1997–98 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

1997–98 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
1997–98 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
Patriot League tournament champions; Patriot League Regular Season Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament
Conference	Patriot League
Record	19–11 (10–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Don DeVoe (2nd season);
Home arena	Alumni Hall

1997–98 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lafayette	10	–	2	.833	19	–	9	.679
†	10	–	2	.833	19	–	11	.633
Bucknell	8	–	4	.667	13	–	15	.464
Colgate	5	–	7	.417	10	–	18	.357
Lehigh	4	–	8	.333	10	–	17	.370
Holy Cross	3	–	9	.250	7	–	20	.259
Army	2	–	10	.167	8	–	19	.296

† 1998 Patriot League tournament winner

The 1997–98 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by second-year head coach Don DeVoe, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	35	Hassan Booker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	University HS	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Don DeVoe

Assistant coach(es)

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 1997*		at Wake Forest	L 43–67	0–1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1997*		Wofford	W 80–64	3–2	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 18, 1997*		at Pittsburgh	L 63–65	3–5	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 20, 1997*		Gettysburg	W 74–44	4–5	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 22, 1997*		at Harvard	W 80–65	5–5	Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dec 30, 1997*		at Auburn	L 54–70	5–6	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 7, 1998		Army	W 66–40	6–6 (1–0)	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 10, 1998		Colgate	W 80–52	7–6 (2–0)	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Jan 12, 1998*		at William & Mary	L 68–83	7–7	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 21, 1998 7:30 p.m.		Bucknell	W 67–56		Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Feb 14, 1998 3:15 p.m.		at Bucknell	L 60–88		Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Patriot League tournament
Feb 28, 1998*		Army Quarterfinals	W 79–52	17–10	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Mar 1, 1998* 1:30 p.m.		Bucknell Semifinals	W 80–61	18–10	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
Mar 5, 1998*		Lafayette Championship game	W 93–85	19–10	Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1998*	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 North Carolina First round	L 52–88^[2]	19–11	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

References

^ "1997-98 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^ "Heels Give Mids the Boot, 88-52". The Washington Post. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^ "1997-98 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[1] "1997-98 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[2] "Heels Give Mids the Boot, 88-52". The Washington Post. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[3] "1997-98 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved March 4, 2023.

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Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
Venues	Dahlgren Hall (1907–1957) Halsey Field House (1957–1991) Alumni Hall (1991–present)
Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 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 championships in bold