The 1997–98 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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men's Division I

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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 began in November 1997 and concluded with 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 ear ...

. Led by head coach

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, the team played its home games at Belk Arena. The Wildcats finished atop the

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regular season standings and won the Southern Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the Southeast region. Davidson finished win an overall record of 20–10 (13–2 SoCon).

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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