1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
	† 1998 CAA Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
1997–98 record	23–8 (12–4 CAA)
Head coach	John Beilein (1st season);
Home arena	Robins Center

The 1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1997–98 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under first-year head basketball coach John Beilein and played its home games at the Robins Center.

Richmond finished third in the CAA regular-season standings with a 12–4 conference record, and won the CAA Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament. In the opening round, the Spiders defeated the seventh-ranked, No. 3 seed South Carolina, 62–61,[1] at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Richmond lost in the second round to No. 11 seed Washington, 81–66,[2] to finish with a 23–8 record.

Roster

1997–98 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Jarod Stevenson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Seventy-First
C	45	Eric Poole	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

John Beilein

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 16, 1997*		Virginia NationsBank Virginia Challenge	W 83–79 ^2OT	1–0	Robins Center (8,463) Richmond, Virginia
Nov 19, 1997*		No. 4 North Carolina	L 65–84	1–1	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Nov 24, 1997*		at Florida Atlantic	W 81–50	2–1	FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
Nov 29, 1997*		at Wake Forest	L 67–71	2–2	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1997*		vs. Samford	W 70–38	3–2	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 6, 1997*		at San Francisco	L 60–64	3–3	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 20, 1997*		at Campbell	W 71–49	4–3	Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina
CAA Tournament
Feb 25, 1998*	(3)	(6) George Mason Quarterfinals	W 66–49	20–7	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Feb 28, 1998*	(3)	(7) American Semifinals	W 66–64	21–7	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 1, 1998*	(3)	(1) UNC Wilmington Championship Game	W 79–64	22–7	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1998*	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 14 South Carolina First Round	W 62–61	23–7	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
Mar 14, 1998*	(14 E)	vs. (11 E) Washington Second Round	L 66–81	23–8	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

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Awards and honors

Jarod Stevenson – CAA Player of the Year

References

"No. 14 Richmond strikes again, ousts No. 3 S. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
White, Joseph (March 15, 1998). "Huskies ride MacCulloch into Sweet Sixteen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
"2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

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[ncaa-1] "No. 14 Richmond strikes again, ousts No. 3 S. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. March 13, 1998. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[ridemc-2] White, Joseph (March 15, 1998). "Huskies ride MacCulloch into Sweet Sixteen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.

[3] "2019–20 Richmond Spiders Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 117. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

Richmond Spiders men's basketball
Venues	Millhiser Gymnasium (1922–1947) Blues Armory (1947–1950) Grays Armory (1950–1951) Benedictine High School Gymnasium (1951–1954) Richmond Arena (1954–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1972) Robins Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	VCU
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 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 1942–43 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

1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Wilmington	13	–	3	.813	20	–	11	.645
William & Mary	13	–	3	.813	20	–	7	.741
Richmond †	12	–	4	.750	23	–	8	.742
Old Dominion	8	–	8	.500	12	–	16	.429
James Madison	6	–	10	.375	11	–	16	.407
George Mason	6	–	10	.375	9	–	18	.333
American	5	–	11	.313	9	–	19	.321
East Carolina	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
VCU	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321

† 1998 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll