1997–98 UMass Minutemen basketball team
The 1997–98 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by second year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place.
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1110572608
Atlantic 10 Conference
1998-06-01
2
3
1
12
1998-01-02
11
1997-06-12
1998-03-01
1998-01-03
1998-04-03
1998-08-02
1998-03-02
1997-10-12
1998-10-02
1998-10-01
1997-02-12
1998-05-03
150
1998
1996
18
20
23
64
65
66
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
79
80
81
82
83
85
46
47
52
55
61
62
UMass Minutemen
1997
Geoff Arnold
NCAA Tournament South Region 7 Seed
2009
11
13
3
6
24
21
7811
–
10021
2217
3925
6204
10100
yes
5507
9493
12324
7363
9218
10797
8700
17474
12412
10220
16300
3200
4417
5000
7110
8412
7107
7545
7536
6000
yes
12
Las Vegas Shootout
Quarterfinal
Gatorade Rock 'n Roll Shootout
Great Alaska Shootout
A-10/Conference USA Challenge
1
First Round
U-Game
2
Basketball
yes
no
yes
Fordham
Saint Joseph's
George Washington
St. Bonaventure
Virginia Tech
Temple
Rhode Island
2
OT
2009
yes
20
21
16
17
18
19
12
13
14
15
8
9
10
11
4
5
6
7
0
1
2
3
A-10
Anchorage, Alaska
Providence, RI
Philadelphia, PA
Amherst, MA
CoreStates Spectrum
Providence Civic Center
Mullins Center
Sullivan Arena
The 1997–98 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by second year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place.
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