The 1998–99 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by head coach Jim Phelan, played their home games at Knott Arena and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 10–10 in NEC play to finish in sixth place. They were champions of the NEC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, the Mountaineers lost to No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Michigan State in the Round of 64.[1]
1998–99 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball | |
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NEC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
Record | 15–15 (10–10 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Knott Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis Brooklyn | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's† | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 5 | – | 21 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1999 NEC tournament winner |
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 1998* |
La Salle | W 92–88 OT | 1–0 |
Knott Arena | |||||||
Nov 22, 1998* |
at Santa Clara | L 53–82 | 1–1 |
Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | |||||||
Nov 27, 1998* |
at Villanova | L 68–71 | 1–2 |
First Union Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 3, 1998 |
at UMBC | L 59–68 | 1–3 (0–1) |
RAC Arena Catonsville, Maryland | |||||||
NEC Regular season | |||||||||||
Northeast Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 27, 1999* |
vs. Robert Morris Quarterfinals |
W 80–63 | 13–14 |
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, New York | |||||||
Feb 28, 1999* |
vs. St. Francis (NY) Semifinals |
W 68–66 | 14–14 |
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, New York | |||||||
Mar 1, 1999* |
vs. Central Connecticut State Championship game |
W 72–56 | 15–14 |
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, New York | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1999* CBS |
(16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State First round |
L 53–76 | 15–15 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
edit- ^ "Hansbrough, Lawson combine for 42 as Tar Heels rout Mt. St. Mary's". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2023.[dead link ]
- ^ "1998–99 Men's Basketball Roster". Mount St. Mary's Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "1998–99 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "1998–99 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mount St. Mary's Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Mount St Marys 1998-1999 Men's Basketball Stats". Northeast Conference.