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1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team


The 1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in second place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 13–5 record. Arizona reached the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Oklahoma in the first round and finishing the season with a 22–7 record.

1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 12
Record22–7 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
1998–99 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Stanford 15 – 3   .833 26 – 7   .788
No. 12 Arizona 13 – 5   .722 22 – 7   .759
No. 15 UCLA 12 – 6   .667 22 – 9   .710
Washington 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586
California 8 – 10   .444 22 – 11   .667
Oregon 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
USC 7 – 11   .389 15 – 13   .536
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 14   .481
Arizona State 6 – 12   .333 14 – 16   .467
Washington State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 19   .345
As of July 26, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 12 Josh Pastner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Glen Dale, West Virginia
C 13 Donnell Harris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Salinas, California
G 15 John Ash 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tucson, Arizona
G 24 Quynn Tebbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Salt Lake City, Utah
F 30 Justin Wessel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G 31 Jason Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Seattle, Washington
F 33 Eugene Edgerson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 35 Rick Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Long Beach, California
C 42 AJ Bramlett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Albuquerque, New Mexico
F 44 Richard Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona
G 52 Jason Steward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Gardena, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*
 No. 18 vs. No. 9 Tennessee W 73–72  1–0
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 25, 1998*
 No. 11 Texas W 73–57  2–0
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Nov 28, 1998*
 No. 11 at BYU W 78–74 OT 3–0
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 5, 1998*
 No. 13 vs. Wyoming W 94–84  4–0
 US Airways Center 
Phoenix, Arizona
Dec 14, 1998*
 No. 8 UC Irvine W 93–70  5–0
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 19, 1998*
 No. 8 vs. Iowa State
Las Vegas Shootout 		W 75–61  6–0
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 28, 1998*
 No. 8 Holy Cross W 89–41  7–0
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 1998*
 No. 6 Florida International W 91–75  8–0
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1999
 No. 6 at No. 10 UCLA
Rivalry 		L 75–82  8–1
(0–1) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 4, 1999
 No. 6 at USC W 87–78  9–1
(1–1) 		L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 7, 1999
 No. 8 Washington State W 98–87  10–1
(2–1) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 9, 1999
 No. 8 Washington W 88–86  11–1
(3–1) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 14, 1999
 No. 7 at Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 74–73  12–1
(4–1) 		Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 16, 1999*
 No. 7 at No. 16 New Mexico L 78–79  12–2
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 21, 1999
 No. 9 at Oregon W 85–83  13–2
(5–1) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Jan 24, 1999
 No. 9 at Oregon State L 59–60  13–3
(5–2) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 28, 1999
 No. 13 No. 3 Stanford W 78–76  14–3
(6–2) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 30, 1999
 No. 13 California W 91–74  15–3
(7–2) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 4, 1999
 No. 10 at Washington L 84–90  15–4
(7–3) 		Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 6, 1999
 No. 10 at Washington State W 81–79  16–4
(8–3) 		Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 10, 1999
 No. 10 Arizona State
Rivalry 		W 86–80  17–4
(9–3) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 13, 1999*
 No. 10 LSU W 78–71  18–4
 McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 18, 1999
 No. 8 Oregon State W 89–72  19–4
(10–3) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 20, 1999
 No. 8 Oregon W 92–86  20–4
(11–3) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 25, 1999
 No. 7 at California L 76–89  20–5
(11–4) 		Oracle Arena 
Oakland, California
Feb 27, 1999
 No. 7 at No. 6 Stanford L 83–98  20–6
(11–5) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 4, 1999
 No. 13 USC W 88–73  21–6
(12–5) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 6, 1999
 No. 13 No. 12 UCLA
Rivalry 		W 87–70  22–6
(13–5) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*
 (4 MW) No. 12 vs. (13 MW) Oklahoma
First Round 		L 60–61  22–7
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings edit

Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References edit

  1. ^ "1998-99 Final Pac-10 Standings". Stanford men's basketball. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "1998-99 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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