1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions; Atlantic 10 West co-champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	22–8 (11–5 A10)
Head coach	Skip Prosser (4th season);
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens

1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 24 Temple	13	–	3	.813	21	–	9	.700
Rhode Island	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
UMass	12	–	4	.750	21	–	11	.656
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Saint Joseph's	3	–	13	.188	11	–	17	.393
Fordham	2	–	14	.125	6	–	21	.222
West
No. 23 †	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
George Washington	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Dayton	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Virginia Tech	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Duquesne	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333

† 1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1997–98 season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the Musketeers finished 22–8 (11–5 A-10) in the regular season, and won the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the No. 6 seed Musketeers were upset in the opening round by No. 11 seed Washington, 69–68.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Lenny Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wilmington, Delaware
G	12	Gary Lumpkin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	New Castle, Delaware
F	41	James Posey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Cleveland, Ohio
C	50	Torraye Braggs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Fresno, California

Head coach

Skip Prosser

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 city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 19, 1997*	No. 10	Toledo	W 95–76	1–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 22, 1997*	No. 10	Akron	W 97–73	2–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 24, 1997*	No. 10	Louisiana-Monroe	W 118–61	3–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 2, 1997*	No. 9	Central Michigan	W 88–54	4–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 6, 1997*	No. 9	at Western Kentucky	W 93–60	5–0	E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 9, 1997*	No. 7	at Miami (OH)	L 72–80	5–1	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 13, 1997*	No. 7	Cincinnati	W 88–68	6–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 20, 1997*	No. 10	vs. No. 8 Purdue	L 84–86	6–2	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 27, 1997*	No. 13	vs. DePaul	W 73–56	7–2	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 30, 1997*	No. 13	Butler	W 93–66	8–2	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Atlantic 10 Regular season
Jan 3, 1998	No. 13	at St. Bonaventure	L 77–80	8–3 (0–1)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 7, 1998	No. 19	La Salle	W 104–67	9–3 (1–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 10, 1998	No. 19	Fordham	W 77–43	10–3 (2–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 14, 1998	No. 18	at George Washington	L 73–78 ^OT	10–4 (2–2)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 17, 1998	No. 18	Virginia Tech	W 77–66	11–4 (3–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 20, 1998	No. 19	Saint Joseph's	W 72–62	12–4 (4–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 24, 1998	No. 19	at Dayton	L 82–93	12–5 (4–3)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 27, 1998	No. 24	Duquesne	W 93–71	13–5 (5–3)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 31, 1998	No. 24	at Temple	W 79–73	14–5 (6–3)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 1998	No. 24	at La Salle	W 91–59	15–5 (7–3)	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 8, 1998	No. 21	No. 23 UMass	L 62–73	15–6 (7–4)	Cincinnati Gardens (10,100) Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 14, 1998		at Virginia Tech	W 74–63	16–6 (8–4)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 16, 1998		No. 17 George Washington	W 96–86	17–6 (9–4)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 21, 1998		at Duquesne	W 83–62	18–6 (10–4)	Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1998		at Rhode Island	L 68–69	18–7 (10–5)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Mar 1, 1998		Dayton	W 89–84	19–7 (11–5)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 5, 1998*		vs. St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals	W 68–44	20–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1998*		vs. Rhode Island Semifinals	W 95–80	21–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1998*		vs. George Washington Championship game	W 77–63	22–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998* CBS	(6 E) No. 23	vs. (11 E) Washington First Round	L 68–69	22–8	Verizon Center (19,288) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

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References

^ "Huskies Spring 1st-Round Upset". The Washington Post. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "1997-98 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "1997-98 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "Xavier Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "Huskies Spring 1st-Round Upset". The Washington Post. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[2] "1997-98 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[3] "1997-98 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[4] "Xavier Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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