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1997–98 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1997–98
team	Stanford Cardinal
sport	Basketball
logo	Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
logo_size	118
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
CoachRank	4
APRank	10
record	30–5
conf_record	15–3
head_coach	Mike Montgomery
hc_year	12th
asst_coach1	Eric Reveno
asst_coach2	Trent Johnson
arena	Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
champion	Big Island Invitational champion
tourney	[NCAA tournament](1998-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
tourney_result	[Final Four](1998-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)

The 1997–98 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mike Montgomery and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Stanford finished second in the Pac-10 regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. The Cardinal would reach the Final Four for the first time in 56 years by defeating No. 14 seed College of Charleston, No. 11 seed Western Michigan, No. 2 seed Purdue, and No. 8 seed Rhode Island. The season came to and end after a 1-point overtime loss to eventual National champion Kentucky in the National Semifinals. Stanford finished with an overall record of 30–5 (15–3 Pac-10).

Roster

Mike Montgomery ()
Eric Reveno ()
Trent Johnson ()

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=12 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=12 style="background:#8C1515;"| NCAA tournament

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NCAA basketball tournament

West
- Stanford (#3 seed) 67, Charleston, South Carolina (#14 seed) 57
- Stanford 83, Western Michigan (#11 seed) 65
- Stanford 67, Purdue (#2 seed) 59
- Stanford 79, Rhode Island (#8 seed) 77
Final Four
- Kentucky 86, Stanford 85

Rankings

Main article: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

References

(March 15, 1998). "Stanford Schools W. Michigan 83-65". [[CBS News]].
(March 21, 1998). "Stanford Muscles Purdue, 67-59". [[The Washington Post]].
(March 23, 1998). "Stanford Defeats Rhode Island in Midwest Regional Final, 79-77". [[The New York Times]].
(March 29, 1998). "Upstart Utah, Kentucky play on: Stanford's run ends in OT, 86-85". [[Baltimore Sun]].
"1997-98 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results".
"RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".

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