1997–98 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

1997–98 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
1997–98 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	22–7 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton; Paul Graham;
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
Oklahoma State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	7	.759
Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Nebraska	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
Baylor	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	17	–	15	.531
Texas Tech	7	–	9	.438	13	–	14	.481
Kansas State	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
Colorado	7	–	9	.438	13	–	14	.481
Texas	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Iowa State	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
Texas A&M	1	–	15	.063	7	–	20	.259

† 1998 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 1997–98 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 8th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 22–7, 11–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. The Cowboys lost to Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Southeast region. Oklahoma State defeated George Washington in the opening round before losing to No. 1 seed Duke in the second round.

Roster[edit]

1997–98 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	34	Desmond Mason	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Waxahachie	Waxahachie, Texas
G	44	Doug Gottlieb	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Notre Dame	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Head coach

Eddie Sutton

Assistant coach(es)

Sean Sutton

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 15, 1997* 7:05 p.m.		Texas–Pan American	W 103–71	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,513) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 22, 1997* 7:05 p.m.		Creighton	W 86–70	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,538) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 25, 1997* 7:05 p.m.		Southern Utah	W 79–58	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,514) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 29, 1997* 7:05 p.m.		North Texas	W 98–60	4–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,721) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 2, 1997* 7:05 p.m.		Oral Roberts	W 73–66	5–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,254) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 6, 1997* 2:05 p.m.		Washington	W 81–66	6–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,942) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1997* 7:05 p.m.		vs. Arizona State	W 79–68	7–0	The Myriad (8,123) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1997* 2:05 p.m.		Jackson State	W 60–58	8–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,515) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 23, 1997* 6:05 p.m.		Arkansas State	W 78–62	9–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,749) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1997* 7:05 p.m.		at TCU	W 82–81	10–0	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,166) Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 3, 1998 2:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M	W 100–65	11–0 (1–0)	Reed Arena (2,905) College Station, Texas
Jan 7, 1998 7:05 p.m.		Nebraska	L 62–67	11–1 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,319) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 10, 1998 8:30 p.m.		Texas Tech	W 66–63	12–1 (2–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,017) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 1998 7:00 p.m.	No. 25	at Missouri	L 64–70	12–2 (2–2)	Hearnes Center (13,300) Columbia, Missouri
Jan 17, 1998 3:00 p.m.		at Baylor	L 95–97 ^2OT	12–3 (2–3)	Ferrell Center (9,175) Waco, Texas
Jan 24, 1998 12:45 p.m.		Texas A&M	W 94–62	13–3 (3–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,294) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 26, 1998 8:37 p.m.		at Oklahoma Bedlam Series	W 88–84	14–3 (4–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,093) Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 31, 1998 12:47 p.m.		at Texas	L 73–88	14–4 (4–4)	Frank Erwin Center (11,109) Austin, Texas
Feb 3, 1998 7:05 p.m.		Colorado	W 86–74 ^OT	15–4 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,081) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 7, 1998 12:45 p.m.		Baylor	W 85–72	16–4 (6–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,184) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 1998 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Iowa State	W 81–66	17–4 (7–4)	Hilton Coliseum (10,210) Ames, Iowa
Feb 14, 1998 12:45 p.m.		Oklahoma Bedlam Series	W 70–66	18–4 (8–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 18, 1998 7:00 p.m.		at Texas Tech	W 83–81 ^OT	19–4 (9–4)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (7,342) Lubbock, Texas
Feb 21, 1998 7:05 p.m.		at Kansas State	W 64–61	20–4 (10–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,081) Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 24, 1998 8:00 p.m.	No. 25	Texas	W 80–58	21–4 (11–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,359) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 1, 1998 11:30 a.m.	No. 25	No. 4 Kansas	L 67–71	21–5 (11–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 6, 1998* 6:00 p.m., B12N	(2) No. 25	vs. (10) Texas Quarterfinals	L 64–65	21–6	Kemper Arena (15,400) Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1998*	(8 SE)	vs. (9 SE) George Washington First Round	W 74–59	22–6	Rupp Arena (16,824) Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 15, 1998* 12:10 p.m.	(8 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Duke Second Round	L 73–79	22–7	Rupp Arena (13,220) Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "1997–98 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "1997–98 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1062–1063. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[Standings-1] 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "1997–98 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[3] "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[4] "1997–98 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1062–1063. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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