1998–99 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

1998–99 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Big Ten champions Big Ten Tournament champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#2
1998–99 record	33-5 (15-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (4th year)
Assistant coach	Tom Crean
Assistant coach	Stan Heath
Assistant coach	Mike Garland
Home arena	Breslin Center

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 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI. They were coached by 4th year head coach, Tom Izzo.

Season Summary

The Spartans, fresh off their first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 1990, started the season ranked number 5. They were led by junior Mateen Cleaves. The Spartans played three top 7 teams in their first 7 games. MSU lost all three: at number 7 Temple, at number 1 Connecticut, and versus number 4 Duke on a neutral court. The Spartans finished the non–conference season at 11–3 and ranked number 14 in the country. After losing their first Big Ten game to Wisconsin, the Spartans won the remaining 15 games in conference to win the conference with a record of 15–1 and 26–4 overall. The Spartans earned the number 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and went on to win the tournament, beating Illinois. The Spartans were awarded the number 1 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament. After wins over Mount St. Mary's and Mississippi, they advanced to their second straight Sweet Sixteen. With a win over Oklahoma and Kentucky in the Elite Eight, the Spartans advanced to their first Final Four since 1979. There, they were re-matched against the overall number 1 seed, Duke. The Spartans 22 game winning streak ended as Duke defeated the Spartans.

Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 1998*	#5	Louisiana Monroe	W 89–58	1–0	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 17, 1998*	#5	at Oakland	W 96–66	2–0	Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
Nov 20, 1998*	#5	at #7 Temple	L 59–60	2–1	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Nov 27, 1998*	#7	Central Florida	W 87–64	3–1	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 28, 1998*	#7	Western Michigan	W 87–64	4–1	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 2, 1998*	#9	vs. #4 Duke Great Eight	L 67–73	4–2	United Center Chicago, IL
Dec 5, 1998*	#9	at #1 Connecticut	L 68–82	4–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Dec 10, 1998*	#14	East Tennessee State	W 86–53	5–3	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 13, 1998*	#14	Illinois–Chicago	W 77–33	6–3	Breslin Center (13,873) East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 1998*	#14	vs. Pepperdine Pearl Harbor Classic	W 79–67	7–3	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI
Dec 22, 1998*	#15	vs. Tulsa Pearl Harbor Classic	W 68–58	8–3	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI
Dec 23, 1998*	#15	vs. Alabama Pearl Harbor Classic	W 75–58	9–3	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI
Dec 30, 1998*	#13	North Carolina–Asheville	W 64–39	10–3	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 2, 1999*	#14	Louisville	W 59–57	11–3	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 6, 1999	#12	at #24 Wisconsin	L 51–66	11–4 (0–1)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Jan 9, 1999	#12	#Rivalry Michigan	W 81–67	12–4 (1–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 13, 1999	#14	#19 Minnesota	W 71–55	13–4 (2–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 16, 1999	#14	at Illinois	W 51–49	14–4 (3–1)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Jan 21, 1999	#11	#14 Iowa	W 80–65	15–4 (4–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 24, 1999	#11	at #18 Indiana	W 73–59	16–4 (5–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Jan 27, 1999	#8	#15 Ohio State	W 76–71	17–4 (6–1)	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Jan 30, 1999	#8	Northwestern	W 65–48	18–4 (7–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 2, 1999	#8	at Penn State	W 70–68	19–4 (8–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Feb 6, 1999	#8	at #14 Iowa	W 95–81	20–4 (9–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 11, 1999	#5	Illinois	W 61–44	21–4 (10–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 13 7:00 pm	#4	at #22 Minnesota	W 84–82	22–4 (11–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 16, 1999	#4	#17 Purdue	W 82–69	23–4 (12–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 18, 1999	#4	at Michigan Rivalry	W 73–58	24–4 (13–1)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 21, 1999	#3	#13 Wisconsin	W 56–51	25–4 (14–1)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 27, 1999	#3	at #23 Purdue	W 60–46	26–4 (15–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 5, 1999	#2	vs. Northwestern Quarterfinals	W 61–59	27–4	United Center Chicago, IL
Mar 6, 1999	#2	vs. #1 Wisconsin Semifinals	W 56–41	28–4	United Center Chicago, IL
Mar 7, 1999	#2	vs. Illinois Championship	W 67–50	29–4	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999 , CBS	#2 (1 MW)	vs. (16 MW) Mount St. Mary's First round	W 76–53	30–4	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Mar 14, 1999 , CBS	#2 (1 MW)	vs. (9 MW) Mississippi Second round	W 74–66	31–4	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Mar 19, 1999 , CBS	#2 (1 MW)	vs. #(13 MW) Oklahoma Sweet Sixteen	W 54–46	32–4	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO
Mar 21, 1999 , CBS	#2 (1 MW)	vs. #8 (3 MW) Kentucky Elite Eight	W 73–66	33–4	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO
Mar 27, 1999 , CBS	#2 (1 MW)	vs. #1 (7 S) Duke Final Four	L 62–68	33–5	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[1].

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

References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/1999-schedule.html

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930-1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

Rivalries	Michigan

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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