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1997–98 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

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1997–98 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record19–11 (7–7 WCC)
Head coach
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1996–97
1998–99 →
1997–98 West Coast Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 10 4   .714 24 10   .706
Pepperdine 9 5   .643 17 10   .630
Santa Clara 8 6   .571 18 10   .643
Saint Mary's 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
San Francisco 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Portland 7 7   .500 14 13   .519
San Diego 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
Loyola Marymount 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by head coach Philip Mathews, finished the season with a 19–11 record (7–7 WCAC), won the WCC tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 14 seed in the West region. San Francisco was defeated by eventual National runner-up Utah in the opening round.[1]

The appearance in the NCAA tournament was the first for the Dons in 16 years.

Roster

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1997–98 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Ime Udoka 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Portland, Oregon
F 41 Hakeem Ward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 15, 1997*
at UC Irvine W 75–59  1–0
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Nov 22, 1997*
at Saint Louis L 56–80  1–1
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Nov 25, 1997*
San Jose State W 84–52  2–1
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 2, 1997*
California W 59–50  3–1
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 5, 1997*
Monmouth
San Francisco Tournament
W 85–36  4–1
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 6, 1997*
Richmond
San Francisco Tournament
W 64–60  5–1
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 12, 1997*
vs. Idaho State
Boilermaker Invitational
W 85–56  6–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 13, 1997*
at No. 8 Purdue
Boilermaker Invitational
L 82–107  6–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 20, 1997*
UC Santa Barbara W 71–60  7–2
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 22, 1997*
vs. Indiana L 52–65  7–3
The Arena in Oakland 
Oakland, California
Dec 30, 1997*
at Lamar W 56–46  8–3
Montagne Center 
Beaumont, Texas
Jan 3, 1998*
Belmont W 66–46  9–3
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
WCC Regular season
Jan 8, 1998
at San Diego W 64–61 OT 10–3
(1–0)
USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Jan 10, 1998
at Saint Mary's L 68–85  10–4
(1–1)
University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Jan 16, 1998
Loyola Marymount W 85–61  11–4
(2–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Jan 17, 1998
Pepperdine L 58–63  11–5
(2–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Jan 22, 1998
Santa Clara L 57–63  11–6
(2–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Jan 24, 1998
at Santa Clara W 83–75 OT 12–6
(3–3)
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Jan 29, 1998
at Gonzaga L 72–76 OT 12–7
(3–4)
Charlotte Y. Martin Centre 
Spokane, Washington
Jan 31, 1998
at Portland L 62–69  12–8
(3–5)
Chiles Center 
Portland, Oregon
Feb 6, 1998
Portland W 75–63  13–8
(4–5)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Feb 7, 1998
Gonzaga L 85–96  13–9
(4–6)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Feb 13, 1998
at Pepperdine L 61–65  13–10
(4–7)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 14, 1998
at Loyola Marymount W 86–52  14–10
(5–7)
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 20, 1998
Saint Mary's W 109–83  15–10
(6–7)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Feb 21, 1998
San Diego W 81–59  16–10
(7–7)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
WCC tournament
Feb 28, 1998*
(5) vs. (4) Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals
W 83–66  17–10
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Mar 1, 1998*
(5) at (3) Santa Clara
Semifinals
W 85–83  18–10
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Mar 2, 1998*
9:00 pm, ESPN
(5) vs. (1) Gonzaga
Championship game
W 80–67  19–10
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998*
(14 W) vs. (3 W) No. 7 Utah
First round
L 68–85  19–11
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Utah Overwhelms San Francisco, 85-68". The New York Times. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "1981 West Coast Conference Champions". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.