1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Mid-Con tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	23–9 (10–4 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Homer Drew (11th season);
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 11th-year head coach Homer Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Valpo finished second in the Mid-Con regular season standings, but went on to win the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Crusaders lost to No. 2 seed Maryland, 82–60,^[2] to finish with a record of 23–9 (10–4 Mid-Con).

1998–99 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oral Roberts	10	–	4	.714	17	–	11	.607
Valparaiso †	10	–	4	.714	23	–	9	.719
Western Illinois	9	–	5	.643	16	–	12	.571
Youngstown State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	14	.500
Southern Utah	6	–	8	.429	13	–	17	.433
IUPUI	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
Missouri-Kansas City	3	–	11	.214	8	–	22	.267
Chicago State	3	–	11	.214	3	–	24	.111

† 1999 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from ^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Luboš Bartoň	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
G	11	Milo Stovall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr
C	14	Ivan Vujic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr
C	33	Zoran Viskovic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr	Croatia

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 7, 1998*		vs. South Carolina	W 67–61	1–0	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 8, 1998*		vs. Seton Hall	W 64–54	2–0	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Mid-Con tournament
Feb 28, 1999*		vs. Chicago State Quarterfinals	W 81–43	21–8	The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois
Mar 1, 1999*		vs. Western Illinois Semifinals	W 77–59	22–8	The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois
Mar 2, 1999*		vs. Oral Roberts Championship game	W 73–69	23–8	The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Maryland First round	L 60–82	23–9	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]