1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 1st year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference.

1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
1997–98 record9–18 (6–10 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaBren Events Center
1997–98 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Division
Utah State†13–3 .813  25–8  .758
Nevada11–5 .688  16–12  .571
Boise State9–7 .563  17–13  .567
Idaho9–7 .563  15–12  .556
New Mexico State8–8 .500  18–12  .600
North Texas4–12 .250  5–21  .192
West Division
Pacific14–2 .875  23–10  .697
Cal Poly7–9 .438  14–14  .500
Cal State Fullerton6–10 .375  12–16  .429
UC Irvine6–10 .375  9–18  .333
Long Beach State5–11 .313  10–19  .345
UC Santa Barbara4–12 .250  7–19  .269
† 1998 Big West Tournament winner
As of April 10, 1998[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 1996–97 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 1–25 and 1–15 in Big West play, the worst record in program history. At the end of the season, head coach Rod Baker did not have his contract renewed.[2] On March 27, 1997, Cal State Bakersfield head coach Pat Douglass was announced as the seventh head coach in program history.[3]

Roster
1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 53 Junior Bond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Tracy, CA
C Andrew Carlson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So
G Tony Dela Cruz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)209 lb (95 kg) So
G 11 Malachi Edmond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr
G JaSon Flowers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Fr
G Juma Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
F Ben Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr
G 4 Andrew Navar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Jr
C Wendell Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Sr
G Puneet Sahi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Jr
G Brian Scoggin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr
F 42 Adam Stetson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) So
F Matt Willard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Jr
Head coach

Pat Douglass (Pacific)

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

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 15, 1997*
 San Francisco L 59–75  0–1
 Bren Events Center (1,813)
Irvine, CA
November 18, 1997*
 Pepperdine L 46–50  0–2
 Bren Events Center (2,268)
Irvine, CA
November 21, 1997*
 Chico State W 74–66  1–2
 Bren Events Center (1,110)
Irvine, CA
November 29, 1997*
 at No. 16 Utah L 45–83  1–3
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,921)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 4, 1997*
 Oregon State L 43–65  1–4
 Bren Events Center (1,182)
Irvine, CA
December 13, 1997*
 San Diego State L 66–69  1–5
 Bren Events Center (1,043)
Irvine, CA
December 18, 1997*
 Portland W 67–61  2–5
 Bren Events Center (708)
Irvine, CA
December 21, 1997*
 at Northern Arizona L 56–88  2–6
 Walkup Skydome (1,005)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 23, 1997*
 at UNLV L 55–77  2–7
 Thomas & Mack Center (12,913)
Paradise, NV
January 3, 1998*
 Sonoma State W 51–41  3–7
 Bren Events Center (724)
Irvine, CA
Conference Season
January 8, 1998
 at North Texas L 78–89  3–8
(0–1)		 Super Pit (1,308)
Denton, TX
January 10, 1998
 at New Mexico State W 62–55  4–8
(1–1)		 Pan American Center (8,738)
Las Cruces, NM
January 15, 1998
 Boise State W 65–63  5–8
(2–1)		 Bren Events Center (1,514)
Irvine, CA
January 17, 1998
 Idaho W 62–50  6–8
(3–1)		 Bren Events Center (1,785)
Irvine, CA
January 22, 1998
 at Pacific L 63–72  6–9
(3–2)		 Alex G. Spanos Center (4,576)
Stockton, CA
January 24, 1998
 at Long Beach State L 63–71  6–10
(3–3)		 The Pyramid (3,093)
Long Beach, CA
January 29, 1998
 Cal Poly W 94–90  7–10
(4–3)		 Bren Events Center (2,050)
Irvine, CA
January 31, 1998
 UC Santa Barbara L 66–74  7–11
(4–4)		 Bren Events Center (2,180)
Irvine, CA
February 5, 1998
 Cal State Fullerton L 48–51  7–12
(4–5)		 Bren Events Center (1,770)
Irvine, CA
February 7, 1998
 at Nevada L 75–86  7–13
(4–6)		 Lawlor Events Center (5,231)
Reno, NV
February 12, 1998
 Utah State L 51–60  7–14
(4–7)		 Bren Events Center (1,679)
Irvine, CA
February 14, 1998
 at Cal State Fullerton L 66–85  7–15
(4–8)		 Titan Gym (980)
Fullerton, CA
February 19, 1998
 Long Beach State W 65–59  8–15
(5–8)		 Bren Events Center (2,186)
Irvine, CA
February 21, 1998
 Pacific L 43–66  8–16
(5–9)		 Bren Events Center (2,557)
Irvine, CA
February 26, 1998
 at UC Santa Barbara W 69–58  9–16
(6–9)		 UC Santa Barbara Events Center (1,130)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 28, 1998
 at Cal Poly L 82–92  9–17
(6–10)		 Mott Gym (2,740)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West Conference Tournament
March 6, 1998
 at Nevada
Quarterfinals		 L 72–81  9–18
 Lawlor Events Center (5,942)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4][5]

Awards & Honors
  • Ben Jones
    • Big West All-Freshman Team

Source: [6]

References
  1. Big West MBB Record Book
  2. Foster, Chris (3 March 1997). "UCI's Baker Is Dismissed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. Foster, Chris (27 March 1997). "Douglass Named Irvine Coach". Los Angeles. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  5. "Final 1998 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  6. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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