1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Jones, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the end of the season, Jones resigned as head coach;[1] he would be replaced by Providence Friars head coach Pete Gillen.[2]

1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1997–98 record11–19 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Duke151 .938  324  .889
No. 1 North Carolina133 .813  344  .895
Maryland106 .625  2111  .656
Wake Forest79 .438  1614  .533
Clemson79 .438  1814  .563
Georgia Tech610 .375  1914  .576
Florida State610 .375  184  .818
NC State511 .313  1715  .531
Virginia313 .188  1119  .367
1998 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 18–13, with a conference record of 7–9. They reached the first round of the 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a #9 seed, where they lost to #8 seed Iowa.

Roster

1997–98 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 5 Curtis Staples (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) Sr Roanoke, Virginia
G 10 Chezley Watson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)201 lb (91 kg) Fr Gainesville, Georgia
G 11 Greg Lyons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg) Fr Mineola, New York
G 13 Donald Hand 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)192 lb (87 kg) Fr Paterson, New Jersey
G 15 Peter McLaughlin (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Maplewood, New Jersey
G/F 24 Willie Dersch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Floral Park, New York
F 25 Norman Nolan (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)253 lb (115 kg) Sr Baltimore
G 31 Mike Curtis (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)191 lb (87 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 33 Monte Marcaccini 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg) So Tarzana, California
G/F 42 Chase Metheny 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)251 lb (114 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
C 44 Kris Hunter 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Tallahassee, Florida
F/C 52 Colin Ducharme 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)243 lb (110 kg) So Richmond, Virginia
F/C 54 Craig McAndrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)248 lb (112 kg) So Wonga Beach, Queensland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2015

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition game
Nov. 5*
7:30 pm
Court Authority W 74–72 
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 9*
2:00 pm
Australia L 59–70 
University Hall (1,899)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 16*
7:00 pm
at Richmond
NationsBank Virginia Challenge
L 79–83 2OT 0–1
Robins Center (8,463)
Richmond, Virginia
Nov. 19*
7:30 pm
William & Mary W 59–45  1–1
University Hall (5,864)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 22*
1:00 pm
George Mason W 60–45  2–1
University Hall (2,163)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 25*
7:30 pm
at Delaware W 64–57  3–1
Bob Carpenter Center (4,353)
Newark, Delaware
Dec. 2*
7:30 pm
Appalachian State W 62–54  4–1
University Hall (5,677)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 6
2:00 pm
at No. 1 Duke L 59–103  4–2
(0–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
Dec. 10*
7:30 pm
No. 13 Connecticut L 63–74  4–3
(0–1)
University Hall (6,841)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 13*
7:30 pm
vs. VCU
NationsBank Virginia Challenge
W 73–67  5–3
(0–1)
Robins Center (7,700)
Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 22*
7:30 pm
VMI W 92–55  6–3
(0–1)
University Hall (4,108)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 27*
10:30 pm
vs. Nebraska
Rainbow Classic
L 65–80  6–4
(0–1)
Special Events Arena 
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 29*
4:00 pm
vs. BYU
Rainbow Classic
W 72–54  7–4
(0–1)
Special Events Arena 
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 30*
6:30 pm
vs. New Mexico State
Rainbow Classic
L 82–87 OT 7–5
(0–1)
Special Events Arena 
Honolulu, HI
Jan. 4
1:00 pm
vs. Wake Forest
NationsBank Virginia Challenge
W 73–64 OT 8–5
(1–1)
Robins Center (7,556)
Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 7*
7:30 pm
Liberty L 64–69  8–6
(1–1)
University Hall (3,405)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 10
1:30 pm
at No. 1 North Carolina L 73–81  8–7
(1–2)
Dean Smith Center (21,572)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan. 12*
7:00 pm
vs. Virginia Tech W 69–55  9–7
(1–2)
Roanoke Civic Center (6,454)
Roanoke, Virginia
Jan. 15
8:00 pm
Georgia Tech L 65–83  9–8
(1–3)
University Hall (8,337)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 18
1:30 pm
NC State W 59–56  10–8
(2–3)
University Hall (7,596)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 20
8:00 pm
at No. 25 Clemson L 52–69  10–9
(2–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum (11,020)
Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 24
Noon
No. 1 Duke L 65–72  10–10
(2–5)
University Hall (8,019)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 27
8:00 pm
at Wake Forest L 55–62  10–11
(2–6)
Joel Coliseum (13,505)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb. 1
4:00 pm
at No. 25 Maryland L 70–77  10–12
(2–7)
Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
Feb. 4
7:30 pm
Florida State L 63–71  10–13
(2–8)
University Hall (6,250)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 11
9:00 pm
No. 1 North Carolina L 45–60  10–14
(2–9)
University Hall (8,047)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 14
Noon
at Georgia Tech L 86–105  10–15
(2–10)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,826)
Atlanta
Feb. 18
7:00 pm
at NC State L 55–74  10–16
(2–11)
Reynolds Coliseum (11,710)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 21
1:30 pm
Clemson W 78–74 OT 11–16
(3–11)
University Hall (7,707)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 24
9:00 pm
Maryland L 66–74  11–17
(3–12)
University Hall (7,515)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 28
12:00 am
at Florida State L 63–88  11–18
(3–13)
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (6,657)
Tallahassee, Florida
ACC Tournament
Mar. 5
vs. No. 1 Duke
ACC Tournament First Round
L 41–63  11–19
Charlotte Coliseum (23,733)
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. "Jeff Jones Resignes". VirginiaSports.com. March 16, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. "Pete Gillen Named Men's Head Basketball Coach". VirginiaSports.com. March 28, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. "1997–1998 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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