1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Hawkeye Invitational Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 21
1998–99 record 20–10 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Davis (13th season)
Assistant coach Gary Close
MVP Kent McCausland
Dean Oliver
Jess Settles
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 BauerG6–3Sr.Hudson, Iowa
4Jess SettlesF6–7Sr.Winfield, Iowa
5Sam OkeyF6–7Sr.Cassville, Wisconsin
Jason PriceG6–0Jr.Chicago, Illinois
13Guy RuckerF/C6–11Jr.Inkster, Michigan
14Jacob JaacksC6–10Jr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa
20Dean OliverG5–11So.Mason City, Iowa
23Duez HendersonF6–7Fr.Detroit, Michigan
24Ryan LuehrsmannG5–11Jr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa
25Rod ThompsonF6–6Fr.Galesburg, Illinois
32Kent McCauslandG6–3Sr.Waterloo, Iowa
34Joey RangeG6–5Fr.Galesburg, Illinois
44J. R. KochF6–10Sr.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[3]  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[4]  5-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,978)
Iowa City, IA

12/8/1998*
8:35 pm, ESPN
at No. 10 Kansas W 85-81[5]  6-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS

12/12/1998*
Iowa State W 74-54[6]  7-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA

12/19/1998*
7:05 pm
No. 25 Missouri W 82-68  8-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

12/23/1998*
No. 21 Coppin State W 87-73  9-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

12/31/1998
No. 21 No. 8 Indiana W 67-52[7]  10-1 (1-0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

1/3/1999
No. 21 Northwestern W 52-48  11-1 (2-0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

1/7/1999
No. 17 Illinois W 84-62[8]  12-1 (3-0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

1/12/1999
No. 12 No. 21 Ohio State W 71-68  13-1 (4-0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

1/16/1999
No. 12 at No. 19 Minnesota L 70-75  13-2 (4-1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

1/21/1999
 ESPN
No. 14 at No. 11 Michigan State L 65-80[9]  13-3 (4-2)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI

1/23/1999
No. 14 No. 15 Wisconsin L 52-72  13-4 (4-3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

1/27/1999
No. 16 Penn State W 84-74  14-4 (5-3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

1/30/1999
No. 16 at Michigan W 81-68  15-4 (6-3)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

2/4/1999
No. 14 at No. 18 Purdue L 75-90  15-5 (6-4)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

2/6/1999
No. 14 No. 8 Michigan State L 81-95  15-6 (6-5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

2/10/1999
No. 19 No. 22 Minnesota W 76-73[10]  16-6 (7-5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA

2/13/1999
No. 19 at No. 13 Ohio State L 69-73  16-7 (7-6)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH

2/21/1999
No. 20 at Illinois W 78-72  17-7 (8-6)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

2/24/1999
No. 18 at Northwestern W 65-48  18-7 (9-6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

2/27/1999
No. 18 at No. 20 Indiana L 81-88  18-8 (9-7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Tournament

3/5/1999*
No. 20 vs. No. 19 Wisconsin
Quarterfinals
L 60-74  18-9 (9-7)
United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament

3/11/1999*
No. 21 (5) vs. No. (12) UAB
First Round
W 77-64[11]  19-9 (9-7)
McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver, CO

3/13/1999*
No. 21 (5) vs. No. 22 (4) Arkansas
Second Round
W 82-72[12]  20-9 (9-7)
McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver, CO

3/18/1999*
No. 21 (5) vs. No. 3 (1) Connecticut
Sweet Sixteen
L 68-78[13]  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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  2. ↑ "Hawkeyes avenge last year's upset" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 20, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Creighton hands Iowa first loss" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Iowa women, men take tourney titles" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 7, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rock, Chalk, Hawkeye" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 9, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hawkeyes reign again" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 14, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rucker Spurs Upset of Hoosiers". New York Times. January 1, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "That's 10 Straight For Iowa". Chicago Tribune. January 8, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Spartans make statement" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 22, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Phew – Iowa survives close one" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 11, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ "With Rally, Hawkeyes, Coach Stay Around". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  12. ↑ "McCausland Helps Iowa Shoot Into the Sweet 16". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Connecticut Gets It Together to Finish Off Iowa and Davis". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1999. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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