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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80β75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.
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1997-98 Denver Nuggets
NBA Β· Western Conference Β· Midwest Division Β· 11β71 (9β43 conference) Β· 14th in the conference Β· AdjEM -11.2 (29th)
4 Γ 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 23 ft 9 in (22 ft corners)
Team leaders
- 14.7Johnny Newman
- 14.2LaPhonso Ellis
- 11.6Bobby Jackson
Roster and season stats (16)
| # | Player | Pos | Ht | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | USG% | FG% Β± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 6β²8β³ | 4 | 36.2 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | .393 | .689 | .480 | .254 | +9.5 | ||||
| 22 | Johnny Newman | G | 6β²7β³ | 74 | 29.5 | 14.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .431 | .343 | .820 | .539 | .235 | -1.2 | |
| 20 | LaPhonso Ellis | F | 6β²8β³ | 76 | 33.9 | 14.2 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 | .407 | .284 | .805 | .480 | .226 | -0.4 | |
| 7 | Cory Alexander | F | 6β²1β³ | 23 | 34.6 | 14.0 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | .435 | .411 | .846 | .565 | .195 | +1.9 | |
| 13 | G | 6β²1β³ | 68 | 30.1 | 11.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | .392 | .259 | .814 | .450 | .229 | +2.0 | ||
| 15 | Danny Fortson | C | 6β²7β³ | 80 | 22.7 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | .452 | .333 | .776 | .528 | .227 | +0.0 | |
| 5 | F | 6β²2β³ | 82 | 26.9 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | .424 | .384 | .806 | .519 | .162 | +0.7 | ||
| 4 | G | 6β²11β³ | 65 | 23.2 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .446 | .214 | .702 | .474 | .198 | -0.7 | ||
| 14 | C | 6β²4β³ | 66 | 23.3 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .404 | .321 | .783 | .475 | .173 | -0.6 | ||
| 23 | Bryant Stith | G | 6β²5β³ | 31 | 23.2 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .333 | .208 | .872 | .442 | .185 | +0.8 | |
| 21 | G | 6β²11β³ | 82 | 32.1 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .428 | .648 | .461 | .125 | -1.0 | |||
| 3 | F | 6β²5β³ | 27 | 12.7 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .559 | .000 | .635 | .582 | .201 | -1.8 | ||
| 30 | F | 7β²4β³ | 39 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .417 | .551 | .451 | .261 | +2.5 | |||
| F | 7β²0β³ | 6 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .267 | .833 | .435 | .254 | -8.6 | ||||
| F | 6β²2β³ | 28 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .338 | .357 | .760 | .442 | .174 | +3.8 | |||
Joe Wolf | F | 6β²11β³ | 57 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .331 | .200 | .500 | .346 | .106 | +0.1 |
On/off: teammate shooting
| Player | G | On FGA | FG% on | FG% off | FG% Β± | 3P% on | 3P% off | 3P% Β± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 3,672 | .412 | .422 | -1.0 | .326 | .308 | +1.8 | |
LaPhonso Ellis | 74 | 3,118 | .420 | .424 | -0.4 | .349 | .298 | +5.1 |
| 80 | 2,813 | .420 | .413 | +0.7 | .321 | .292 | +2.9 | |
Johnny Newman | 72 | 2,588 | .412 | .425 | -1.2 | .316 | .335 | -1.8 |
| 66 | 2,526 | .429 | .409 | +2.0 | .307 | .354 | -4.7 | |
Danny Fortson | 78 | 2,207 | .413 | .412 | +0.0 | .331 | .320 | +1.1 |
| 65 | 2,029 | .413 | .418 | -0.6 | .303 | .308 | -0.5 | |
| 63 | 1,939 | .408 | .415 | -0.7 | .260 | .357 | -9.6 | |
Bryant Stith | 30 | 945 | .428 | .419 | +0.8 | .284 | .368 | -8.4 |
Cory Alexander | 21 | 942 | .426 | .407 | +1.9 | .345 | .295 | +5.0 |
Joe Wolf | 56 | 886 | .413 | .412 | +0.1 | .396 | .306 | +9.0 |
| 26 | 450 | .378 | .396 | -1.8 | .338 | .299 | +3.9 | |
| 39 | 402 | .433 | .408 | +2.5 | .325 | .311 | +1.4 | |
| 28 | 301 | .435 | .398 | +3.8 | .233 | .286 | -5.3 | |
| 4 | 198 | .424 | .329 | +9.5 | .273 | .100 | +17.3 | |
| 6 | 64 | .359 | .446 | -8.6 | .182 | .288 | -10.6 |
How teammates shot with the player on the floor and off it, in the games he played; his own shots count on neither side. Lineups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (98% of the team's attempts placed), regular season, players with 50 or more teammate attempts on. A rise can mean he opens shots up, or only who he shares the floor with: starters play beside starters.
Schedule and results (90 games)
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Type | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-09 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1997-10-12 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1997-10-14 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1997-10-17 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1997-10-20 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1997-10-21 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1997-10-24 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1997-10-25 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1997-10-31 | vs | L 96β107 | 0β1 | ||
| 1997-11-01 | @ | L 84β102 | 0β2 | ||
| 1997-11-04 | vs | L 96β120 | 0β3 | ||
| 1997-11-07 | vs | L 89β91 | 0β4 | ||
| 1997-11-11 | @ | L 90β93 | 0β5 | ||
| 1997-11-12 | @ | L 86β96 | 0β6 | ||
| 1997-11-14 | @ | L 85β103 | 0β7 | ||
| 1997-11-15 | @ | L 93β96 | 0β8 | ||
| 1997-11-18 | vs | L 87β100 | 0β9 | ||
| 1997-11-21 | @ | L 96β99 | 0β10 | ||
| 1997-11-22 | vs | L 80β84 | 0β11 | ||
| 1997-11-25 | @ | L 93β97 | 0β12 | ||
| 1997-11-28 | vs | W 95β84 | 1β12 | ||
| 1997-12-02 | @ | L 101β112 | 1β13 | ||
| 1997-12-03 | vs | L 89β107 | 1β14 | ||
| 1997-12-05 | vs | L 85β96 | 1β15 | ||
| 1997-12-07 | vs | W 100β92 | 2β15 | ||
| 1997-12-09 | @ | L 83β92 | 2β16 | ||
| 1997-12-10 | @ | L 83β102 | 2β17 | ||
| 1997-12-12 | @ | L 91β106 | 2β18 | ||
| 1997-12-13 | @ | L 95β133 | 2β19 | ||
| 1997-12-16 | vs | L 85β99 | 2β20 | ||
| 1997-12-18 | @ | L 106β119 | 2β21 | ||
| 1997-12-20 | vs | L 81β102 | 2β22 | ||
| 1997-12-23 | @ | L 75β87 | 2β23 | ||
| 1997-12-26 | vs | L 69β81 | 2β24 | ||
| 1997-12-27 | @ | L 103β105 | 2β25 | ||
| 1997-12-30 | vs | L 99β132 | 2β26 | ||
| 1998-01-02 | vs | L 115β116 | 2β27 | ||
| 1998-01-03 | @ | L 87β109 | 2β28 | ||
| 1998-01-06 | @ | L 90β108 | 2β29 | ||
| 1998-01-07 | @ | L 89β96 | 2β30 | ||
| 1998-01-09 | vs | L 79β98 | 2β31 | ||
| 1998-01-13 | vs | L 84β98 | 2β32 | ||
| 1998-01-14 | @ | L 114β132 | 2β33 | ||
| 1998-01-16 | vs | L 74β99 | 2β34 | ||
| 1998-01-18 | @ | L 82β94 | 2β35 | ||
| 1998-01-20 | @ | L 77β88 | 2β36 | ||
| 1998-01-21 | vs | L 67β87 | 2β37 | ||
| 1998-01-23 | @ | L 77β93 | 2β38 | ||
| 1998-01-24 | @ | W 99β81 | 3β38 | ||
| 1998-01-27 | vs | L 87β120 | 3β39 | ||
| 1998-01-29 | vs | L 80β84 | 3β40 | ||
| 1998-01-31 | vs | W 110β98 | 4β40 | ||
| 1998-02-02 | vs | L 72β111 | 4β41 | ||
| 1998-02-04 | vs | L 99β101 | 4β42 | ||
| 1998-02-10 | vs | W 112β99 | 5β42 | ||
| 1998-02-12 | @ | L 84β87 | 5β43 | ||
| 1998-02-13 | vs | L 80β107 | 5β44 | ||
| 1998-02-15 | @ | L 82β117 | 5β45 | ||
| 1998-02-17 | vs | L 77β91 | 5β46 | ||
| 1998-02-19 | @ | L 92β131 | 5β47 | ||
| 1998-02-20 | @ | L 88β95 | 5β48 | ||
| 1998-02-22 | @ | L 68β88 | 5β49 | ||
| 1998-02-23 | vs | L 98β118 | 5β50 | ||
| 1998-02-25 | vs | L 88β112 | 5β51 | ||
| 1998-02-27 | vs | L 78β79 | 5β52 | ||
| 1998-03-01 | @ | L 63β90 | 5β53 | ||
| 1998-03-03 | @ | L 90β118 | 5β54 | ||
| 1998-03-05 | @ | L 87β104 | 5β55 | ||
| 1998-03-06 | @ | L 94β115 | 5β56 | ||
| 1998-03-08 | vs | L 89β100 | 5β57 | ||
| 1998-03-10 | vs | L 76β100 | 5β58 | ||
| 1998-03-12 | vs | W 98β93 | 6β58 | ||
| 1998-03-14 | vs | W 92β82 | 7β58 | ||
| 1998-03-16 | @ | L 87β109 | 7β59 | ||
| 1998-03-17 | @ | W 90β89 | 8β59 | ||
| 1998-03-19 | @ | L 103β104 | 8β60 | ||
| 1998-03-20 | @ | L 88β104 | 8β61 | ||
| 1998-03-23 | vs | L 86β107 | 8β62 | ||
| 1998-03-25 | vs | L 94β105 | 8β63 | ||
| 1998-03-27 | vs | W 97β89 | 9β63 | ||
| 1998-04-01 | vs | L 100β106 | 9β64 | ||
| 1998-04-03 | @ | L 75β97 | 9β65 | ||
| 1998-04-05 | vs | L 83β87 | 9β66 | ||
| 1998-04-07 | vs | L 87β104 | 9β67 | ||
| 1998-04-09 | vs | W 128β103 | 10β67 | ||
| 1998-04-11 | @ | L 81β99 | 10β68 | ||
| 1998-04-14 | @ | L 88β94 | 10β69 | ||
| 1998-04-15 | @ | L 89β96 | 10β70 | ||
| 1998-04-17 | vs | W 109β101 | 11β70 | ||
| 1998-04-19 | @ | L 82β96 | 11β71 |
Coaching staff: Bill Hanzlik (Assistant Coach)





