1997–98 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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The 1997–98 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

CoachesNo. 24
Record20–10 (11–7 Pac-10)
Headcoach
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1997–98 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record20–10 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
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1997–98 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Arizona171 .944305  .857
No. 10 Stanford153 .833305  .857
No. 19 UCLA126 .667249  .727
Washington117 .6112010  .667
Arizona State810 .4441814  .563
Oregon810 .4441314  .481
California810 .4441215  .444
USC513 .278919  .321
Oregon State315 .1671317  .433
Washington State315 .1671019  .345
As of November 23, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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The Huskies were 18–9 overall in the regular season and 11–7 in conference play, fourth in the standings.[2] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

Washington returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time in twelve years and won for the first time since 1984. Seeded eleventh in the East regional, they upset Xavier by a point in the first round,[3] and handled fourteen seed Richmond in the second round.[4]

In the Sweet Sixteen, Washington nearly upset second seed Connecticut; a rebound jumper at the buzzer by Richard Hamilton allowed UConn to escape with a one-point win.[5][6]

Postseason results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
NCAA tournament
Thu, March 12*
9:20 am, CBS
(11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 23 Xavier
First round
W 69–68  19–9
MCI Center (19,288)
Washington, D.C.
Sat, March 14*
1:38 pm, CBS
(11 E) vs. (14 E) (14E) Richmond
Second round
W 81–66  20–9
MCI Center (19,320)
Washington, D.C.
Thu, March 19*
6:50 pm, CBS
(11 E) vs. (2 E) No. 6 (2E) Connecticut
Sweet Sixteen
L 74–75  20–10
Greensboro Coliseum (23,235)
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific time.
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