The 1997–98 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the

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during the

1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament whose finals were held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Kentucky Wildcats earned their seventh national cha ...

. The Anteaters were led by 1st year head coach

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and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the

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Previous season

The 1996–97 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 1–25 and 1–15 in Big West play, the worst record in program history. At the end of the season, head coach

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did not have his contract renewed. On March 27, 1997, Cal State Bakersfield head coach

was announced as the seventh head coach in program history.

Roster

Schedule

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Awards and honors

*Ben Jones **Big West All-Freshman Team Source:

References

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UC Irvine Anteaters The UC Irvine Anteaters (referred to Anteaters) are the athletic teams fielded by the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine). Its athletics programs participate in the NCAA's Division I, as members of the Big West Conference and the Mount ...