1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions; Atlantic 10 West co-champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	22–8 (11–5 A10)
Head coach	Skip Prosser (4th season);
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1997–98 season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the Musketeers finished 22–8 (11–5 A-10) in the regular season, and won the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the No. 6 seed Musketeers were upset in the opening round by No. 11 seed Washington, 69–68.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Lenny Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wilmington, Delaware
G	12	Gary Lumpkin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	New Castle, Delaware
F	41	James Posey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Cleveland, Ohio
C	50	Torraye Braggs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Fresno, California

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1997*		Toledo	W 95–76	1–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 22, 1997*		Akron	W 97–73	2–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 24, 1997*		Louisiana-Monroe	W 118–61	3–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 2, 1997*		Central Michigan	W 88–54	4–0	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 6, 1997*		at Western Kentucky	W 93–60	5–0	E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 9, 1997*		at Miami (OH)	L 72–80	5–1	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 13, 1997*		Cincinnati	W 88–68	6–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 20, 1997*		vs. No. 8 Purdue	L 84–86	6–2
Dec 27, 1997*		DePaul	W 73–56	7–2	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 5, 1998*		vs. St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals	W 68–44	20–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1998*		vs. Rhode Island Semifinals	W 95–80	21–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1998*		vs. George Washington Championship game	W 77–63	22–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998* CBS	(6 E) No. 23	vs. (11 E) Washington First Round	L 68–69	22–8	Verizon Center (19,288) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

^ "Huskies Spring 1st-Round Upset". The Washington Post. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "1997-98 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "1997-98 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "Xavier Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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Venues	Fenwick Club (1919–1928) Schmidt Fieldhouse (1928–1983) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1979; 1983–2000) Cintas Center (2000–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Dayton
Culture & lore	2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 24 Temple	13	–	3	.813	21	–	9	.700
Rhode Island	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
UMass	12	–	4	.750	21	–	11	.656
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Saint Joseph's	3	–	13	.188	11	–	17	.393
Fordham	2	–	14	.125	6	–	21	.222
West
No. 23 Xavier †	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
George Washington	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Dayton	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Virginia Tech	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Duquesne	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333

† 1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll