1997-98   Conference USA

Conference standings
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                   C-USA                 All Games
 American Division W-L  Pct. H   A   Div W-L   Pct. H    A    N
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 Cincinnati       14-2  .875 8-0 6-2 8-2 27-6  .818 16-1 6-4  5-1  NCAA #2  seed 1-1
 UNC Charlotte    13-3  .813 8-0 5-3 8-2 20-11 .645 10-1 6-6  4-4  NCAA #8  seed 1-1
 Saint Louis      11-5  .688 6-2 5-3 6-4 22-11 .667 13-2 7-5  2-4  NCAA #10 seed 1-1
 Marquette         8-8  .500 4-4 4-4 5-5 20-11 .645 13-5 6-5  1-1  NIT    2-1
 Louisville        5-11 .313 3-5 2-6 3-7 12-20 .375 6-8  3-9  3-3
 DePaul            3-13 .188 1-7 2-6 0-10 7-23 .233 3-10 4-9  0-4
  
 National Division W-L  Pct. H   A   Div W-L   Pct. H    A    N
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 Memphis          12-4  .750 7-1 5-3 8-2 17-12 .586 11-4 6-7  0-1  NIT    1-1
 UAB              10-6  .625 6-2 4-4 8-2 21-12 .636 10-4 7-5  4-3  NIT    1-1
 Southern Miss     9-7  .563 5-3 4-4 7-3 22-11 .667 10-3 5-6  7-2  NIT    0-1
 South Florida     7-9  .438 4-4 3-5 5-5 17-13 .567 8-6  6-5  3-2
 Houston           2-14 .125 2-6 0-8 1-9  9-20 .310 6-7  3-10 0-3
 Tulane            2-14 .125 1-7 1-7 1-9  7-22 .241 5-9  1-8  1-5

Conference Tournament
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  Shoemaker Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 

First Round  - Wednesday, March 4
   (7) Marquette       52, (10) DePaul        50
   (6) Southern Miss   73, (11) Houston       57
   (9) Louisville      75, (8)  South Florida 64
   (5) Saint Louis     71, (12) Tulane        53
Quarterfinals -  Thursday, March 5
   (2) UNC Charlotte   63, (7)  Marquette     55
   (6) Southern Miss   85, (3)  Memphis       57
   (1) Cincinnati      64, (9)  Louisville    50
   (4) UAB             76, (5)  Saint Louis   74
Semifinals -  Friday, March 6
   (1) Cincinnati     100, (4)  UAB           85
   (2) UNC Charlotte   65, (6)  Southern Miss 53
Final -  Saturday, March 7
   (1) Cincinnati      71, (2)  UNC Charlotte 57 


NCAA Results (3-3)
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      (2)  Cincinnati     65, (15) Northern Arizona 62
      (10) West Virginia  75, (2)  Cincinnati       74

      (8)  UNC Charlotte  77, (9)  Illinois-Chicago 62
      (1)  North Carolina 93, (8)  UNC Charlotte    83 (ot)

      (10) Saint Louis    51, (7)  Massachusetts    46 
      (2)  Kentucky       88, (10) Saint Louis      61 

NIT Results (4-4)
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      *Marquette    80, Creighton      68
      *Marquette    75, Auburn         60  (ot)
      *Minnesota    73, Marquette      71

      UAB           93, *Missouri      86
      *Minnesota    79, UAB            66

      *Memphis      90, Ball State     67
      *Fresno St.   83, Memphis        80

      *Auburn       77, Southern Miss  62

Awards
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Player Of The Year:       DeMarco Johnson, UNC Charlotte
Coach Of The Year:        Bob Huggins, Cincinnati
Freshman Of The year:     Larry Hughes, Saint Louis
Defensive POY:            Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
Sixth Player Of The Year: Brian Wardle, Marquette
Tournament MVP:           Kenyon Martin, Cincinnatie

All-Conference 
  First Team
    Bobby Brannen, Cincinnati
    Sean Colson, UNC Charlotte
    Larry Hughes, Saint Louis
    DeMarco Johnson, UNC Charlotte
    Omar Sneed, Memphis 

  Second Team
    Aaron Hutchins, Marquette
    Melvin Levett, Cincinnati
    Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
    Kelly McCarty, Southern Miss
    Ruben Patterson, Cincinnati 

  Third Team
    Willie Coleman, DePaul
    Cedric Dixon, UAB
    Jimmie Floyd, Southern Miss
    Detric Golden, Memphis
    Galen Robinson, Houston 

All-Freshman
  Chonsey Asbury, South Florida
  Matt Baniak, Saint Louis
  Larry Hughes, Saint Louis
  Byron Mouton, Tulane
  Brian Wardle, Marquette

All-Tournament
  D'Juan Baker, Cincinnati
  Michael Horton, Cincinnati
  Larry Hughes, Saint Louis
  DeMarco Johnson, UNC Charlotte
  Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati 

Players Of The Week
 N24   Aaron Hutchins, Marquette
 D1    Larry Hughes, Saint Louis
 D8    Larry Hughes, Saint Louis
 D15   Marcus Moody, Memphis
 D22   Melvin Levett, Cincinnati
 D29   Eric Johnson, Louisville
 J5    Jarrod Lovette, Marquette
 J12   Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati
 J19   Bobby Brannen, Cincinnati
 J26   Larry Hughes, Saint Louis
 F2    Omar Sneed, Memphis
 F9    Sean Colson, UNC Charlotte
 F16   Sean Colson, UNC Charlotte
 F23   Omar Sneed, Memphis
 M2    Sean Colson, UNC Charlotte