1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tubby Smith[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 28–9.[3]

1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 8
Record28–9 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
No. 8 Kentucky 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
No. 23 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Georgia 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Vanderbilt 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
South Carolina 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
West
No. 4 Auburn 14 2   .875 29 4   .879
No. 17 Arkansas 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Ole Miss 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Alabama 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
LSU 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
1999 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 J.P. Blevins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Edmonton, Kentucky
G 4 Steve Masiello 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr White Plains, New York
G 5 Wayne Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Boston, Massachusetts
G 11 Saul Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Athens, Georgia
G 12 Todd Tackett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Paintsville, Kentucky
F 14 Heshimu Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
F 21 Tayshaun Prince 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Compton, California
G 22 Ryan Hogan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Deerfield, Illinois
F 25 Myron Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Neptune Beach, Florida
F 32 Desmond Allison 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida
F/C 33 Michael Bradley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Worcester, Massachusetts
F 34 Scott Padgett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky
F 40 Jules Camara 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dakar, Senegal
C 42 Jamaal Magloire 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Toronto, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 17, 1998*
No. 4 Eastern Kentucky W 99–64  1–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Nov 19, 1998*
No. 4 Mercer W 82–51  2–0
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Nov 23, 1998*
No. 4 vs. Wright State W 97–75  3–0
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 26, 1998*
No. 4 vs. Colorado W 64–52  4–0
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 27, 1998*
No. 4 vs. Pittsburgh L 56–68  4–1
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 28, 1998*
No. 4 vs. No. 10 UCLA W 66–62  5–1
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 1, 1998*
No. 8 vs. No. 7 Kansas
Great Eight
W 63–45  6–1
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 5, 1998*
No. 8 Miami (FL) W 74–65  7–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 8, 1998*
No. 5 vs. No. 11 Indiana W 70–61 OT 8–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 12, 1998*
No. 5 No. 2 Maryland W 103–91  9–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 19, 1998*
No. 3 vs. Georgia Tech W 80–39  10–1
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 22, 1998*
No. 3 vs. No. 2 Duke L 60–71  10–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 26, 1998*
No. 3 at Louisville L 74–83  10–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 29, 1998*
No. 7 Tennessee State W 97–47  11–3
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Regular season
Jan 2, 1999
No. 7 Florida W 93–58  12–3
(1–0)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 24, 1999*
No. 13 Vanderbilt W 88–63  22–7
(11–4)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 28, 1999
 CBS
No. 13 at Tennessee L 61–68  22–8
(11–5)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 1999*
 JP Sports
No. 14 vs. Ole Miss
Quarterfinals
W 83–73  23–8
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 6, 1999*
 JP Sports
No. 14 vs. No. 4 Auburn
Semifinals
W 69–57  24–8
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 7, 1999*
 CBS
No. 14 vs. No. 22 Arkansas
Championship game
W 76–63  25–8
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*
(3 MW) No. 8 vs. (14 MW) New Mexico State
First round
W 82–60[4]  26–8
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14, 1999*
 CBS
(3 MW) No. 8 vs. (6 MW) No. 22 Kansas
Second round
W 92–88 OT 27–8
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 19, 1999*
 CBS
(3 MW) No. 8 vs. (10 MW) Miami (OH)
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 58–43[5]  28–8
Edward Jones Dome 
St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 21, 1999*
 CBS
(3 MW) No. 8 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State
Regional Final – Elite Eight
L 66–73  28–9
Edward Jones Dome (42,519)
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "Kentucky 82, New Mexico St. 60". The Washington Post. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Kentucky Against Szczerbiak is No Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  7. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.