====== 1997-98 ======
Coach: [[Mike Deane]]\\
Captain: [[Abel Joseph]]\\
Leading Scorer: [[Aaron Hutchins]] (15.2 ppg)\\
Leading Rebounder:  [[Jarrod Lovette]] (6.9 rpg)\\

The departure of [[Anthony Pieper]] and [[Chris Crawford]] manifested itself in Marquette's lack of consistency from long range this year.  The 1997-98 squad shot the lowest percentage from three-point range (30.8%) in school history.  Marquette's overtime victory against 21st-ranked [[Cincinnati]] was their only top-25 opponent of the season.  This season marked the fewest top-25 opponents on a Marquette schedule in ten years.

===== Schedule =====

^DATE  ^  OPPONENT  ^  RESULT  ^  RECORD  ^ Note^
|11/14/1997  |at [[UW-Madison]] |W 65-60  |1-0  | |
|11/21/1997  |[[Notre Dame]]|W 72-48  |2-0  | |
|12/5/1997  |[[Montana State]]  |W 84-60  |3-0  |  First Bank Classic  |
|12/6/1997  |[[Saint Bonaventure]]   |W 68-61  |4-0  |  First Bank Classic  |
|12/14/1997  |[[UW-Milwaukee]] |W 69-56  |5-0 | |
|12/21/1997  |[[Dayton]]|W 86-68  |6-0  | |
|12/23/1997  |[[UCF]]|W 85-58  |7-0 | |
|12/28/1997  |at [[Illinois Chicago]] |W 73-67  |8-0 | |
|12/31/1997  |[[Saint Peters]] |W 71-55  |9-0  | |
|1/3/1998  |at [[Louisville]] |W 71-70  |10-0 (1-0)  | |
|1/7/1998  |[[UAB]]|L 52-65  |10-1 (1-1)  | |
|1/11/1998  |at [[Cincinnati]]|L 51-68  |10-2 (1-2)  | |
|1/13/1998  |at [[UNC Charlotte]]   |L 53-66  |10-3 (1-3)  | |
|1/17/1998  |[[Boston College]]   |W 54-64  |10-4   | |
|1/19/1998  |[[DePaul]]|W 58-49  |11-4 (2-3)  | |
|1/22/1998  |#21 [[Cincinnati]]  |W 66-63 (OT)  |12-4 (3-3)  | |
|1/24/1998  |[[Saint Louis]]|L 62-71  |12-5 (3-4)  | |
|1/29/1998  |at [[Southern Mississippi]]   |W 46-43  |13-5 (4-4)  | |
|1/22/1998  |#21 [[Cincinnati]]  |W 66-63 (OT)  |12-4 (3-3)  | |
|2/1/1998  |at [[Tulane]] |W 66-40  |14-5 (5-4)  | |
|2/7/1998  |at [[DePaul]]|W 73-51  |15-5 (6-4)  | |
|2/12/1998  |[[UNC Charlotte]] |L 56-58  |15-6 (6-5)  | |
|2/14/1998  |[[Houston]] |W 70-52  |16-6 (7-5)  | |
|2/19/1998  |[[Louisville]]|W 57-52  |17-6 (8-5)  | |
|2/22/1998  |at [[South Florida]]  |L 53-57  |17-7 (8-6)  | |
|2/25/1998  |at [[Saint Louis]]  |L 65-67  |17-8 (8-7)  | |
|2/28/1998  |[[Memphis State]]   |L 65-77  |17-9 (8-8)  | |
|3/4/1998  |[[DePaul]]|W 52-50  |18-9   |Conference USA Championship (Cincinnati, OH)|
|3/5/1998  |[[UNC Charlotte]]|L 55-63  |18-10  |Conference USA Championship (Cincinnati, OH)|
|3/11/1998  |[[Creighton]]|[[creighton 03 11 98|W 80-68]]  |19-10  |National Invitational Tournament (Milwaukee)|
|3/16/1998  |[[Auburn]]  |[[auburn_3_18_98|W 75-60 (OT)]] |20-10 |National Invitational Tournament (Milwaukee)|
|3/18/1998  |at [[Minnesota]]|L 71-73 |20-11 |National Invitational Tournament (Minneapolis, MN)|


===== Roster =====
^  Name  ^  Position   ^  Ht.  ^  Wt.  ^  Yr.   ^  Hometown   ^  High School   ^
|#21-[[Mike Bargen]]  |  Guard/Forward  |  6-7  |  215  |  Jr.  |  Lincoln, NE   |  East   |
|#55-[[Greg Clausen]]  |  Center  |  6-11  |  255  |  Fr.  |  Dixon, IL  |  Dixon  |
|#4-[[John Cliff]]  |  Guard  |  6-2  |  210  |  So.  |  Decatur, IL  |  MacArthur  |
|#12-[[Aaron Hutchins]]  |  Guard   |  5-10  |  175  |  Sr.   |  Lima, OH   |  Central Catholic   |
|#20-[[Abel Joseph]]  |  Forward   |  6-9  |  235  |  Sr.  |  Montreal, Quebec  |  Dawson  |
|#45-[[Jarrod Lovette]]  |  Forward   |  6-10  |  245  |  Jr.  |  Blair, WI  |  Blair-Taylor  |
|#32-[[Bart Miller]]  |  Guard/Forward  |  6-5  |  200  |  So.   |  Brandenburg, KY   |  Meade County   |
|#23-[[ DeMarcus Minor]] |  Guard  |  6-5  |  200  |  Fr.  |  Garland, TX  |  Lakeview Centennial  |
|#35-[[John Mueller]]  |  Center  |  6-11  |  240  |  Fr.  |  Cedarburg, WI  |  Marquette  |
|#42-[[John Polonowski]]  |  Forward   |  6-8  |  235  |  So.  |  Rockford, MI   |  Rockford   |
|#34-[[Richard Shaw]]  |  Forward/Center   |  6-11  |  240  |  Sr.   |  LaSalle, Ontario   |  Sandwich Secondary   |
|#22-[[Brian Wardle]]  |  Guard  |  6-5  |  205  |  Fr.  |  Hinsdale, IL  |  Central  |
|#10-[[Marcus West]]  |  Guard   |  5-10  |  185  |  Sr.  |  Racine, WI   |  St. Catherine's   |

===== Staff =====
^  Name  ^  Position  ^  Yr.  ^
|  [[Mike Deane]]  |  Head Coach  |  4th  |
|  [[Dan Theiss]]  |  Associate Head Coach  |  9th  |
|  [[Maurice (Bo) Ellis]]  |  Assistant Coach  |  10th  |
|  [[Brian Bidlingmyer ]]  |  Assistant Coach  |  1st  |
|  [[Sean Rivers]]  |  Administrative Assistant  |  2nd  |
|  [[David Leigh]]  |  Athletic Trainer  |  14th  |