1998–99 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Gary Waters, the Flashes played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio. After finishing second in the MAC East standings, Kent State won the MAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as the No. 11 seed in the East region, the team was beaten by No. 6 seed Temple in the opening round. Kent State finished the season with a record of 23–7 (11–5 MAC).

1998–99 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionSouth
Record23–7 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons
1998–99 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Miami 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Kent State 13 5   .722 23 7   .767
Akron 12 6   .667 18 9   .667
Ohio 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Marshall 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Buffalo 1 17   .056 5 24   .172
West
Toledo 11 7   .611 19 9   .679
Ball State 10 8   .556 16 11   .593
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Western Michigan 6 12   .333 11 15   .423
Eastern Michigan 5 13   .278 5 20   .200
Northern Illinois 2 16   .111 6 20   .231
1999 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1998–99 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Ed Norvell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
G 12 Andrew Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 24 Trevor Huffman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Petoskey, Michigan
F Kyrem Massey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Columbus, OH
F 40 Eric Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Springfield, Ohio
C John Whorton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
Head coach

Gary Waters

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 14, 1998*
at Dayton L 73–89  0–1
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Nov 18, 1998*
Youngstown State W 67–56  1–1
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
MAC Regular season
Feb 24, 1999
at Miami (OH) L 60–73  20–6
(13–5)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
MAC Tournament
Feb 27, 1999*
Marshall
Quarterfinals
W 79–76  21–6
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
Mar 2, 1999*
vs. Ohio
Semifinals
W 68–57  22–6
SeaGate Convention Centre 
Toledo, Ohio
Mar 3, 1999*
vs. Miami (OH)
Championship game
W 49–43  23–6
SeaGate Convention Centre 
Toledo, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*
(11 E) vs. (6 E) Temple
First round
L 54–61[1]  23–7
FleetCenter 
Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Injured Owl leads late charge". Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "1998-99 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results".
  3. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.