Utah Utes 1997-1998 Retro Shorts SLAM 227 Waiting for them was Mike

Waiting for them was Mike Krzyzewski and the defending National Champion Duke Blue Devils

and 3-seed Michigan to advance to the Final Four for the 2nd time in Richardson's tenure

Gathered elastic waistband

Once there it took a big off the bench effort from Josh Pace (14pts) to escape Auburn 79-78

they were real bold and they needed someone who was going to show them some love

Utah Utes 1997-1998 Retro Shorts SLAM 227 Waiting for them was MikeAfter losing Keith Van Horn to the NBA Draft Rick Majerus' Utah Utes started the '97 98 season ranked #16 in the preseason poll. They quickly rose up the rankings after starting the season on an 18 game win streak and finishing the season 25 3. As the #3 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament the Utes advanced to the Sweet 16 after wins against #14 seed San Francisco and #6 seed Arkansas. Led by a trio of future NBA players, Andre Miller,