1998–99 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1998–1999 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Regular season
During the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan State qualified for the Final Four, where they lost to the Duke Blue Devils.
NCAA basketball tournament
- Mideast
- Michigan State (#1 seed) 76, Mount St. Mary’s (#16 seed) 53
- Michigan State 74, Mississippi (#9 seed) 66
- Michigan State 54, Oklahoma (#13 seed) 46
- Michigan State 73, Kentucky (#3 seed) 66
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- Final Four
- Duke 68, Michigan State 62
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Awards and honors
- Mateen Cleaves, All-America selection
- Mateen Cleaves, Big Ten Player of the Year
- Mateen Cleaves, Big Ten First Team
- Mateen Cleaves, Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
- Mateen Cleaves, Most Outstanding Player, Big Ten Conference Basketball Tournament
- Morris Peterson, Big Ten First Team
Team players drafted into the NBA
No one from the men’s team was selected in the 1999 NBA Draft.[2]
See also
References
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Bold denotes national championship, Italic denotes final four appearance
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