1997-98 Atlanta Hawks Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 50-32
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Charlotte Hornets 3-1
Coach: Lenny Wilkens (50-32)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 715,452, Avg. 17,450 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Atlanta Hawks Statistics
1997-98 Atlanta Hawks Results

The Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

The Hawks scored 7,860 points and allowed 7,572. Steve Smith netted a team-leading 1,464 points for Atlanta, while Dikembe Mutombo racked up 932 rebounds. Mookie Blaylock dished out 469 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Mookie Blaylock added 183 steals, and Dikembe Mutombo swatted 277 opponent shot attempts.

Lenny Wilkens coached the team. The 1997-98 Atlanta Hawks lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Greg AndersonF-CJune 22, 19646'10"230HoustonHouston, TX USA
Drew BarryGFebruary 17, 19736'5"190Georgia TechOakland, CA USA
Mookie BlaylockGMarch 20, 19676'0"180OklahomaGarland, TX USA
Chucky BrownFFebruary 29, 19686'7"214North Carolina StateNew York, NY USA
Tyrone CorbinG-FDecember 31, 19626'6"210DePaulColumbia, SC USA
Chris CrawfordFMay 13, 19756'9"235MarquetteKalamazoo, MI USA
Ed GrayGSeptember 27, 19756'3"210CaliforniaRiverside, CA USA
Alan HendersonFDecember 2, 19726'9"235IndianaIndianapolis, IN USA
Christian LaettnerF-CAugust 17, 19696'11"235DukeAngola, NY USA
Randy LivingstonGApril 2, 19756'4"209Louisiana StateNew Orleans, LA USA
Anthony MillerFOctober 22, 19716'9"225Michigan StateBenton Harbor, MI USA
Dikembe MutomboCJune 25, 19667'2"245GeorgetownKinshasa, ZAI
Brian OliverGJune 1, 19686'4"210Georgia TechChicago, IL USA
Eldridge RecasnerGDecember 14, 19676'3"190WashingtonNew Orleans, LA USA
Steve SmithGMarch 31, 19696'7"200Michigan StateHighland Park, MI USA
Donald WhitesideGApril 25, 19695'10"160Northern IllinoisChicago, IL USA



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