1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by ninth year head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 15–3 in Big East play to finish in second place. They lost in the second round of the 1999 Big East men's basketball tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Lafayette in the first round before falling in the second round to Purdue.[2]

1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 10
Record23–7 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dwight Freeman
  • Stan Jones
  • Scott Howard
Home arenaMiami Arena
Seasons
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Connecticut 16 2   .889 34 2   .944
No. 10 Miami (FL) 15 3   .833 23 7   .767
No. 9 St. John's 14 4   .778 28 9   .757
Syracuse 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Villanova 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Rutgers 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Providence 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Georgetown 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
West Virginia 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
Boston College 3 15   .167 6 21   .222
1999 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1999[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Hurricanes finished the 1997–98 season 18–10 overall, 11–7 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament to UCLA.

Roster

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1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Mike Byers-Dawson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Fort Worth, TX
G/F 4 Michael Simmons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Los Angeles, CA
F 5 John Salmons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Philadelphia, PA
F 11 Jerry Schlie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Holbrook, NY
G 13 Paulo Coelho 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Figueira da Foz, Portugal
G 14 Todd Manuel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So New Canaan, CT
F 15 Nick Donovan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Sr Coventry, England
G/F 30 Vernon Jennings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr College Park, GA
G/F 31 Johnny Hemsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Baltimore, MD
F 34 Dwayne Wimbley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 40 Tim James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Miami, FL
G/F 34 Kevin Houston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY
F 44 Elton Tyler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Dorchester, MA
F 51 Mario Bland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Jackson, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*
7:30 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 97–73  1–0
 26  James   10  Tied   8  Hemsley  FAU Arena (4,122)
Boca Raton, FL
Nov 23, 1998*
7:35 pm
at UNC Charlotte L 59–66  1–1
 15  Bland   15  James   5  Jennings  Dale F. Halton Arena (6,834)
Charlotte, NC
Nov 27, 1998*
7:30 pm
Northern Iowa W 78–69  2–1
 18  James   10  Bland   2  Tied  Miami Arena (2,385)
Miami, FL
Dec 5, 1998*
3:50 pm, CBS
at No. 8 Kentucky L 65–74  2–2
 22  James   10  Bland   5  Jennings  Rupp Arena (23,565)
Lexington, KY
Dec 8, 1998
7:30 pm, SportsChannel
Boston College W 77–64  3–2
(1–0)
 19  Tied   8  James   4  Tied  Miami Arena (2,824)
Miami, FL
Dec 11, 1998*
7:30 pm
Central Florida W 66–56  4–2
 18  Hemsley   10  Houston   4  Hemsley  Miami Arena (2,208)
Miami, FL
Dec 18, 1998*
7:00 pm
at Georgia State W 76–55  5–2
 24  Hemsley   6  Jennings   6  Simmons  GSU Sports Arena (2,189)
Atlanta, GA
Dec 22, 1998*
7:30 pm
Memphis W 80–64  6–2
 23  James   10  James   4  Tied  Miami Arena (2,307)
Miami, FL
Dec 27, 1998*
4:35 pm, SportsChannel
Ohio State
Orange Bowl Classic
W 72–64  7–2
 29  James   11  James   3  Tied  National Car Rental Center (11,051)
Sunrise, FL
Dec 30, 1998
12:05 pm, SportsChannel
at Georgetown W 64–63  8–2
(2–0)
 35  Hemsley   15  James   7  Jennings  MCI Center (7,102)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 6, 1999
7:05 pm, SportsChannel
No. 10 St. John's W 84–79  9–2
(3–0)
 22  James   7  Salmons   5  Jennings  Miami Arena (4,382)
Miami, FL
Jan 9, 1999
7:35 pm, SportsChannel
Notre Dame L 68–71  9–3
(3–1)
 17  James   5  Hemsley   5  Jennings  Miami Arena (4,022)
Miami, FL
Jan 13, 1999
8:05 pm, ESPN2
at Rutgers W 74–62  10–3
(4–1)
 22  Hemsley   10  James   6  Jennings  Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,601)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 16, 1999
4:05 pm, SportsChannel
at West Virginia W 64–55  11–3
(5–1)
 18  James   10  James   4  Tied  WVU Coliseum (9,261)
Morgantown, WV
Jan 20, 1999
7:05 pm, ESPN
No. 25 No. 1 Connecticut L 68–70 OT 11–4
(5–2)
 21  Bland   8  Tied   4  Tied  Miami Arena (15,147)
Miami, FL
Jan 24, 1999
1:05 pm, SportsChannel
No. 25 at Boston College W 75–67  12–4
(6–2)
 21  Hemsley   8  James   4  Tied  Conte Forum (4,251)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 27, 1999
7:30 pm
No. 23 Seton Hall W 77–71  13–4
(7–2)
 31  James   10  James   7  Jennings  Miami Arena (3,815)
Miami, FL
Jan 30, 1999
4:30 pm, SportsChannel
No. 23 at Pittsburgh L 54–60  13–5
(7–3)
 17  James   7  Tied   2  Tied  Fitzgerald Field House (6,541)
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 3, 1999
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 at No. 9 St. John's W 73–70  14–5
(8–3)
 29  Hemsley   10  James   6  Jennings  Madison Square Garden (11,472)
New York, NY
Feb 6, 1999
12:00 pm, WPLG
No. 25 Georgetown W 71–58  15–5
(9–3)
 21  James   12  James   7  Jennings  Miami Arena (4,482)
Miami, FL
Feb 8, 1999
7:30 pm, ESPN
No. 16 at No. 18 Syracuse W 76–63  16–5
(10–3)
 21  Hemsley   9  James   11  Jennings  Carrier Dome (18,836)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 13, 1999
4:00 pm, SportsChannel
No. 16 at Providence W 69–65  17–5
(11–3)
 24  Hemsley   11  James   8  Jennings  Providence Civic Center (10,427)
Providence, RI
Feb 16, 1999
7:30 pm, SportsChannel
No. 15 Villanova W 103–82  18–5
(12–3)
 26  Hemsley   10  Bland   8  Jennings  Miami Arena (4,230)
Miami, FL
Feb 20, 1999
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 15 at No. 2 Connecticut W 73–71  19–5
(13–3)
 19  Hemsley   14  Bland   5  Jennings  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
Feb 23, 1999
7:30 pm, SportsChannel
No. 11 Pittsburgh W 85–52  20–5
(14–3)
 20  James   13  Salmons   12  Jennings  Miami Arena (8,210)
Miami, FL
Feb 27, 1999
12:00 pm, WPLG
No. 11 Rutgers W 68–63  21–5
(15–3)
 14  James   12  Bland   6  Jennings  Miami Arena (10,497)
Miami, FL
Big East tournament
Mar 4, 1999
7:05 pm, ESPN2
(2) No. 9 vs. (10) Georgetown
Quarterfinals
W 65–54  22–5
 19  Bland   9  Bland   5  Jennings  Madison Square Garden (18,813)
New York, NY
Mar 5, 1999
9:30 pm, ESPN
(2) No. 9 vs. (3) No. 10 St. John's
Semifinals
L 59–62  22–6
 25  James   9  James   8  Jennings  Madison Square Garden (19,548)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999
7:40 pm, CBS
(2 E) No. 10 vs. (15) Lafayette
First Round
W 75–54  23–6
 31  Hemsley   7  Tied   8  Jennings  FleetCenter (18,908)
Boston, MA
Mar 14, 1999
5:00 pm, CBS
(2 E) No. 10 vs. (10) Purdue
Second Round
L 63–73  23–7
 19  James   11  Bland   4  Salmons  FleetCenter (18,913)
Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "1998-99 Season Review" (PDF). University of Miami. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2022.