The 1997–98 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented

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as a member of

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during the

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. 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

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, Cincinnati was upset in the second round by

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, 75–74. The Bearcats finished with a 27–6 record (14–2 C-USA).

Roster

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Schedule and results

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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 Stats
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