The 1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 13th and final season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–10 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #5 seed in the West Region, losing in the Sweet Sixteen to the eventual National Champion UConn Huskies. As of 2023, this is the last time that Iowa has made a Sweet 16.
1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball | |
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Hawkeye Invitational Champions | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
AP | No. 21 |
Record | 20–10 (9–7 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Gary Close |
MVP | Kent McCausland Dean Oliver Jess Settles |
Home arena | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,500) |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/15/1998* |
vs. Western Illinois | W 74–63[2] | 1–0 |
The MARK of the Quad Cities (7,280) Moline, IL | |||||||
11/19/1998* |
Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four |
W 83–67[3] | 2–0 |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,560) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
11/25/1998* |
Creighton | L 73–75[4] | 2–1 |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||
12/1/1998* |
Drake Iowa Big Four |
W 78–74 | 3–1 |
Knapp Center Des Moines, IA | |||||||
12/4/1998* |
South Alabama Hawkeye Invitational |
W 82–58 | 4–1 |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,941) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
12/5/1998* |
Detroit Mercy Hawkeye Invitational |
W 61–60[5] | 5–1 |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,978) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
12/8/1998* 8:35 pm, ESPN |
at No. 10 Kansas | W 85–81[6] | 6–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||
12/12/1998* |
Iowa State Rivalry |
W 74–54[7] | 7–1 |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
12/19/1998* 7:05 pm |
No. 25 | Missouri | W 82–68 | 8–1 |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | ||||||
12/23/1998* |
No. 21 | Coppin State | W 87–73 | 9–1 |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | ||||||
Big Ten Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/31/1998 |
No. 21 | No. 8 Indiana | W 67–52[8] | 10–1 (1–0) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | ||||||
1/3/1999 |
No. 21 | Northwestern | W 52–48 | 11–1 (2–0) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | ||||||
1/7/1999 |
No. 17 | Illinois | W 84–62[9] | 12–1 (3–0) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | ||||||
1/12/1999 |
No. 12 | No. 21 Ohio State | W 71–68 | 13–1 (4–0) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | ||||||
1/16/1999 |
No. 12 | at No. 19 Minnesota | L 70–75 | 13–2 (4–1) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
1/21/1999 ESPN |
No. 14 | at No. 11 Michigan State | L 65–80[10] | 13–3 (4–2) |
Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI | ||||||
1/23/1999 |
No. 14 | No. 15 Wisconsin | L 52–72 | 13–4 (4–3) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | ||||||
1/27/1999 |
No. 16 | Penn State | W 84–74 | 14–4 (5–3) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | ||||||
1/30/1999 |
No. 16 | at Michigan | W 81–68 | 15–4 (6–3) |
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
2/4/1999 |
No. 14 | at No. 18 Purdue | L 75–90 | 15–5 (6–4) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
2/6/1999 |
No. 14 | No. 8 Michigan State | L 81–95 | 15–6 (6–5) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | ||||||
2/10/1999 |
No. 19 | No. 22 Minnesota | W 76–73[11] | 16–6 (7–5) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
2/13/1999 |
No. 19 | at No. 13 Ohio State | L 69–73 | 16–7 (7–6) |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
2/21/1999 |
No. 20 | at Illinois | W 78–72 | 17–7 (8–6) |
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/24/1999 |
No. 18 | at Northwestern | W 65–48 | 18–7 (9–6) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | ||||||
2/27/1999 |
No. 18 | at No. 20 Indiana | L 81–88 | 18–8 (9–7) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | ||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
3/5/1999* |
No. 20 | vs. No. 19 Wisconsin Quarterfinals |
L 60–74 | 18–9 |
United Center Chicago, IL | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/11/1999* |
(5 W) No. 21 | vs. (12 W) UAB First Round |
W 77–64[12] | 19–9 |
McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO | ||||||
3/13/1999* |
(5 W) No. 21 | vs. (4 W) No. 22 Arkansas Second Round |
W 82–72[13] | 20–9 |
McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO | ||||||
3/18/1999* |
(5 W) No. 21 | vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut Sweet Sixteen |
L 68–78[14] | 20–10 |
America West Arena Phoenix, AZ | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. |
Rankings
editNBA draft
editRound | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 46 | J. R. Koch | New York Knicks |
References
edit- ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Return at the Mark" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 16, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "Hawkeyes avenge last year's upset" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 20, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "Creighton hands Iowa first loss" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "Iowa women, men take tourney titles" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 7, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "Rock, Chalk, Hawkeye" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 9, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ "Hawkeyes reign again" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 14, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "Rucker Spurs Upset of Hoosiers". The New York Times. January 1, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "That's 10 Straight For Iowa". Chicago Tribune. January 8, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Spartans make statement" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 22, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "Phew – Iowa survives close one" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 11, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "With Rally, Hawkeyes, Coach Stay Around". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "McCausland Helps Iowa Shoot Into the Sweet 16". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Connecticut Gets It Together to Finish Off Iowa and Davis". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1999. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ "1999 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2020.