The Tide defeated Vanderbilt in the first round of the 1997 SEC men's basketball tournament, but lost to Kentucky in the quarterfinal. The Tide did not an invite to a postseason tournament, meaning the Tide had missed the postseason for a second consecutive season.
Following the season, head coach David Hobbs resigned from his position, finishing with a 110–76 (59.4%) career record and producing nine All-SEC players. As his replacement, Murray State head coach Mark Gottfried was hired on March 25, 1998.
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^sports-reference.com 1997-98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^"1997–98 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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The 1997 98 Alabama Crimson Tide men s basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1997 98 NCAA Division I men s basketball season The team s head coach was David Hobbs who was in his sixth and final season at Alabama The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa Alabama They finished the season with a record of 15 16 with a conference record of 6 10 which placed them in fourth place in the SEC Western Division 1997 98 Alabama Crimson Tide men s basketballConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceRecord15 16 6 10 SEC Head coachDavid Hobbs 6th season Home arenaColeman ColiseumSeasons 1996 971998 99 1997 98 Southeastern Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTEastNo 5 Kentucky 14 2 875 35 4 897No 14 South Carolina 11 5 688 23 8 742Tennessee 9 7 563 20 9 690Georgia 7 9 438 20 15 571Vanderbilt 7 9 438 20 13 606Florida 6 10 375 14 15 483WestNo 13 Ole Miss 12 4 750 22 7 759No 17 Arkansas 11 5 688 24 9 727Auburn 7 9 438 16 14 533Alabama 6 10 375 15 16 484Mississippi State 4 12 250 15 15 500LSU 2 14 125 9 18 333 1998 SEC tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll 1 The Tide defeated Vanderbilt in the first round of the 1997 SEC men s basketball tournament but lost to Kentucky in the quarterfinal The Tide did not an invite to a postseason tournament meaning the Tide had missed the postseason for a second consecutive season Following the season head coach David Hobbs resigned from his position finishing with a 110 76 59 4 career record and producing nine All SEC players As his replacement Murray State head coach Mark Gottfried was hired on March 25 1998 Roster edit1997 98 Alabama Crimson Tide men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownF 3 Neil Ashby 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Fr Atlanta GeorgiaG 4 Brian Williams 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Jr Montgomery AlabamaF 5 Tarik London 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 200 lb 91 kg SoG 15 Blake Thrasher 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m JrG 21 Dejuan Shambley 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m SoG 22 Chauncey Jones 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Jr Thornton ColoradoF 24 Alfred Moss 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Fr Newnan GeorgiaF 25 M C Mazique 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m Jr Brooklyn New YorkG 30 Damon Bacote 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Sr Hampton VirginiaG 32 Rongie Cowser 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Fr Gadsden AlabamaF 34 Chris Rollins 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m JrF 35 Demetrius Alexander 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m Sr St Louis MissouriC 44 Scott Hamilton 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m SrC 52 Jeremy Hays 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m So Boaz Alabama Head coachDavid HobbsAssistant coach es Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtSchedule and results editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateRegular SeasonNov 18 1997 North Texas W 81 61 1 0 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALNov 22 1997 at Minnesota W 64 63 2 0 Williams Arena Minneapolis MNNov 24 1997 Jacksonville State W 105 72 3 0 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALNov 27 1997 vs Georgia Tech Puerto Rico Holiday Classic L 60 62 3 1 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan Puerto RicoNov 28 1997 vs American Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic L 79 88 3 2 Caguas Municipal Complex Caguas Puerto RicoDec 5 1996 vs Wichita State Puerto Rico Holiday Classic W 60 58 4 2 Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan Puerto RicoDec 3 1997 Texas A amp M W 81 64 5 2 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALDec 6 1997 at Boston University W 61 53 6 2 Case Gym Boston MADec 13 1997 FIU L 66 68 6 3 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALDec 20 1997 vs Tulane Arby s Holiday Hardwood Classic L 71 76 OT 6 4 UAB Arena Birmingham ALDec 22 1997 Alabama State W 85 61 7 4 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALDec 27 1997 vs Sam Houston State All College Tournament W 77 58 8 4 Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City OKDec 28 1997 vs Oklahoma All College Tournament L 61 79 8 5 Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City OKJan 3 1998 Mississippi State L 52 56 8 6 0 1 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALJan 7 1998 at LSU W 60 57 9 6 1 1 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge LAJan 10 1998 No 14 Ole Miss L 63 74 9 7 1 2 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALJan 14 1998 Vanderbilt L 69 72 9 8 1 3 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALJan 18 1998 at Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball L 40 94 9 9 1 4 Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn ALJan 21 1998 at No 7 Kentucky L 67 70 9 10 1 5 Freedom Hall Louisville KYJan 24 1998 at No 18 Arkansas L 70 77 9 11 1 6 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville ARJan 28 1998 Tennessee L 70 84 9 12 1 7 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALFeb 4 1998 Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball W 76 62 10 12 2 7 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALFeb 7 1998 at No 17 Ole Miss L 74 75 10 13 2 8 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford MSFeb 11 1998 at No 15 South Carolina L 63 74 10 14 2 9 Carolina Coliseum Columbia SCFeb 14 1998 Florida W 80 66 11 14 3 9 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALFeb 18 1998 at Georgia L 71 78 11 15 3 10 Stegeman Coliseum Athens GAFeb 21 1998 LSU W 69 60 12 15 4 10 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALFeb 25 1998 at Mississippi State W 85 70 13 15 5 10 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville MSFeb 28 1998 No 12 Arkansas W 65 63 14 15 6 10 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa ALSEC TournamentMar 5 1998 vs Vanderbilt SEC Tournament First Round W 72 62 15 15 Georgia Dome Atlanta GAMar 6 1998 vs No 7 Kentucky SEC Tournament Quarterfinals L 71 82 15 16 Georgia Dome Atlanta GA Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses Sources 2 References edit sports reference com 1997 98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary 1997 98 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results Sports Reference Retrieved February 2 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 98 Alabama Crimson Tide men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1213082787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,