1997–98 Philadelphia 76ers season

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

The 1997-98 NBA season was the 76ers 49th season in the NBA and 35th season in Philadelphia. 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

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 Benjamin, Benoit 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Creighton PF 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse SF 7 Davis, Mark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Texas Tech PG 3 Iverson, Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Georgetown SG 8 McKie, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Temple PG 11 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle SG 12 Parker, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Bradley C 42 Ratliff, Theo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wyoming SG 22 Shaw, Brian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UC Santa Barbara PF 9 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Maryland PG 20 Snow, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Michigan State PF 41 Stewart, Kebu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Cal State Bakersfield SF 1 Thomas, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Villanova C 55 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Larry Brown (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Maurice Cheeks (West Texas A&M) Gar Heard (Oklahoma) John Kuester (North Carolina) Mark Turgeon (Kansas) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended 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

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

Awards and records

• Tim Thomas, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

See also

• 1997-98 NBA season