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1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team


The 1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Leon Barmore, who guided the team to a 30–3 record and an appearance in the 1999 NCAA tournament. The team reached one last Final Four appearance during Barmore's stellar career.[1] This was the program's tenth appearance in the Final Four. The team played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
Sun Belt regular season champion
Sun Belt tournament champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record30–3 (12–0 Sun Belt Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coachKim Mulkey
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
1998–99 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Louisiana Tech † 12 – 0   1.000 30 – 3   .909
No. 24 Florida International 9 – 3   .750 23 – 7   .767
Western Kentucky 8 – 4   .667 21 – 7   .750
Arkansas State 7 – 5   .583 18 – 14   .563
New Orleans 4 – 8   .333 11 – 16   .407
South Alabama 2 – 10   .167 7 – 19   .269
Louisiana–Lafayette 0 – 12   .000 1 – 26   .037
† 1999 Sun Belt tournament winner

Roster

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1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G LaQuan Stallworth 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Silsbee, Texas
F 12 Ayana Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Houston, Texas
F 21 Monica Maxwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr East Chicago, Indiana
G 25 Betty Lennox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Grant, Oklahoma
F 30 Amanda Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr  
G 35 Tamicha Jackson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Jan 30, 1999
 No. 3 New Orleans W 110–50  17–2
(5–0) 		Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 6, 1999
 No. 3 South Alabama W 96–32  18–2
(6–0) 		Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 9, 1999
 No. 3 at No. 24 Florida International W 80–65  19–2
(7–0) 		Golden Panther Arena 
Miami, FL
Feb 14, 1999
 No. 3 at Arkansas State W 79–63  20–2
(8–0) 		Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Feb 18, 1999
 No. 3 Louisiana–Lafayette W 92–51  21–2
(9–0) 		Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1999
 No. 3 Western Kentucky W 97–70  22–2
(10–0) 		Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 25, 1999
 No. 3 at South Alabama W 98–39  23–2
(11–0) 		Mitchell Center 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 27, 1999
 No. 3 at New Orleans W 97–57  24–2
(12–0) 		Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 5, 1999*
 (1) No. 3 at (4) Arkansas State
Semifinals 		W 114–67  25–2
 Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, AR
Mar 6, 1999*
 (1) No. 3 vs. (2) No. 23 Florida International
Championship game 		W 94–70  26–2
 Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, AR
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1999*
 (1 W) No. 3 vs. (16 W) UCF
First round 		W 90–48  27–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (6,038)
Ruston, LA
Mar 15, 1999*
 (1 W) No. 3 vs. (8 W) Penn State
Second round 		W 79–62  28–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (6,847)
Ruston, LA
Mar 20, 1999*
 (1 W) No. 3 vs. (4 W) No. 21 LSU
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 73–52  29–2
 L.A. Sports Arena (4,583)
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 22, 1999*
 (1 W) No. 3 vs. (3 W) No. 15 UCLA
Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 88–62[2]  30–2
 L.A. Sports Arena (5,302)
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 26, 1999
 (1 W) No. 3 vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Purdue
National Semifinal – Final Four 		L 63–77[3]  30–3
 San Jose Arena (17,773)
San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP232244555543333333Not released
Coaches3

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Wins Sixth NCAA Title". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tech turns back Purdue". The Tampa Bay Times. March 24, 1998. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Purdue Reaches First Title Game". The Washington Post. March 26, 1999. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Record Book". issuu. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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