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1997–98 Xavier Musketeers Men's Basketball Team
The 1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1997–98 season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the Musketeers finished 22–8 (11–5 A-10) in the regular season, and won the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the No. 6 seed Musketeers were upset in the opening round by No. 11 seed Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ..., 69–68. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-Conference Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Atlantic 10 Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Atlantic 10 Tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA Tournament Rankings * References {{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skip Prosser
George Edward "Skip" Prosser (November 3, 1950 – July 26, 2007) was an American college basketball coach who was head men's basketball coach at Wake Forest University at the time of his death. He is the only coach in NCAA history to take three separate schools to the NCAA tournament in their first year coaching. In 21 years as a collegiate coach, he made 18 postseason appearances. Previously, he coached Xavier University for seven seasons, where he achieved great success. He spent his first year coaching at the collegiate level at Loyola College in Maryland, taking the Greyhounds to the team's first modern-day NCAA Tournament appearance. Prosser was the Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 2003. Early life Prosser was born and raised in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburb of Carnegie and graduated from Carnegie High School, where he played football and basketball. He played basketball and rugby union at the United States Merchant Marine Academy where he earned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997–98 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Team
The 1997–98 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 9th year at the school. The team won regular season and Conference USA tournament titles to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the West region. After an opening round victory over Northern Arizona, Cincinnati was upset in the second round by West Virginia, 75–74. The Bearcats finished with a 27–6 record (14–2 C-USA). Roster ''Source'' Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular Season , - !colspan=12 style=, , - !colspan=12 style=, Rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings References External links 1997-98 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Statsat Sports-Reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Joseph's Hawks Men's Basketball
The Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Saint Joseph's competes as well as part of the Philadelphia Big 5. Their home court is the Hagan Arena. The team is coached by Billy Lange, who was hired on March 28, 2019, after Phil Martelli was fired as head coach on March 19, 2019, after 24 seasons. Through the years they have produced a number of NBA players. Saint Joseph's primary rivalry is with the Villanova Wildcats. Other rivals include the Temple Owls, the La Salle Explorers, the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Quakers, who make up the rest of the Philadelphia Big 5, Big 5. Saint Joseph's basketball program was ranked 43rd best of all time by Smith & Street's magazine in 2005. History Men's basketball is the most popular sport at Saint Joseph's University. The Hawks have competed in 21 NCAA Men's D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Tech Hokies Men's Basketball
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies have made the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA tournament 13 times, the most recent appearance coming in 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2022. They have reached the Sweet Sixteen twice, in 1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, 1967 and 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2019. They advanced to the Elite Eight once, in 1967. The Hokies won the ACC men's basketball tournament, ACC Tournament title in 2022 ACC men's basketball tournament, 2022, the Metro Conference tournament title in 1979, the Southern Conference regular season championship in 1959–60, and two National Invitation Tournament titles in 1973 National Invitation Tournament, 1973 and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles E
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as wikt:churl, churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its deprecating sense in the Middle English period. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997–98 George Washington Colonials Men's Basketball Team
The 1997–98 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. The Colonials finished in a three-way tie for third place in the regular season conference standings. After being knocked out in the semifinal round of the A-10 tournament, GW received an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Southeast region. The Colonials were defeated by No. 8 seed Oklahoma, 75–63, to finish with a record of 24–9 (11–5 A-10). Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Atlantic 10 regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Atlantic 10 Tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA Tournament Rankings * References {{DEFAULTS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fordham Rams Men's Basketball
The Fordham Rams men's basketball team represents Fordham University, located in the Bronx, New York, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Rams play their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200), the nation's oldest on-campus collegiate basketball arena still in use. On February 28, 1940, Fordham University played in the nation's first televised college basketball game, when the Rams fell to Pitt at Madison Square Garden. Fordham hired former UC Riverside head coach Mike Magpayo on March 29, 2025. Postseason NCAA tournament results The Rams have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their record is 2–4. Fordham also participated in a play-in game prior to the 1991 NCAA Tournament before the tournament field was announced, featuring the champions of the six conferences with the lowest computer ratings the previous season; the Rams played St. Francis, losing 70–64. NIT results The Rams have appeared in 16 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Salle Explorers Men's Basketball
The La Salle Explorers men's basketball program represents La Salle University in college basketball. La Salle plays as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, having joined in 1995. The Explorers were NCAA national champions in 1954, with future Hall of Famer Tom Gola being named the tournament's most outstanding player. La Salle has appeared in the NCAA tournament 12 times, most recently in 2013. Rivalries The Explorers, a member of the Big 5, have long-standing rivalries with multiple institutions including Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, and Villanova University. La Salle also has a rivalry with Drexel University who were previously a member of the now defunct City 6, and who were added to the Big 5 in 2023. History The program has been rated the 53rd "Greatest College Basketball Program of All-Time" by Street & Smith's magazine and 71st by the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. La Salle has won one National Championship, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reilly Center
Reilly Center, previously known as University Center, is a 5,480-seat multi-purpose arena, in St. Bonaventure, New York, near Olean, New York. It is home to the St. Bonaventure University Bonnies men's and women's basketball teams. The arena opened in 1966 and is named for Carroll "Mike" Reilly, who coached both varsity football and basketball at the university. In 2007, the playing surface was named "Bob Lanier Court" in honor of former Bonnies and NBA great Bob Lanier, who led the Bonnies to the Final Four in 1970. It is the third-largest basketball arena in Western New York (behind the over 18,000 seats in KeyBank Center and the 6,100 seats in Alumni Arena at the University at Buffalo North Campus) and has the highest seating capacity of any sports venue in Cattaraugus County and the western Southern Tier. In 2001, the facility was named one of the five toughest places to play in college basketball by ESPN's Jay Bilas. See also * List of NCAA Division I basketball arena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gund Arena
Rocket Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serves as a secondary arena for Cleveland State Vikings men's and women's basketball. Rocket Arena opened in October 1994 as part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex with adjacent Progressive Field, which opened in April of that year. The facility replaced Richfield Coliseum as the primary entertainment facility for the region and the home of the Cavaliers, and supplanted the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University, which opened in 1991, as the primary concert and athletic venue in downtown Cleveland. From its opening in October 1994 until August 2005, it was known as Gund Arena, named for former Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund, after he paid for the naming rights. After purchasing a majority of the Cavaliers in March 2005, Dan Gilbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
