1997–98 Philadelphia 76ers season

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1997–98 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach Larry Brown
Arena CoreStates Center
Results
Record 31–51 (.378)
Place Division: 7th (Atlantic)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, WPSG
Radio WYBG
< 1996–97 1998–99 >

The 1997-98 NBA season was the 76ers 49th season in the NBA and 35th season in Philadelphia.[1] Larry Brown was hired as head coach, and the Sixers finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 31-51 record. Allen Iverson averaged 22.0 points per game in his second season. The start of the rebuilding of the franchise began when guard Jerry Stackhouse (the third pick in the 1995 NBA draft) was traded along with center Eric Montross to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for forward/center Theo Ratliff and guard Aaron McKie. Then the team received point guard Eric Snow from the Seattle Supersonics in exchange for a draft pick. These three players blended well with coach Brown's philosophy, and this would be the last season in which the Sixers missed the post-season until 2004.

Offseason

Draft picks

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Main article: 1997 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Keith Van Horn SF/PF  United States University of Utah
2 33 Marko Milič SG/SF  Slovenia
2 35 Kebu Stewart PF  United States California State University, Bakersfield
2 36 James Collins SG  United States Florida State University

Roster

Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 00 United States Benjamin, Benoit 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Creighton
PF 44 United States Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse
SF 7 United States Davis, Mark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Texas Tech
PG 3 United States Iverson, Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Georgetown
SG 8 United States McKie, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Temple
PG 11 United States Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle
SG 12 United States Parker, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Bradley
C 42 United States Ratliff, Theo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wyoming
SG 22 United States Shaw, Brian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UC Santa Barbara
PF 9 United States Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Maryland
PG 20 United States Snow, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Michigan State
PF 41 United States Stewart, Kebu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Cal State Bakersfield
SF 1 United States Thomas, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Villanova
C 55 United States Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 55 27 .671 – 30-11 25–16 18–6
x-New York Knicks 43 39 .524 12 28–13 15–26 13–11
x-New Jersey Nets 43 39 .524 12 26–15 17–24 12–12
Washington Wizards 42 40 .512 13 24–17 18–23 12–13
Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 14 24–17 17–24 11–13
Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 19 24–17 12–29 12–23
Philadelphia 76ers 31 51 .378 24 19–22 12–29 7–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Chicago Bulls 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Miami Heat 55 27 .671 7
3 x-Indiana Pacers 58 24 .707 4
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 51 31 .622 11
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 12
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 15
7 x-New York Knicks 43 39 .524 19
8 x-New Jersey Nets 43 39 .524 19
9 Washington Wizards 42 40 .512 20
10 Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 21
11 Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 25
12 Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 26
12 Milwaukee Bucks 36 46 .439 26
14 Philadelphia 76ers 31 51 .378 31
15 Toronto Raptors 16 66 .195 46
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
° - did not make playoffs

Game log

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Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

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Awards and records

Transactions

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References

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See also

  1. ↑ 1997-98 Philadelphia 76ers
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