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1997–98 Murray State Racers Men's Basketball Team
The 1997–98 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by third-year head coach Mark Gottfried, played their home games at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 29–4, 16–2 in OVC play to win the OVC regular season title. They defeated to win the OVC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament. As No. 9 seed in the Midwest region, the Racers were beaten by No. 8 seed and eventual Elite Eight participant Rhode Island, 97–74. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, , - Rankings Awards and honors *De'Teri Mayes OVC Player of the Year References {{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Murray State Racers men's basketball team Murray State Racers men's basketball seasons Murray State Murray Stat ...
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Mark Gottfried
Mark Frederick Gottfried (born January 20, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach (basketball), coach, basketball podcaster, and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball, Cal State Northridge Matadors. Gottfried played one season at Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball, Oral Roberts and three seasons at Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball, Alabama, advancing to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, Sweet Sixteen in each of his seasons with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Crimson Tide. He spent eight seasons as an assistant coach at UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA, including the team's 1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, 1995 NCAA championship season, three years as head coach at Murray State Racers men's basketball, Murray State, eleven years as head coach at Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball, Alabama, and six seasons at NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, North Carolina ...
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Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Its population was 165,430 according to the 2023 census estimate, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010 United States census, 2010. Murfreesboro is located in the Nashville metropolitan area of Middle Tennessee, southeast of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville. It served as the state capital from 1818 to 1826. Today, it is the largest suburb of Nashville and the List of municipalities in Tennessee, sixth-most populous city in Tennessee. The city is both the center of population and the geographic center of Tennessee. Since the 1990s, Murfreesboro has been Tennessee's fastest-growing major city and one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Murfreesboro is home to Middle Tennessee State University, one of the largest undergraduate universities in the state of Tennessee, with 20,540 total students as of fall 2024. History On October 27, 1811, the Tennessee General Ass ...
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1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Participants
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the Impeachment of Bill Clinton, House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster (1998), Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghani ...
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