1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Hawkeye Invitational Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #20
AP #21
1998–99 record 20–10 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Davis (13th year)
Assistant coach Gary Close
Home arena Carver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Michigan State 15 1   .938     33 5   .868
#19 Indiana 9 7   .563     23 11   .676
#18 Wisconsin 9 7   .563     22 10   .688
#21 Iowa 9 7   .563     20 10   .667
Minnesota 8 8   .500     17 11   .607
#11 Purdue 7 9   .438     21 13   .618
Northwestern 6 10   .375     15 14   .517
Penn State 5 11   .313     13 14   .481
Illinois 3 13   .188     14 18   .438
#14 Ohio State** 0 1   .000     1 1   .500
Michigan* 0 11   .000     0 19   .000
1999 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 12 reg. season games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 29 reg. season games; 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(12-19)(5-11); Ohio State-(27-9)(12-4)

The 1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 13th and final season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20-10 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #5 seed in the West Region, losing in the Sweet Sixteen to the eventual National Champion UConn Huskies.

Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
3Jason BauerG63Sr.Hudson, Iowa
4Jess SettlesF67Sr.Winfield, Iowa
5Sam OkeyF67Sr.Cassville, Wisconsin
Jason PriceG60Jr.Chicago, Illinois
13Guy RuckerF/C611Jr.Inkster, Michigan
14Jacob JaacksC610Jr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa
20Dean OliverG511So.Mason City, Iowa
23Duez HendersonF67Fr.Detroit, Michigan
24Ryan LuehrsmannG511Jr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa
25Rod ThompsonF66Fr.Galesburg, Illinois
32Kent McCauslandG63Sr.Waterloo, Iowa
34Joey RangeG65Fr.Galesburg, Illinois
44J. R. KochF610Sr.Morton, Illinois

Schedule/results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season
11/15/1998*
vs. Western Illinois W 74-63[1]  1-0
The MARK of the Quad Cities (7,280)
Moline, IL
11/19/1998*
Northern Iowa W 83-67[2]  2-0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,560)
Iowa City, IA
11/25/1998*
Creighton L 73-75  2-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
12/1/1998*
Drake W 78-74  3-1
Knapp Center
Des Moines, IA
12/4/1998*
South Alabama
Hawkeye Invitational
W 82-58  4-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,941)
Iowa City, IA
12/5/1998*
Detroit Mercy
Hawkeye Invitational
W 61-60[3]  5-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,978)
Iowa City, IA
12/8/1998*
8:35 pm, ESPN
at #10 Kansas W 85-81[4]  6-1
Allen Fieldhouse
Lawrence, KS
12/12/1998*
Iowa State W 74-54[5]  7-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
12/19/1998*
7:05 pm
#25 Missouri W 82-68  8-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
12/23/1998*
#21 Coppin State W 87-73  9-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
12/31/1998
#21 #8 Indiana W 67-52[6]  10-1 (1-0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
1/3/1999
#21 Northwestern W 52-48  11-1 (2-0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, IL
1/7/1999
#17 Illinois W 84-62[7]  12-1 (3-0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
1/12/1999
#12 #21 Ohio State W 71-68  13-1 (4-0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
1/16/1999
#12 at #19 Minnesota L 70-75  13-2 (4-1)
Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN
1/21/1999
#14 at #11 Michigan State L 65-80  13-3 (4-2)
Breslin Student Events Center
East Lansing, MI
1/23/1999
#14 #15 Wisconsin L 52-72  13-4 (4-3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
1/27/1999
#16 Penn State W 84-74  14-4 (5-3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
1/30/1999
#16 at Michigan W 81-68  15-4 (6-3)
Crisler Arena
Ann Arbor, MI
2/4/1999
#14 at #18 Purdue L 75-90  15-5 (6-4)
Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, IN
2/6/1999
#14 #8 Michigan State L 81-95  15-6 (6-5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
2/10/1999
#19 #22 Minnesota W 76-73[8]  16-6 (7-5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
2/13/1999
#19 at #13 Ohio State L 69-73  16-7 (7-6)
Value City Arena
Columbus, OH
2/21/1999
#20 at Illinois W 78-72  17-7 (8-6)
Assembly Hall
Champaign, IL
2/24/1999
#18 at Northwestern W 65-48  18-7 (9-6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, IA
2/27/1999
#18 at #20 Indiana L 81-88  18-8 (9-7)
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Tournament
3/5/1999*
#20 vs. #19 Wisconsin
Quarterfinals
L 60-74  18-9 (9-7)
United Center
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1999*
#21 (5) vs. #(12) UAB
First Round
W 77-64[9]  19-9 (9-7)
McNichols Sports Arena
Denver, CO
3/13/1999*
#21 (5) vs. #22 (4) Arkansas
Second Round
W 82-72[10]  20-9 (9-7)
McNichols Sports Arena
Denver, CO
3/18/1999*
#21 (5) vs. #3 (1) Connecticut
Sweet Sixteen
L 68-78[11]  20-10 (9-7)
America West Arena
Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

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