1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 1997–98 season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a record of 20—11, 8—8 in their conference. The Golden Eagles were led by fourth year Mike Deane and received an invitation to the NIT Tournament.

1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
NIT Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference	Conference USA
Division	American
Record	20–11 (8—8 CUSA)
Head coach	Mike Deane (4th season)
Home arena	Bradley Center

1997–98 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American
No. 9 Cincinnati †	14	–	2		.875			27	–	6		.818
UNC Charlotte	13	–	3		.813			20	–	11		.645
Saint Louis	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Marquette	8	–	8		.500			20	–	11		.645
Louisville	5	–	11		.313			12	–	20		.375
DePaul	3	–	13		.188			7	–	23		.233
National
Memphis	12	–	4		.750			17	–	12		.586
UAB	10	–	6		.625			21	–	12		.636
Southern Miss	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
South Florida	7	–	9		.438			17	–	13		.567
Houston	2	–	14		.125			9	–	20		.310
Tulane	2	–	14		.125			7	–	22		.241
† 1998 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1997–98 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 45 Jarrod Lovette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Blair, Wisconsin F 32 Bart Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Brandenburg, Kentucky C 35 John Mueller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Cedarburg, Wisconsin G 22 Brian Wardle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Clarendon Hills, Illinois	Head coach Mike Deane Assistant coach(es) Bo Ellis Dan Theiss Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 14*		at Wisconsin	W 65–60	1–0	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
November 21*		Notre Dame	W 72–48	2–0	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 5*		Montana State	W 84–60	3–0	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 6*		St. Bonaventure	W 68–61	4–0	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 14*		UW Milwaukee	W 69–56	5–0	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 21*		Dayton	W 86–68	6–0	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 23*		UCF	W 85–58	7–0	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 28*		at UIC	W 73–67	8–0	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
December 31*		Saint Peter's	W 71–55	9–0	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 3		at Louisville	W 71–70	10–0 (1–0)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
January 7		UAB	L 52–65	10–1 (1–1)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 11		at Cincinnati	L 51–68	10–2 (1–2)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
January 13		at Charlotte	L 53–66	10–3 (1–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
January 17*		Boston College	L 54–64	10–4 (1–3)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 19		DePaul	W 58–49	11–4 (2–3)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 22		No. 21 Cincinnati	W 66–63 OT	12–4 (3–3)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 24		Saint Louis	L 62–71	12–5 (3–4)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 29		at Southern Miss	W 46–43	13–5 (4–4)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 1		at Tulane	W 66–40	14–5 (5–4)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
February 7		at DePaul	W 73–51	15–5 (6–4)	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
February 12		Charlotte	L 56–58	15–6 (6–5)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 14		Houston	W 70–52	16–6 (7–5)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 19		Louisville	W 57–52	17–6 (8–5)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 22		at South Florida	L 53–57	17–7 (8–6)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
February 25		at Saint Louis	L 65–67	17–8 (8–7)	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
February 27		Memphis	L 65–77	17–9 (8–8)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conference USA Tournament
March 4		vs. DePaul	W 52–50	18–9 (8–8)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
March 5		vs. Charlotte	L 55–63	18–10 (8–8)	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
NIT
March 11*		Creighton	W 80–68	19–10 (8–8)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 16*		Auburn	W 75–60 OT	20–10 (8–8)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 18*		at Minnesota	L 71–73	20–11 (8–8)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

External links

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