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1998–99 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team

The 1998–99 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Gail Goestenkors for her 7th season at the school. The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 29–7, 15–1 in ACC play to finish as regular season conference champions. They were defeated in the ACC tournament but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as No. 3 seed in the East region, the Blue Devils reached the first Final Four in program history. They advanced to the National championship game where they were beaten by No. 1 overall seed Purdue.

1998–99 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball
ACC regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 10
Record29–7 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Seasons
← 1997–98
1999–2000 →
1998–99 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 т Duke 15 – 1   .938 29 – 7   .806
No. 20 Virginia 12 – 4   .750 20 – 9   .690
No. 10 т Clemson † 11 – 5   .688 26 – 6   .813
No. 14 North Carolina 11 – 5   .688 28 – 8   .778
NC State 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Georgia Tech 6 – 10   .375 13 – 14   .481
Wake Forest 3 – 13   .188 8 – 20   .286
Maryland 3 – 13   .188 6 – 21   .222
Florida State 2 – 14   .125 7 – 20   .259
† 1999 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1998–99 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Haley Gorecki 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr William Fremd Palatine, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*
 No. 4 vs. No. 3 UConn
Nike Four in the Fall 		L 74–104  0–1
 San Jose Arena 
San Jose, California
Nov 14, 1998*
 No. 4 vs. No. 19 Stanford
Nike Four in the Fall 		W 77–57  1–1
 San Jose Arena 
San Jose, California
Dec 6, 1998*
 No. 16 vs. No. 3 Tennessee L 60–74  5–4
  
Orlando, Florida
Feb 14, 1999
 No. 7 at No. 19 Clemson L 75–80  21–5
(13–1) 		Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 18, 1999
 No. 8 NC State W 75–67  22–5
(14–1) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 21, 1999
 No. 8 No. 12 North Carolina W 88–78  23–5
(15–1) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
ACC tournament
Feb 26, 1999*
 (1) No. 10 vs. (8) Florida State
Semifinals 		W 90–57  24–5
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 28, 1999*
 (1) No. 10 vs. (3) No. 13 Clemson
Championship game 		L 71–76  24–6
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
March 13, 1999*
 (3 E) No. 10 (14 E) Holy Cross
First round 		W 79–51  25–6
 Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
March 15, 1999*
 (3 E) No. 10 (6 E) Saint Joseph's
Second round 		W 66–60  26–6
 Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
March 20, 1999*
 (3 E) No. 10 vs. (2 E) No. 5 Old Dominion
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 76–63  27–6
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 22, 1999*
 (3 E) No. 10 vs. (1 E) No. 2 Tennessee
Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 69–63  28–6
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 26, 1999*
 (3 E) No. 10 vs. (3 ME) No. 12 Georgia
National Semifinal – Final Four 		W 81–69[1]  29–6
 San Jose Arena (17,773)
San Jose, California
March 28, 1999*
 (3 E) No. 10 vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Purdue
National Championship Game 		L 45–62[2]  29–7
 San Jose Arena (17,773)
San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP46201616171617131211997881010 тNot released
Coaches2

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Duke Has Enough to Deny Georgia". The Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1999. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Purdue Finds Crutch in Figgs". The Los Angeles Times. March 29, 1999. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "1998-99 Women's Basketball Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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