The 1997–98 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by second year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place.
UMass lost to Saint Louis in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 3 Charlton Clarke Guard 6–3 215 Junior Bronx, New York 4 Lari Ketner Center 6–10 268 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 Monty Mack Guard 6–3 193 Sophomore South Boston, Massachusetts 10 Jonathan DePina Guard 5–9 175 Freshman South Boston, Massachusetts 12 Ross Burns Guard 6–3 180 Junior Greenfield, Massachusetts 13 Rafael Cruz Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Arecibo, Puerto Rico 14 Andy Maclay Guard 6–4 195 Junior Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 20 Winston Smith Forward 6–5 218 Sophomore Summit, New Jersey 22 Chris Kirkland Forward 6–6 206 Sophomore Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 23 Mike Babul Forward 6–6 204 Sophomore North Attleboro, Massachusetts 25 Ronnell Blizzard Forward 6–8 218 Freshman Waterbury, Connecticut 34 Tyrone Weeks Forward 6–7 258 Senior Philadelphia, PA 40 Ajmal Basit Center/Forward 6–9 248 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York
Schedule
!colspan=9| Regular Season
!colspan=9| 1998 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
!colspan=9| 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
References