The 1997–98 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 100th basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 10th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They are known for having the distinction of playing an unprecedented 34 regular season games.
Roster
Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Nick Bradford 21 Forward 6-6 175 Sophomore Fayetteville, Arkansas Jeff Carey 22 Forward/Center 6–10 230 Freshman (RS) Camdenton, Missouri Eric Chenowith 44 Center 7–0 235 Freshman Orange, California Lester Earl 3 Forward/Center 6-8 235 Sophomore Baton Rouge, Louisiana Kenny Gregory 20 Guard 6–5 215 Freshman Columbus, Ohio Jelani Janisse 23 Guard 6–3 200 Junior Los Angeles, California Raef LaFrentz 45 Forward 6–11 235 Senior Hampton, Iowa Chris Martin 30 Guard 6–2 190 Junior Overland Park, Kansas C.B. McGrath 24 Guard 5-11 173 Senior Topeka, Kansas Terry Nooner 5 Guard 6–0 170 Sophomore Raytown, Missouri Paul Pierce 34 Forward 6–7 220 Junior Inglewood, California T.J. Pugh 32 Forward/Center 6–8 246 Junior Omaha, Nebraska Ryan Robertson 4 Guard 6–5 182 Junior Saint Charles, Missouri Billy Thomas 12 Guard 6–4 208 Senior Shreveport, Louisiana
Big 12 Conference standings # Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct. 1 Kansas .938 .897 2 .688 .759 3 Oklahoma .688 .667 4 Nebraska .625 .625 5 .500 .500 6 .500 .531 7 Texas Tech .438 .481 8 .438 .586 9 .438 .481 10Texas .375 .452 11Iowa State .313 .400 12 .063 .529
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=| Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
Rankings
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 AP 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 4 3 2 Coaches *There was no coaches poll in week 1.
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