1997-1998 Schedule/Results
Season Record (22-10) (13-5 Big East)

Postseason - NCAA First Round

Head Coach - Fran Fraschilla (2nd Year 35-24)

Assistant Coaches - Ron Rutledge, Tom Billeter, Darren Savino

Tri-Captains - Felipe Lopez, Zendon Hamilton, Tarik Turner










































































































































































































































































































































DATE OPPONENT SCORE RECORD LOCATION TV HIGH SCORERS
Thu 10/30 RED WHITE SCRIMMAGE Team scores not kept 35 minute scrimmage Alumni Hall Zendon Hamilton-27
Tue 11/4 MARATHON
BASKETBALL (EXHIBITION)		 W 79-77 (OT) Alumni
Hall		 Zendon Hamilton-31
Sat 11/8 ATHLETES IN ACTION
{USA Red Team}
(EXHIBITION)		 L 64-78 Alumni Hall
Sat 11/15 LAFAYETTE W 72-49 (1-0) Alumni Hall WLNY Felipe Lopez-19
Sat 11/22 ST.FRANCIS (NY) W 83-73 (2-0) Alumni Hall WLNY Lopez/Hamilton-26
Thu 11/27 Puerto Rico Shootout vs.American University of Puerto Rico (First Round) & W 93-81 (3-0) Eugenio Sports Complex SPCH Felipe Lopez-23
Fri 11/28 Puerto Rico Shootout vs.Georgia Tech (Semifinals) & L 65-77 (3-1) Eugenio Sports Complex MSG Felipe Lopez-20
Sat 11/29 Puerto Rico Shootout vs.Illinois (Third Place) & W 83-66 (4-1) Eugenio Sports Complex Zendon Hamilton-24
Wed 12/3 SYRACUSE # L 73-80 (4-2) (0-1)
 Madison Square Garden MSG Felipe Lopez-24
Sat 12/6 West Virginia # L 70-86 (4-3) (0-2) WVU Coliseum SPCH Felipe Lopez-20
Tue 12/9 COLGATE W 69-53 (5-3) Alumni Hall WLNY Lopez/Hamilton-15
Wed 12/17 Manhattan W 84-60 (6-3) Draddy Gymnasium WLNY Zendon Hamilton-26
Sat 12/20 DEPAUL W 74-70 (2OT) (7-3) Madison Square Garden MSG II Zendon Hamilton-23
Fri 12/26 ECAC Holiday Festival vs.Niagara (First Round) * L 63-86 (7-4) Madison Square Garden MSG II Reggie Jessie-13
Sat 12/27 ECAC Holiday Festival vs.Drexel (Third Place) * W 75-46 (8-4) Madison Square Garden MSG Felipe Lopez-14
Tue 12/30 Notre Dame # W 79-69 (9-4) (1-2) Joyce Athletic Convocation Center MSG II Lavor Postell-21
Sat 1/3 SETON HALL # L 59-61 (9-5) (1-3) Madison Square Garden MSG Felipe Lopez-23
Tue 1/6 Louisville L 67-73 (9-6) Freedom Hall SPCH II Ron Artest-24
Sat 1/10 Georgetown # W 66-60 (10-6) (2-3) MCI Center CBS Felipe Lopez-18
Tue 1/13 MIAMI # W 73-64 (11-6) (3-3) Alumni Hall SPCH II Lavor Postell-17
Sat 1/17 Providence # W 63-56 (12-6) (4-3) Providence Civic Center SPCH Felipe Lopez-27
Mon 1/19 CONNECTICUT # W 64-62 (13-6) (5-3) Madison Square Garden ESPN Felipe Lopez-18
Thu 1/22 Pittsburgh # W 90-83 (2OT) (14-6) (6-3) Fitzgerald Field House MSG II Zendon Hamilton-26
Sun 1/25 VILLANOVA # W 82-59 (15-6) (7-3) Madison Square Garden MSG Felipe Lopez-22
Wed 1/28 RUTGERS # W 76-58 (16-6) (8-3) Madison Square Garden MSG II Felipe Lopez-24
Sat 1/31 NOTRE DAME # L 65-73 (16-7) (8-4) Madison Square Garden NBC Felipe Lopez-13
Wed 2/4 Boston College # W 91-79 (17-7) (9-4) Conte Forum ESPN Lopez/Artest-26
Sat 2/7 WEST VIRGINIA # W 77-69 (18-7) (10-4) Alumni Hall FSNY Lopez/Postell-17
Sun 2/15 Seton Hall # W 64-60 (19-7) (11-4) Continental Airlines Arena FSNY Felipe Lopez-19
Wed 2/18 BOSTON COLLEGE # W 66-61 (20-7) (12-4) Madison Square Garden MSG II Zendon Hamilton-17
Tue 2/24 Syracuse # W 67-65 (21-7) (13-4) Carrier Dome ESPN2 Zendon Hamilton-23
Sat 2/28 Connecticut # L 58-87 (21-8) (13-5) Gampel Pavilion MSG Lavor Postell-16
Thr 3/5 Big East Quarterfinals vs.Boston College $ W 91-80 (22-8) Madison Square Garden ESPN Zendon Hamilton-22
Fri 3/6 Big East Semifinals vs.Syracuse $ L 67-69 (OT) (22-9) Madison Square Garden ESPN Felipe Lopez-16
Fri 3/13 NCAA Midwest First Round vs.Detroit % L 64-66 (22-10) United Center CBS Tyrone Grant-14



HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS

& Puerto Rico Shootout, San Juan, Puerto Rico

(St. John's, American University of Puerto Rico, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Louisville, Alabama, Wichita State, Hofstra)

* Chase Bank ECAC Holiday Festival, New York City, New York

(St. John's, Niagara, Drexel, Princeton)

# Indicates BIG EAST Conference game

$ Big East Conference Tournament, New York City, New York

% NCAA Tournament First Round, Chicago, Illinois





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