1997–98 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

1997–98 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
1997–98 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Champions (Vacated)
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–15, 20 wins vacated (6–10 Big Ten, 6 wins vacated)
Head coach	Clem Haskins (12th season);
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 12th-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers won the National Invitation Tournament and finished with a 20–15 record (6–10 Big Ten).

1997–98 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Michigan State	13	–	3	.813	22	–	8	.733
No. 22 Illinois	13	–	3	.813	23	–	10	.697
No. 11 Purdue	12	–	4	.750	28	–	8	.778
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Indiana	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Penn State	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	10	–	17	.370
Wisconsin	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387
Ohio State	1	–	15	.063	8	–	22	.267
No. 12 Michigan* †	0	–	5	.000	0	–	8	.000
Minnesota**	0	–	10	.000	0	–	15	.000

† 1998 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll Michigan: 24 reg. season games including Big Ten Tourn. Champ.; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program *Minnesota: 15 games including 5 NIT games and championship vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan 25–9, 11–5; Minnesota 20–15, 6–10

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Russ Archambault	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Sartell	Fort Yates, ND
G/F	5	Sam Jacobson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Park	Cottage Grove, MN
F	20	Quincy Lewis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	42	Miles Tarver	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	St. Joseph Notre Dame	Oakland, CA
C	51	Kyle Sanden	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Lincoln	Thief River Falls, MN

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 1997*	Villanova	W 68–55	1–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big Ten regular season
Feb 28, 1998	Northwestern	W 59–54	13–14 (6–10)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 5, 1998*	at Northwestern First round	W 64–56	14–14	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Mar 6, 1998*	vs. No. 12 Michigan State Quarterfinals	W 76–73	15–14	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Mar 7, 1998*	vs. No. 17 Michigan Semifinals	L 69–85	15–15	United Center Chicago, Illinois
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 11, 1998*	Colorado State First round	W 77–65	16–15	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 16, 1998*	UAB Second round	W 79–66	17–15	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 18, 1998*	Marquette Quarterfinals	W 73–71	18–15	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 24, 1998*	vs. Fresno State Semifinals	W 91–89 ^OT	19–15	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 26, 1998*	vs. Penn State Championship game	W 79–72	20–15	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.