1998–99 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1998–1999 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1998–99 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his first season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 87th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–15, 6–10 in SEC play, they lost in the second round of the 1999 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 1999 National Invitation Tournament and lost in the first round.

1998–99 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record17–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
No. 8 Kentucky 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
No. 23 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Georgia 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Vanderbilt 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
South Carolina 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
West
No. 4 Auburn 14 2   .875 29 4   .879
No. 17 Arkansas 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Ole Miss 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Alabama 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
LSU 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
1999 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 1998*
Marathon Oil W 92–82 
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 10, 1998*
Worldwide Basketball W 88–75 
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 1998*
at Ohio State L 70–78  0–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
November 19, 1998*
Tennessee Tech W 79–53  1–1
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 22, 1998*
Boston University W 75–52  2–1
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 25, 1998*
McNeese State W 71–60  3–1
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 28, 1998*
Jacksonville State W 87–44  4–1
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 1, 1998*
at Texas A&M L 58–65  4–2
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
December 5, 1998*
at Tulane W 53–52  5–2
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 8, 1998*
Alabama State W 69–48  6–2
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 12, 1998*
vs. South Alabama
Arby's Holiday Hardwood Classic
W 59–45  7–2
BJCC Coliseum 
Birmingham, AL
December 17, 1998*
Louisiana–Monroe W 84–67  8–2
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 21, 1998*
vs. Weber State
Pearl Harbor Classic
W 84–80 OT 9–2
George Q. Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 22, 1998*
vs. Oregon State
Pearl Harbor Classic semifinals
W 59–49  10–2
George Q. Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 23, 1998*
vs. No. 15 Michigan State
Pearl Harbor Classic championship
L 58–75  10–3
George Q. Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
SEC regular season
January 2, 1999
Georgia L 58–59  10–4
(0–1)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 6, 1999
at Ole Miss L 60–78  10–5
(0–2)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 9, 1999
Mississippi State L 50–55  10–6
(0–3)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 13, 1999
at LSU L 70–71  10–7
(0–4)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 16, 1999
South Carolina W 78–70  11–7
(1–4)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 20, 1999
at No. 22 Arkansas W 67–60  12–7
(2–4)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 23, 1999
No. 6 Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball
L 58–73  12–8
(2–5)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 27, 1999
at No. 25 Florida L 68–72  12–9
(2–6)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 30, 1999
at Tennessee L 64–100  12–10
(2–7)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 3, 1999
at Mississippi State L 50–79  12–11
(2–8)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 6, 1999
No. 5 Kentucky W 62–58  13–11
(3–8)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 10, 1999
LSU W 72–71 3OT 14–11
(4–8)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 13, 1999
at No. 3 Auburn
Iron Bowl of Basketball
L 61–102  14–12
(4–9)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 21, 1999
at Vanderbilt L 75–81 OT 14–13
(4–10)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 24, 1999
Ole Miss W 78–74  15–13
(5–10)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 1999
Arkansas W 84–79  16–13
(6–10)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC tournament
March 4, 1999
(W5) vs. (E4) Georgia
First Round
W 65–58  17–13
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 5, 1999
(W5) vs. (W1) No. 4 Auburn
Second Round
L 61–93  17–14
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
National Invitation tournament
March 10, 1999*
at Wake Forest
First round
L 57–73  17–15
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[2].

See also

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "[1]." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 19, 2021.