1998–99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1998–99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
1998–99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
WAC Mountain co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
	Mountain
Record	23–10 (9–5 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Self (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Norm Roberts (2nd season); Billy Gillispie (2nd season); John Phillips (2nd season);
Home arena	Reynolds Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 1998–99 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by second-year head coach Bill Self, they finished the season 23–10 overall and 9–5 in conference play to finish tied atop the WAC Mountain division standings. After losing in the semifinals of the 1999 WAC men's basketball tournament, the team an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. The Golden Hurricane beat College of Charleston in the opening round^[2] before falling to No. 1 overall seed and eventual National runner-up Duke in the second round.

1998–99 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mountain
UNLV	9	–	5	.643	16	–	13	.552
Tulsa	9	–	5	.643	23	–	10	.697
Rice	8	–	6	.571	18	–	10	.643
TCU	7	–	7	.500	21	–	11	.656
SMU	7	–	7	.500	15	–	15	.500
Colorado State	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Wyoming	7	–	7	.500	18	–	10	.643
Air Force	2	–	12	.143	10	–	16	.385
Pacific
No. 6 Utah †	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	5	.848
No. 25 New Mexico	9	–	5	.643	25	–	9	.735
Fresno State	9	–	5	.643	21	–	12	.636
UTEP	8	–	6	.571	16	–	12	.571
BYU	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
San Jose State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Hawaii	3	–	11	.214	6	–	20	.231
San Diego State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154

† 1999 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1998–99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Greg Harrington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr
F	11	Eric Coley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	13	Brandon Kurtz	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr
G	31	Marcus Hill	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	32	Tony Heard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	33	David Shelton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
F/C	51	Michael Ruffin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Denver, Colorado
C	55	DeAngelo McDaniel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Bill Self

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 15, 1998*		Sam Houston State	W 60–42	1–0	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 18, 1998*		Jackson State	W 84–45	2–0	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 22, 1998*		at UAB	L 61–78	2–1	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 24, 1998*		Texas–San Antonio	W 81–68	3–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 1998*		Saint Joseph's	W 66–55	4–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 1, 1998*		at Nebraska	W 52–49	5–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 4, 1998*		vs. Vermont	W 72–61	6–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 5, 1998*		at Marquette	W 67–51	7–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1998*		North Texas	W 103–69	8–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 13, 1998*		Oral Roberts	W 73–68	9–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1998*		vs. Texas Tech Pearl Harbor Classic	W 84–50	10–1	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1998*		vs. No. 15 Michigan State Pearl Harbor Classic	L 58–68	10–2	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1998*		vs. Oregon State Pearl Harbor Classic	W 59–57	11–2	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii
WAC Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*		vs. Fresno State Quarterfinals	W 85–56	22–8	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 5, 1999*		vs. No. 8 Utah Semifinals	L 61–64 ^OT	22–9	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) No. 16 College of Charleston Second Round	W 62–53	23–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1999*	(9 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke Second Round	L 56–97	23–10	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Bill Self – WAC Coach of the Year

References

^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "Up 26, Tulsa just holds on vs. Charleston". The Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1998-99 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-2] "Up 26, Tulsa just holds on vs. Charleston". The Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[3] "1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[4] "1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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