 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
East Carolina 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
VCU 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
1998 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1997–98 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under first-year head basketball coach John Beilein and played its home games at the Robins Center.

Richmond finished third in the CAA regular-season standings with a 12–4 conference record, and won the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Spiders defeated the seventh-ranked, No. 3 seed South Carolina, 62–61,[1] at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Richmond lost in the second round to No. 11 seed Washington, 81–66,[2] to finish with a 23–8 record.

Roster

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1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Jarod Stevenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Seventy-First  
C 45 Eric Poole 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 16, 1997*
7:00 pm
Virginia
NationsBank Virginia Challenge
W 83–79 2OT 1–0
Robins Center (8,463)
Richmond, Virginia
Nov 19, 1997*
No. 4 North Carolina L 65–84  1–1
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Nov 24, 1997*
at Florida Atlantic W 81–50  2–1
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Nov 29, 1997*
at Wake Forest L 67–71  2–2
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1997*
vs. Samford
San Francisco Tournament
W 70–38  3–2
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 6, 1997*
at San Francisco
San Francisco Tournament
L 60–64  3–3
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 20, 1997*
at Campbell W 71–49  4–3
Carter Gymnasium 
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Dec 29, 1997*
vs. UNC Asheville
Dr. Pepper Classic
W 71–55  5–3
 
 
Dec 30, 1997*
vs. UNC Greensboro
Dr. Pepper Classic
W 83–72  6–3
 
 
CAA Regular season
Jan 3, 1998
at James Madison W 87–68  7–3
(1–0)
Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Non-Conference Regular season
Jan 7, 1998*
Drexel W 66–57  8–3
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
CAA Regular season
Jan 10, 1998
UNC Wilmington W 61–58  9–3
(2–0)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 14, 1998
American W 73–57  10–3
(3–0)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 17, 1998
at East Carolina L 67–77  10–4
(3–1)
Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 19, 1998
William & Mary W 70–59  11–4
(4–1)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 21, 1998
at Old Dominion L 57–62  11–5
(4–2)
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 24, 1998
at VCU W 56–52  12–5
(5–2)
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 28, 1998
George Mason W 87–65  13–5
(6–2)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 31, 1998
James Madison W 57–50  14–5
(7–2)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 4, 1998
East Carolina W 79–64  15–5
(8–2)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 7, 1998
at William & Mary L 70–73  15–6
(8–3)
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, Virginia
Feb 9, 1998
at UNC Wilmington L 59–62  15–7
(8–4)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1998
at American W 77–41  16–7
(9–4)
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 18, 1998
at George Mason W 61–56  17–7
(10–4)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, Virginia
Feb 21, 1998
VCU W 67–61  18–7
(11–4)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 23, 1998
Old Dominion W 85–77  19–7
(12–4)
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
CAA Tournament
Feb 25, 1998*
(3) (6) George Mason
Quarterfinals
W 66–49  20–7
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Feb 28, 1998*
(3) (7) American
Semifinals
W 66–64  21–7
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 1, 1998*
(3) (1) UNC Wilmington
Championship Game
W 79–64  22–7
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998*
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 South Carolina
First Round
W 62–61  23–7
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
Mar 14, 1998*
(14 E) vs. (11 E) Washington
Second Round
L 66–81  23–8
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 14 Richmond strikes again, ousts No. 3 S. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ White, Joseph (March 15, 1998). "Huskies ride MacCulloch into Sweet Sixteen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved July 31, 2021.