1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at Roberts Municipal Stadium as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. After finishing alone atop the MVC regular season standings, the Purple Aces lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament. The Aces received an at-large bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. They were defeated by No. 6 seed Kansas[2] in the opening round and finished 23–10 (13–5 MVC).

1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
MVC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–10 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaRoberts Municipal Stadium
Seasons
1998–99 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Creighton 11 7   .611 22 9   .710
Southwest Missouri State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Bradley 11 7   .611 17 12   .586
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Indiana State 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Illinois State 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Wichita State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Northern Iowa 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Drake 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
1999 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Marcus Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Rockport, IN
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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1998*
Western Kentucky W 70–65  1–0
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Nov 18, 1998*
at Tennessee-Martin W 83–70  2–0
Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, Tennessee
Nov 22, 1998*
Sacred Heart W 94–69  3–0
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Nov 27, 1998*
vs. Saint Louis L 55–85  3–1
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 28, 1998
at Hawaii-Hilo W 115–74  4–1
(2–0)
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Nov 29, 1998*
vs. New Orleans W 73–61  5–1
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 5, 1998*
Butler L 60–66  5–2
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 8, 1998*
at Eastern Illinois W 85–66  6–2
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Dec 12, 1998*
at East Carolina L 79–82  6–3
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, North Carolina
Dec 16, 1998*
Tennessee Tech W 96–56  7–3
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 19, 1998
Indiana State W 82–75  8–3
(1–0)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 29, 1998*
at Morehead State W 75–74  9–3
Ellis T. Johnson Arena 
Morehead, Kentucky
Jan 2, 1999
at Drake W 89–76  10–3
(2–0)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 4, 1999
at Creighton W 84–79  11–3
(3–0)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 7, 1999
Northern Iowa W 96–84  12–3
(4–0)
Roberts Stadium 
 
Jan 9, 1999
Wichita State W 81–73  13–3
(5–0)
Roberts Stadium 
 
Jan 13, 1999
at Northern Iowa W 74–66  14–3
(6–0)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 16, 1999
Illinois State L 80–81  14–4
(6–1)
Roberts Stadium 
 
Jan 20, 1999
Creighton L 80–90  14–5
(6–2)
Roberts Stadium 
 
Jan 23, 1999
at Bradley L 65–98  14–6
(6–3)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 27, 1999
Southern Illinois W 61–56  15–6
(7–3)
Roberts Stadium 
 
Jan 30, 1999
Drake W 76–63  16–6
(8–3)
Roberts Stadium 
 
Feb 4, 1999
at Wichita State W 75–63  17–6
(9–3)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 6, 1999
at SW Missouri State W 65–62  18–6
(10–3)
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
MVC tournament
Feb 27, 1999*
vs. Wichita State
Quarterfinals
W 79–71  22–8
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 28, 1999*
vs. Bradley
Semifinals
W 64–63  23–8
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 1, 1999*
vs. Creighton
Championship game
L 61–70  23–9
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*
(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) No. 22 Kansas
First round
L 74–95  23–10
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "FSU Smothers Evansville". Orlando Sentinel. March 19, 1993. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "1998-99 Evansville Purple Aces Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1073–1074. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.