The 1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in second place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 13–5 record. Arizona reached the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Oklahoma in the first round and finishing the season with a 22–7 record.
1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 12 |
Record | 22–7 (13–5 Pac-10) |
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Home arena | McKale Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Stanford | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Arizona | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 UCLA | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of July 26, 2011[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 13, 1998* |
No. 18 | vs. No. 9 Tennessee | W 73–72 | 1–0 |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Nov 25, 1998* |
No. 11 | Texas | W 73–57 | 2–0 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Nov 28, 1998* |
No. 11 | at BYU | W 78–74 OT | 3–0 |
Marriott Center Provo, Utah | ||||||
Dec 5, 1998* |
No. 13 | vs. Wyoming | W 94–84 | 4–0 |
US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||
Dec 14, 1998* |
No. 8 | UC Irvine | W 93–70 | 5–0 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec 19, 1998* |
No. 8 | vs. Iowa State Las Vegas Shootout |
W 75–61 | 6–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
Dec 28, 1998* |
No. 8 | Holy Cross | W 89–41 | 7–0 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Dec 30, 1998* |
No. 6 | Florida International | W 91–75 | 8–0 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan 2, 1999 |
No. 6 | at No. 10 UCLA Rivalry |
L 75–82 | 8–1 (0–1) |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Jan 4, 1999 |
No. 6 | at USC | W 87–78 | 9–1 (1–1) |
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Jan 7, 1999 |
No. 8 | Washington State | W 98–87 | 10–1 (2–1) |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan 9, 1999 |
No. 8 | Washington | W 88–86 | 11–1 (3–1) |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan 14, 1999 |
No. 7 | at Arizona State Rivalry |
W 74–73 | 12–1 (4–1) |
Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona | ||||||
Jan 16, 1999* |
No. 7 | at No. 16 New Mexico | L 78–79 | 12–2 |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Jan 21, 1999 |
No. 9 | at Oregon | W 85–83 | 13–2 (5–1) |
McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon | ||||||
Jan 24, 1999 |
No. 9 | at Oregon State | L 59–60 | 13–3 (5–2) |
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon | ||||||
Jan 28, 1999 |
No. 13 | No. 3 Stanford | W 78–76 | 14–3 (6–2) |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Jan 30, 1999 |
No. 13 | California | W 91–74 | 15–3 (7–2) |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb 4, 1999 |
No. 10 | at Washington | L 84–90 | 15–4 (7–3) |
Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington | ||||||
Feb 6, 1999 |
No. 10 | at Washington State | W 81–79 | 16–4 (8–3) |
Friel Court Pullman, Washington | ||||||
Feb 10, 1999 |
No. 10 | Arizona State Rivalry |
W 86–80 | 17–4 (9–3) |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb 13, 1999* |
No. 10 | LSU | W 78–71 | 18–4 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb 18, 1999 |
No. 8 | Oregon State | W 89–72 | 19–4 (10–3) |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb 20, 1999 |
No. 8 | Oregon | W 92–86 | 20–4 (11–3) |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Feb 25, 1999 |
No. 7 | at California | L 76–89 | 20–5 (11–4) |
Oracle Arena Oakland, California | ||||||
Feb 27, 1999 |
No. 7 | at No. 6 Stanford | L 83–98 | 20–6 (11–5) |
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California | ||||||
Mar 4, 1999 |
No. 13 | USC | W 88–73 | 21–6 (12–5) |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Mar 6, 1999 |
No. 13 | No. 12 UCLA Rivalry |
W 87–70 | 22–6 (13–5) |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1999* |
(4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (13 MW) Oklahoma First Round |
L 60–61 | 22–7 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Rankings
editReferences
edit- ^ "1998-99 Final Pac-10 Standings". Stanford men's basketball. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ^ "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "1998-99 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.