1998–99 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team


The 1998–99 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 28th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1998–99 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record23–11 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainA.J. Guyton
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan State 15 1   .938 33 5   .868
No. 19 Indiana 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
No. 18 Wisconsin 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
No. 21 Iowa 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Purdue 7 9   .438 21 13   .618
Northwestern 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Penn State 5 11   .313 13 14   .481
Illinois 3 13   .188 14 18   .438
No. 14 Ohio State** 1 1   .500 1 1   .500
Minnesota*** 0 8   .000 0 11   .000
Michigan* 0 11   .000 0 19   .000
1999 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 34 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program[1]
*** Minnesota vacated 17 games including 1 NCAA Tourn. game due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan: 12–19, 5–11; Ohio State: 27–9, 12–4; Minnesota: 17–11, 8–8

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 23–11 and a conference record of 9–7, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. After losing to the Fighting Illini in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament, the Hoosiers were invited to dance in the 1999 NCAA tournament. However, IU lost in the second round to St. John's, who advanced to the Elite Eight.[2]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
4 Luke Recker G/F 6–6 So. Auburn, Indiana
10 Antwaan Randle El G 5–11 Fr. Riverdale, Illinois
11 Dane Fife G 6–4 Fr. Clarkston, Michigan
12 Luke Jimenez G 6–3 Jr. Redwood Falls, Minnesota
23 Rob Turner G 6–4 Sr. Wilmington, Delaware
24 Michael Lewis G 6–1 Jr. Jasper, Indiana
25 A.J. Guyton G 6–1 Jr. Peoria, Illinois
30 William Gladness F 6–8 Sr. West Memphis, Arkansas
32 Kyle Hornsby G/F 6–5 RS Fr. Anacoco, Louisiana
33 Larry Richardson G 6–8 Jr. Orange Park, Florida
35 Kirk Haston F/C 6–10 Fr. Lobelville, Tennessee
43 Jarrad Odle F 6–8 FR. Swayzee, Indiana
44 Lynn Washington F 6–8 Jr. San Jose, California
53 Tom Geyer F 6–8 Fr. Indianapolis, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/7/1998*
No. 22 vs. Seton Hall
NABC Classic
W 83–69  1–0
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis
11/8/1998*
No. 22 vs. South Carolina
NABC Classic
W 76–55  2–0
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis
11/14/1998*
No. 22 Indiana State W 76–70  3–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
11/18/1998*
No. 21 Alabama-Birmingham W 91–54  4–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
11/23/1998*
No. 21 vs. Kansas State
Maui Invitational Tournament Quarterfinals
W 71–70  5–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
11/24/1998*
No. 17 vs. Utah
Maui Invitational Tournament Semifinals
W 52–49  6–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
11/25/1998*
No. 17 vs. Syracuse
Maui Invitational Tournament Championship
L 63–76  6–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
12/1/1998*
No. 16 at Notre Dame W 76–72  7–1
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/5/1998*
No. 16 Temple W 63–62  8–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/1998*
No. 11 vs. Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 61–70 OT 8–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
12/11/1998*
No. 11 Boise State
Indiana Classic
W 90–66  9–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1998*
No. 11 Bowling Green State
Indiana Classic
W 81–55  10–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/20/1998*
No. 10 San Francisco W 106–54  11–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/27/1998*
No. 10 vs. Drake
Union Federal Hoosier Classic
W 102–46  12–2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
12/28/1998*
No. 10 vs. Ball State
Union Federal Hoosier Classic
W 72–62  13–2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
12/31/1998
No. 8 at Iowa L 52–67  13–3 (0–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
1/3/1999
No. 8 Illinois
Illinois–Indiana
W 62–53  14–3 (1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/5/1999
No. 13 at Michigan L 70–82  14–4 (1–2)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/9/1999
No. 13 at Ohio State L 56–73  14–5 (1–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
1/13/1999
No. 23 Northwestern W 81–78  15–5 (2–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/16/1999
No. 23 at Purdue
Rivalry
W 87–76  16–5 (3–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/24/1999
No. 18 Michigan State L 59–73  16–6 (3–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/26/1999
No. 20 at Minnesota L 83–90  16–7 (3–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1/31/1999
No. 20 at Penn State W 98–95  17–7 (4–5)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
2/3/1999
No. 21 No. 11 Wisconsin W 71–60  18–7 (5–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/9/1999
No. 17 Purdue
Rivalry
L 81–86  18–8 (5–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/13/1999
No. 17 at Northwestern W 69–62  19–8 (6–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/17/1999
No. 19 Ohio State L 67–69  19–9 (6–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/21/1999
No. 19 Michigan W 73–71  20–9 (7–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/24/1999
No. 20 at Illinois W 70–64  21–9 (8–7)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
2/27/1999
No. 20 Iowa W 88–81  22–9 (9–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Big Ten tournament
3/5/1999
No. 17 vs. Illinois
Quarterfinals
L 66–82  22–10 (9–7)
United Center 
Chicago
NCAA tournament
3/11/1999*
No. 17 (6) vs. No. (11) George Washington
First Round
W 108–88  23–10 (9–7)
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, Florida
3/13/1999*
No. 17 (6) vs. No. 9 (3) St. John's
Second Round
L 61–86  23–11 (9–7)
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
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